Senior Power Electronics Design Engineer
Core
Design and develop avionics controller hardware architecture for spaceflight systems, including boards and integrated assemblies for the New Glenn launch vehicle.
Role type
Senior IC power electronics design engineer (avionics)
Builds
Avionics hardware boards and integrated assemblies for heavy-lift orbital launch vehicles
Domain
Aerospace / Power Electronics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Power-stage topology selection, DC-DC converter design (isolated/non-isolated), high power/high voltage circuit design, circuit simulation (LTspice, PSpice, SIMetrix), analog/digital/mixed-signal design, Si/GaN/SiC device expertise
Preferred skills
Space hardware power electronics design, high-reliability Class 2/3 board assembly design, IPC 6xx/NASA-STD-8739 standards, Altium/Cadence OrCAD/Allegro, DO-254, radiation-hardened hardware design
Technologies
LTspice, PSpice, SIMetrix, Altium, Cadence OrCAD, Allegro, Si, GaN, SiC
Responsibilities
Develop analog and digital boards interacting with avionics systems; support avionics architecture trades studies and device selection; perform risk analyses, FMECA, and root-cause analysis; participate in mission assurance and safety initiatives
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC