Principle Power Electronics Engineer

Long Wall • Long Beach, CA

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About The Position

As a Power Electronics Engineer, you will lead the development, design, build, and commissioning of power conversion systems at Long Wall to support product tests, operations, and launches. You will have the opportunity to be a key member of a small team of mechanical, fluid, and electrical engineers working to develop innovative deployable launch solutions that enable the rapid deployment of Long Wall launch and test systems. This individual will be responsible for electrical design, test, and integration, from concept to production, while ensuring alignment with strategic business goals. The engineer could also be involved in managing key vendor relationships and ensuring performance and reliability in our cutting-edge launch technologies. This is a role that contributes to every mission and every flight we fly as we continue to reimagine the future of missile defense systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a similar field AND 10+ years of relevant experience.
• or a Master’s degree AND 8 years of experience.
• or PhD AND 5 years of experience
• Relevant Experience: working in space, aerospace, or equivalent professional environments with direct hands-on experience developing complex electrical power conversion systems

Nice To Haves

• M.S. from an accredited university in engineering or science
• 5+ years of electronic product experience designing hardware from concept through production; strong emphasis on full life cycle development of new hardware products and not small incremental updates to legacy hardware.
• 5+ years of experience in electrical engineering specializing in power electronics, switch-mode topologies, and feedback controls.
• High level of proficiency designing and implementing electrical sizing of motors, cables, circuit protection, VFDs, motor starters, various other motion systems
• High level of proficiency with designing signal conditioning circuits, digital circuits, and switching power converters, as demonstrated by successful fielding of multiple products
• High level of proficiency with lab equipment for development testing of circuits and components, including sophisticated test definition, troubleshooting, data collection, and data reduction techniques
• Self-starter with demonstrated experience on multiple projects making hardware work within demanding time and resource constraints
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Experience working across engineering groups to define requirements and implement solutions
• Demonstrated ability utilizing CAD design software (e.g. Altium Designer, NX, Zuken)
• Experience with Teamcenter or other PLM system

Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject matter expert for power conversion activities within your assigned product(s).
• Develop electrical architecture, specification, component selection, circuit board design, implementation, verification, board bring up and debugging.
• Partner with software, mechanical, thermal, manufacturing teams and production test teams.
• Derive engineering justification to resolve production issues throughout assembly, test, and vehicle integration

Benefits

• Heavily employer-subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
• Long Wall paid life insurance and LTD coverage
• 4% 401k match
• Student loan repayment assistance program
• Paid parental leave
• Family planning assistance program
• Long Wall paid financial wellness program
• Paid time off for non-exempt employees and a flexible vacation policy for exempt employees

What This Job Offers

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