Power Electronics - Principal Electrical Engineer (R4822)

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Own flight critical power system design for X-BAT
• Design power electronics for the high voltage and low voltage systems. This includes inverters, DC-DC converters, battery management, and other power electronics
• Lead others to execute design, verification, and manufacturing deployment
• Provide mentorship and technical feedback to others on the power team and cross-functionally
• Harden the designs for harsh environments such as shock/vibe, high reliability, radiation, and high-altitude
• Work on power sub-systems and designs for both low power ( 10 kW)
• Full-cycle hardware development: Own the entire flow — concept, modeling, worst case analysis, schematic capture, simulation, prototyping, design reiteration for improving design maturity, testing and validation
• PCB ownership: Drive PCB layout and design with ECAD engineers, optimizing for power density, EMI, thermal, and manufacturability

Job requirements

• You have a B.S. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• You have 10+ years of experience as an Electrical Engineer
• You are experienced with: circuit design, schematic capture, component selection, circuit testing, and debugging
• You have a demonstrated record of working hard, being a trustworthy teammate, holding yourself and others to high standards, and being kind to others
• Familiarity with Altium or equivalent
• Ability to obtain a S//SAR level security clearance desired.