SpaceX
Power Electronics Engineer - High Voltage (Starlink)
Redmond, WA
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About the role
- Starlink is the world's largest satellite constellation and provides fast, reliable internet to 10M+ users worldwide.
- We've only begun to scratch the surface of Starlink's potential global impact and are looking for best-in-class engineers to help maximize Starlink's utility for communities and businesses around the globe.
- If you're passionate about pushing the boundaries of power electronics and want to contribute to humanity's multi-planetary future, this is your chance to make a tangible impact.
Responsibilities
- Own hardware from conceptual design through high volume production and ground station operation
- Deliver engineering expertise in designing, analyzing, and rigorously testing of DC-DC power converters built to thrive in harsh environments
- Design power supplies that support 10s of kilovolts and hundreds of watts
- Dive into electrical power system and sub-system design trades, shaping requirements that optimize performance, efficiency, and reliability
- Lead in defining and executing comprehensive verification testing and analysis for electrical power systems
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of engineers to define power electronics hardware
- Rapidly iterate on designs, analysis and test to inform high level systems trades and steer overall product direction
- Previous experience working with magnetics and design of custom transformers and inductors, including planar magnetics
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, or other STEM discipline
- 1+ years of experience in power converter development via professional work experience, project/research-based student experience, or a combination of both (Internships, co-ops, and project teams can apply)
- Experience in modeling, simulation, and testing of power electronics
Skills
- Master's degree in electrical engineering or related field
- Demonstrated full-cycle ownership of a hardware project from concept to implementation
- Strong grasp of DC-DC topologies, with ability to select optimal architectures and components
- Understanding of design for fault tolerance and reliability
- Familiar with failure mode effects and criticality analysis
- Practical skills with in-lab impedance measurement and loop-gain measurement
- Self-motivated with strong organizational, written, and oral communication skills
Compensation
- Working experience in voltage and current mode control and compensation design
Company info
- SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not.
Visa & Work Authorization
- citizen or national, (ii) U
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