Power Electronics Team Lead

## About the role As the Team Lead for the Power Electronic Engineering Team you will play a critical role in building and leading a team of Power Electronics engineers. You'll support the team in pushing the boundary of what is possible in a geo-synchronous spacecraft design and enable performance in space that has not been realized to date. ## Responsibilities - Directly manage and grow a team of junior and senior power engineers - Collaborate with a broad and multidisciplinary team to define the spacecraft power requirements and architectures - Oversee the design, build, and implementation of the power converters and systems - Manage a detailed schedule to ensure that our power converters and systems development is in sync with the overall program schedule - Drive power converter design, specification, component selection, circuit board design, implementation, verification, board bring-up, and debugging - Support in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team - Support the production and mission operations teams on the build and in-flight use of our power converter hardware - Drive the growth of the power team through recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-expanding team ## Requirements - B.S. or higher in electrical engineering, or similar technical degree - 5+ years of professional experience with fast-paced product design cycles - 5+ years of board level experience designing power electronics hardware from concept through production - A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development - Demonstrated ability to design, build, and test hardware from scratch - Demonstrated ability to build and manage teams of engineers and communicate clearly with other disciplines - US Citizenship or Green Card ## Bonus - Experience with photovoltaics - Experience with Li-ion batteries and management systems - Experience with magnetics in power electronics - Radiation effects knowledge