Power Electronics Engineer

Responsibilities

• Develop power electronics for large spacecraft with power systems ranging from 20kW to 100kW capability
• Serve as Responsible Engineer for flight hardware from conception through flight
• Qualify designs through environmental testing including vibration, shock, thermal, and thermal vacuum testing
• Work with partners and customers to define interfaces between the power system and various spacecraft loads
• Develop models to analyze and verify power system performance

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering
• 3+ years of professional design experience with power electronics

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency with circuit simulation tools such as LTspice
• Experience with environmental testing for space electronics (thermal, vibration, TVAC, shock, radiation, EMI/EMC)
• Experience with high performance kW scale isolated power converter design
• Experience with load switch design and power path protection schemes
• Experience with power stage component selection for radiation environments
• Knowledge of filter design for stability and noise rejection
• Experience programming in C/C++, Python, or Matlab

About the Company

K2 is building the largest and highest-power satellites ever flown, unlocking performance levels previously out of reach across every orbit. Backed by leading investors, K2 is mass-producing high-power satellite platforms for missions from LEO to deep space.