Power Electronics Engineer II

CesiumAstro • El Segundo, CA

7d • $118,000 - $142,000

About The Position

CesiumAstro is seeking a Power Electronics Engineer II to join its spacecraft payload development team. The role contributes across the full development lifecycle of next-generation power electronics hardware for satellites and space power systems payloads. Work includes helping define power system architectures and trade studies, detailed circuit design, simulation, PCB layout, verification and integration testing, and manufacturing support.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university.
• At least 2 years of experience designing analog and power electronics.
• Experience designing power stages for basic DC-DC converter topologies, such as discrete linear regulators, Buck, Boost, and Buck-boost.
• Knowledge of voltage mode control and peak current mode control theory for DC-DC converters.
• Experience with electronics schematic capture and PCB layout tools such as Altium, OrCAD, Allegro, or Xpedition.
• Hands-on experience testing and troubleshooting electronics and power converters using laboratory instruments such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, electronic loads, and signal generators.
• Experience with analysis and simulation tools such as SPICE, LTSPICE, SIMetrix/SIMPLIS, PLECS, Simulink, MATLAB, MathCAD, ANSYS Q3D and SiWave, or HyperLynx.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Applicants must meet applicable U.S. Government Space Technology Export Regulations eligibility requirements: be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, conditional resident, asylee, or refugee, or be eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.

Nice To Haves

• Master of Science or PhD in Electrical Engineering with a research focus in power electronics.
• Experience running board-level power integrity simulations using tools such as Ansys SiWave or HyperLynx.
• Experience with power magnetics modeling, design, and laboratory characterization.
• Experience with control loop modeling and laboratory characterization.
• Knowledge of power electronics applications using GaN or SiC wide bandgap power semiconductor devices.
• Experience with laboratory characterization of power magnetics.
• Programming skills to support hardware testing and data processing, such as Python or MATLAB.

Responsibilities

• Help define power system architectures and conduct trade studies.
• Design power electronics circuits and perform simulations.
• Contribute to printed circuit board (PCB) layout.
• Perform verification and integration testing.
• Support manufacturing of power electronics hardware.
• Test and troubleshoot electronics and power converters using laboratory instruments.

Benefits

• Company stock options.
• Health insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Life insurance.
• Disability plans.
• Retirement plans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level