Power Electronics Engineer, Consumer Hardware & Gateways (Starlink)
Core
Design, develop, and test highly reliable power electronics (AC/DC, DC/DC converters, power distribution) for Starlink consumer hardware and high-power gateway infrastructure.
Role type
Senior IC power electronics engineer
Builds
High-volume consumer user terminals, routers, accessories, and multi-kW outdoor ground-station electronics
Domain
Consumer hardware & satellite ground infrastructure
Required skills
AC/DC and DC-DC converter design, magnetics specification, control-loop design, schematic capture, PCB layout, EMC/EMI mitigation, thermal analysis, reliability engineering, high-volume manufacturing (DFM/DFA), system-level power distribution architecture
Preferred skills
Voltage and current mode control, power factor correction, in-lab impedance and loop-gain measurement, wire-wound and planar inductor design, modeling and simulation of power electronics
Technologies
AC-DC converters, DC-DC converters, power stages, PCBs, inductors, transformers
Responsibilities
Architect system-level power distribution; lead design trades with RF, thermal, mechanical, and firmware teams; define and perform electrical power system verification (efficiency, thermal, EMC, surge/transient, reliability); take new power electronics from EVT through production ramp and cost-down
Seniority
Mid-level to Senior, hands-on IC
