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CesiumAstro develops advanced communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. The Skylark product line focuses on rapid design, build, and test of cutting-edge active phased array antennas (AESA) for terrestrial and airborne applications, spanning high-power, large-scale ground terminals for missile defense to commercial airline and helicopter connectivity solutions.
As Senior Staff Power Electronics Engineer, you will apply advanced power electronics engineering principles to develop complex power conversion architectures, voltage regulation solutions, and electrical power subsystems across multiple programs. You will advance power electronics design methodologies by evaluating efficiency targets, thermal management, magnetics, switching topologies, and component selection.
Key responsibilities include leading complex engineering analyses, design reviews, and technical evaluations to resolve challenging power electronics issues. You will lead highly complex power electronics integration, laboratory testing, hardware bring-up, troubleshooting, verification, and qualification activities. You will evaluate electrical performance, efficiency, thermal behavior, laboratory measurements, and engineering risks while developing solutions that improve product reliability.
You will guide verification planning, qualification testing, root cause investigations, engineering changes, and design validation supporting successful product delivery. You will serve as a primary technical resource for power electronics engineering across significant development efforts requiring coordination between engineering disciplines. You will provide technical guidance through design reviews, engineering investigations, technical discussions, and complex problem resolution.
You will promote consistent engineering practices by mentoring engineers and supporting continuous improvement initiatives. You will advance power electronics design practices, verification methodologies, engineering processes, and configuration management across development programs. You will evaluate engineering methods, testing approaches, and development processes to identify opportunities for improvement, and lead initiatives that enhance efficiency, reliability, manufacturability, and design quality.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, power electronics, electronics engineering, or related engineering field with 12–15 years of related experience; OR Master's degree with 8–12 years of related experience; OR PhD with 5–8 years of related experience in power electronics, electrical design, power conversion, hardware development, or related engineering discipline.
- Advanced application of power electronics engineering principles, power conversion, analog circuits, and electrical power systems.
- Extensive experience developing complex power conversion architectures, voltage regulation solutions, and electrical power subsystems.
- Strong understanding of thermal management, magnetics, power semiconductor devices, electrical testing, qualification, and verification methodologies.
- Demonstrated ability to solve highly complex power electronics engineering problems requiring ingenuity across multiple development efforts.
- Sound judgment in guiding technical decisions, mentoring engineers, and advancing power electronics engineering practices.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams).
- Proficiency with circuit simulation, power electronics design, and analysis tools such as LTspice, PLECS, MATLAB/Simulink, Altium Designer, or equivalent.
- Experience with engineering analysis, configuration management, and collaboration tools such as Windchill, Git, Jira, or equivalent.
- Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, conditional resident, asylee, or refugee, or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
