BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering
- 3+ years of design experience designing power electronics (research and extracurricular academic projects qualify)
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Passion for spaceflight and designing electronics for high reliability applications
- Experience developing new hardware, not just incremental updates
- Experience working through system trades, pushing back on requirements, and following through with verification and validation
- Self-starter with experience making hardware work within demanding time and resource constraints
- Experience with multiple power conversion topologies
- Experience with power stage component selection, analysis, and modelling, including custom magnetics
- Knowledge of filter design for stability, noise rejection, and surviving threat signals
- Experience with control loop design, analysis and testing
- Experience testing power converters and working with hazardous voltages
- Experience with schematic capture and board layout, preferably in Altium or Circuit Maker
- Proficiency with circuit simulation tools and analysis methods such as derating and worst-case circuit analysis
- Proficiency with lab equipment for development testing of circuits and components, including probing and grounding techniques
- Proficiency with board level rework in support of development testing
- Knowledge of EMI/EMC and best practices for designing compliant hardware
- Experience with design-for-manufacture and design-for-cost
- Experience writing engineering software for test automation, data review, and design analysis, preferably in MATLAB or Python
- Demonstrated project management skills and ability to collaborate with other engineering disciplines
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Extended hours and weekend work may be required to support critical project and mission milestones
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
Pay range:
Power Electronics Engineer/Level I: $100,000.00 - $120,000.00/per year
Power Electronics Engineer/Level II: $115,000.00 - $150,000.00/per year
Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.
Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks. You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Exempt employees are eligible for 5 days of sick leave per year.
ITAR REQUIREMENTS:
- To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.
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