Power Electronics Engineer, Customer Terminals

DESCRIPTION Project Kuiper is a groundbreaking endeavor aimed at deploying a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites to deliver high-speed broadband connectivity to underserved communities worldwide. We are looking for talented individuals to join our dynamic team and contribute to this mission.
Role Overview:
As a Power Electronics Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in our engineering team focused on pioneering new product development. Your primary responsibility will be the design and optimization of power electronics systems, specifically tailored to power our advanced phased array antenna customer terminals.
Key Responsibilities:
- Designing DC/DC power supplies and Point of Load to meet performance and reliability requirements.
- Leveraging expertise in various AC/DC topologies to optimize system performance and cost-effectiveness.
- Addressing EMI/EMC challenges in power adaptors to ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
- Collaborating with JDM/ODM partners to drive design iterations and ensure seamless integration.
- Developing efficiency, mass, and cost models for power electronics designs, exploring different topologies to enhance product line performance.
- Generating test plans and procedures, supporting flow-down requirement definitions, and overseeing design verification activities.
- Leading schematic capture and PCB layout design, ensuring robustness and manufacturability.
- Conducting board bring-up, executing test campaigns, and proposing effective solutions to design issues.
Export Control Requirement:
Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, national, permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum due to applicable export control laws and regulations.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Redmond, WA, USA BASIC QUALIFICATIONS - Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
- 3+ years of proven experience in power electronics design, particularly in DC/DC and AC/DC power conversion
- 3+ years of experience in hardware development across full product life cycles – concept to production
- 3+ years of experience in signal and power integrity design and analysis
- Experience with measurement, troubleshooting and debug skills in a lab environment
- Experience with JDM/ODM partnership models and ability to effectively collaborate with external vendors.
- Experience in schematic capture tools and PCB layout design, with experience in leading design reviews.