Senior Power Electronics Engineer

Join our spacecraft payload development team as a Senior Power Electronics Engineer II. In this role, you will be involved in the entire development lifecycle of next-generation power electronics hardware for satellites and space power systems. Your responsibilities will include defining power system architectures, designing DC-DC power converters, performing detailed circuit design and analysis, developing test plans, leading system integration and qualification campaigns, mentoring younger engineers, and conducting research on power electronics industry trends.

• Contribuer à l'ensemble du cycle de développement du matériel électronique de puissance, de la définition des architectures de systèmes d'alimentation à la conception détaillée.
• Définir l'architecture du système d'alimentation électrique et dériver les exigences du sous-système d'alimentation.
• Concevoir des convertisseurs de puissance CC-CC, des circuits de conditionnement de puissance, de gestion de l'alimentation et de contrôle, de la conception au lancement en production.
• Experience with analysis and simulation tools such as SPICE, LTSPICE, SIMetrix/SIMPLIS, PLECS, Simulink, MATLAB, MathCAD, ANSYS Q3D and SiWave, or HyperLynx
• Experience with power stage design of common DC-DC power converter topologies (e.g. discrete linear regulators, Buck, Boost, Buck-boost, Flyback, Forward)
• Experience performing worst-case circuit analysis (WCA), stress analysis, failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA), and reliability analysis for power supplies
• Experience with electronics schematic capture and printed circuit board (PCB) layout tools such as Altium, OrCAD, Allegro or Xpedition
• Knowledge of control theory and stability of power electronics, including experience characterizing control loops and impedances in the laboratory
• Experience working with electrical power systems and subsystems, including developing power architecture and power requirements, performing trade studies for size, weight, power, and cost optimization (SWAP-C), selecting power converter topologies, and defining power management and control blocks
• Extensive hands-on experience with testing and troubleshooting electronics and power converters using laboratory instruments such as oscilloscopes, impedance analyzers, spectrum analyzers, electronic loads, and signal generators
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience designing power filters for low noise outputs and for power line electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
• Minimum of 6 years of experience designing analog and power electronics
• Experience with voltage mode control and peak current mode control modeling and characterization for DC-DC converters
• Bachelor of Science (BS) degree or higher in Electrical Engineering (or related) from an accredited university
• Experience developing design verification test plans, requirement compliance matrices, system integration and qualification test plans, and production acceptance test plans
• Master of Science or PhD in Electrical Engineering with research focus in power electronics
• Experience designing high-reliability analog and power electronics for automotive, space or defense applications
• Knowledge of space radiation environments and radiation effects in electronics
• Experience in power electronics applications utilizing GaN or SiC wide bandgap power semiconductor devices
• Experience running board-level power integrity simulation using tools such as Ansys SiWave, or HyperLynx
• Experience designing custom signal and power magnetics, and power filters for low noise and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
• Knowledge of modeling and control of inverters and motor drives
• Knowledge of power stage design for inverters and motor drives
• Knowledge of soft switching and resonant power converter topologies (e.g. LLC, CLLC, series resonant, phase shifted full bridge, dual active bridge, etc.)
• Experience with advanced control schemes for DC-DC power converters (e.g. voltage mode with feedforward control, constant on-time control, V2 constant on-time control, phase shift modulation, average current mode control)
• Experience with isolation and grounding, failure mode effects analysis and fault tolerant design, and thermal management of power electronics
• Programming skills to support hardware test and data processing (Python, MATLAB, etc.)