Senior Staff Power Electronics Engineer

CesiumAstro•Westminster, CO

21h

About The Position

CesiumAstro develops communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. The Skylark product line designs, builds, and tests active phased array antennas for terrestrial and airborne applications, with programs ranging from large ground terminals to connectivity systems for commercial airlines and helicopters. The Senior Staff Power Electronics Engineer applies advanced power electronics expertise to lead the design, development, integration, and verification of power conversion and distribution hardware for complex products and platforms. The role solves highly complex engineering challenges, advances power electronics methods, and serves as a primary technical resource across multiple programs to improve efficiency, reliability, and mission success. The engineer works cross-functionally with electrical, systems, mechanical, FPGA, software, manufacturing, integration and test, quality, and program teams throughout the product development lifecycle.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, power electronics, electronics engineering, or a related engineering field with 12–15 years of related experience; or a master's degree with 8–12 years; or a Ph.D. with 5–8 years of related experience in power electronics, electrical design, power conversion, hardware development, or a related engineering discipline.
Advanced application of power electronics engineering principles, power conversion, analog circuits, and electrical power systems.
Extensive experience developing complex power conversion architectures, voltage regulation solutions, and electrical power subsystems.
Strong understanding of thermal management, magnetics, power semiconductor devices, electrical testing, qualification, and verification methodologies.
Demonstrated ability to solve highly complex power electronics engineering problems requiring ingenuity across multiple development efforts.
Sound judgment in guiding technical decisions, mentoring engineers, and advancing power electronics engineering practices.
Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
Experience with circuit simulation, power electronics design, and analysis tools such as LTspice, PLECS, MATLAB/Simulink, Altium Designer, or equivalent applications.
Experience with engineering analysis, configuration management, and collaboration tools such as Windchill, Git, Jira, or equivalent applications.
Must meet U.S. Government Space Technology Export Regulations eligibility requirements: be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, conditional resident, asylee or refugee (protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.

Responsibilities

Develop complex power conversion architectures, voltage regulation solutions, and electrical power subsystems across multiple programs.
Advance power electronics design methods by evaluating efficiency targets, thermal management, magnetics, switching topologies, and component selection.
Lead complex engineering analyses, design reviews, and technical evaluations to resolve challenging power electronics issues.
Lead power electronics integration, laboratory testing, hardware bring-up, troubleshooting, verification, and qualification activities.
Evaluate electrical performance, efficiency, thermal behavior, laboratory measurements, and engineering risks, and develop solutions to improve product reliability.
Guide verification planning, qualification testing, root cause investigations, engineering changes, and design validation.
Serve as a primary technical resource for power electronics engineering across significant development efforts, coordinating between engineering disciplines.
Provide technical guidance through design reviews, engineering investigations, technical discussions, and complex problem resolution.
Mentor engineers and support continuous improvement initiatives.
Advance power electronics design practices, verification methodologies, engineering processes, and configuration management across development programs.
Evaluate engineering methods, testing approaches, and development processes to identify opportunities for improvement.
Lead initiatives to enhance efficiency, reliability, manufacturability, and design quality.