Power Electronics Engineer - High Voltage (Starlink)
Core
Design and develop kV-level high-voltage power supplies for traveling wave tube amplifier (TWTA) systems used in SpaceX gateways to deliver internet from ground to satellites.
Role type
Senior IC power electronics engineer (high voltage)
Builds
High-voltage DC-DC power converters and power supply hardware for RF vacuum electronics systems
Domain
Aerospace / Satellite Communications / Power Electronics
Required skills
DC-DC power converter design, magnetics design (custom transformers/inductors), planar magnetics, power electronics modeling and simulation, verification testing, analog control design, discrete logic design, fault tolerance design
Preferred skills
Voltage and current mode control, loop-gain measurement, impedance measurement, failure mode effects analysis, design for reliability
Technologies
DC-DC topologies, analog sensing, telemetry, embedded devices
Responsibilities
Own hardware lifecycle from conceptual design to high volume production, design power supplies supporting 10s of kilovolts, define and execute comprehensive verification testing, collaborate on multidisciplinary power electronics hardware, rapidly iterate designs to inform systems trades
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC