Sr. Power Electronics Engineer - Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier (Starlink)
Core
Design and lead the full hardware lifecycle of kV-level power supplies for Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier (TWTA) systems used in SpaceX Starlink gateways.
Role type
Senior IC power electronics engineer (high-voltage DC-DC converters)
Builds
High-voltage power supplies and DC-DC converters for space communication gateways
Domain
Aerospace / RF vacuum electronics / Power electronics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
DC-DC power converter design, magnetics design (custom transformers/inductors, planar magnetics), power electronics modeling and simulation, verification testing and analysis, electrical power system design trades, analog control design, discrete logic design
Preferred skills
Full-cycle hardware project ownership, voltage and current mode control and compensation design, DC-DC topology selection, design for fault tolerance and reliability, failure mode effects and criticality analysis, in-lab impedance and loop-gain measurement
Technologies
DC-DC converters, planar magnetics, analog control, discrete logic
Responsibilities
Own hardware from conceptual design through high volume production and ground station operation, Design power supplies that support 10s of kilovolts and hundreds of watts, Lead in defining and executing comprehensive verification testing and analysis for electrical power systems, Rapidly iterate on designs, analysis and test to inform high level systems trades and steer overall product direction
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC