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Senior Power Electronics Engineer – Power Distribution - TeraWave

Greater Seattle Area💼 Full-time💰 $156,802–$156,802🗓 2026-08-03 → 2026-09-27

Core

Design and own the Dual Voltage Distribution Box (DVDB), a flight-critical component for distributing and protecting power across two voltage domains in a spacecraft's Electrical Power Subsystem.

Role type

Senior IC power electronics engineer (spacecraft power distribution)

Builds

Flight-critical power distribution hardware for TeraWave satellites

Domain

Aerospace / Spacecraft Electrical Power Subsystems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> physical/clinical work (hardware design & qualification)

Required skills

Solid-state power controllers (SSPCs), relay-based switching, overcurrent protection, fault isolation, load management, in-rush current limiting, multi-voltage system design, hardware qualification planning, radiation-tolerant design, DFM/DFT optimization

Preferred skills

Graduate degree in EE/Aerospace, 9+ years power electronics experience, dual-bus architectures, current sensing/telemetry calibration, EMI/EMC design, Altium Designer, LTspice, Windchill PLM

Technologies

Altium Designer, LTspice, Windchill PLM

Responsibilities

Lead circuit design for DVDB including SSPCs and relay switching; Define load switch sequencing and fault response logic; Own DVDB telemetry architecture and avionics interfaces; Derive hardware requirements and ICDs; Participate in FMEA/FMECA activities; Optimize design for high-rate manufacturing; Define and transition Automated Test Equipment (ATE); Develop hardware qualification plans per MIL-STD-1540; Serve as technical authority during integration and flight tests; Maintain complete design package in PLM

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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