Power Electronics Engineer III - Lunar Permanence
Core
Design and own digital, analog, and mixed-signal circuit avionics boards for Blue Moon landers, managing the full product lifecycle from concept to production release.
Role type
Senior IC power electronics and avionics hardware engineer
Builds
Avionics control hardware and circuit boards for lunar lander spacecraft
Domain
Aerospace / Spaceflight / Power Electronics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Analog and mixed-signal circuit design, board layout and signal integrity, device selection (microcontrollers, FPGAs, ADCs, DACs, Op Amps, power supplies, memory, MOSFETs), communication protocols (RS232, RS422, I2C, SPI, LVDS, Ethernet, CAN, PCIe), failure modes and effects analysis (FMECA), worst case circuit analysis (WCCA), design for test/manufacture/cost (DFx), root-cause analysis
Preferred skills
Radiation effects on electronics, high reliability safety-critical board assembly design (Class 2/3), IPC-A-600/610 and DO-254 standards, scripting (TCL, Python, Linux shell, Windows batch), simulation tools (MATLAB/Simulink, HSPICE, HFSS), power system design
Technologies
FPGAs, microcontrollers, ADCs, DACs, Op Amps, linear/LDO/DC/DC power supplies, DDR, NAND/NOR memory, MOSFETs, RS232, RS422, I2C, SPI, LVDS, Ethernet, CAN, PCIe, HSPICE, HFSS, MATLAB, Simulink
Responsibilities
Develop and own avionics circuit designs interacting with avionics systems; manage boards across the entire product lifecycle including requirements, design, analysis, prototyping, schematic capture, layout, and test/verification; support avionics architecture trade studies and controller roadmap direction; perform risk analyses and root-cause analysis of test discrepancies; participate in mission assurance and safety initiatives; communicate development status and risks to management
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC