Power Electronics Engineer - High Voltage (Starlink)
Core
Design and develop high-voltage DC-DC power converters and power supplies for traveling wave tube amplifier (TWTA) systems in SpaceX gateways.
Role type
Senior IC power electronics engineer (high voltage)
Builds
High-voltage power supplies and DC-DC converters for space communication gateways
Domain
Aerospace / Power Electronics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
DC-DC 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, fault tolerance design, failure mode effects analysis, impedance measurement, loop-gain measurement
Preferred skills
Full-cycle hardware ownership, voltage and current mode control, DC-DC topology selection, design for reliability
Technologies
DC-DC converters, planar magnetics, TWTA systems, analog sensing, telemetry, system controls
Responsibilities
Own hardware from conceptual design through high volume production and ground station operation, Design power supplies supporting 10s of kilovolts and hundreds of watts, Lead comprehensive verification testing and analysis for electrical power systems, Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to define power electronics hardware, Rapidly iterate on designs, analysis and test to inform systems trades, Interact with digital embedded devices, analog sensing and telemetry, system controls