CesiumAstro
Staff Power Electronics Engineer
$158K–$189K
Westminster, CO · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 19, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum of 8 years designing analog and power electronics.
- Education
- Bachelor of Science (BS) degree or higher in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, conditional residents, asylees or refugees (protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
About the job
Leads development of power electronics hardware and systems for satellite communication terminals, from architecture and design through testing, production release, and manufacturing support.
What you'll do
- Define power system architectures and requirements; design AC-DC and DC-DC supplies and distribution systems.
- Lead analysis, verification, integration, qualification, production release, and manufacturing support for power systems.
- Lead a small engineering team and mentor junior engineers.
What they ask for
- BS or higher in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university.
- At least 8 years designing analog and power electronics.
- Experience designing, testing, and qualifying single- and three-phase AC-DC and DC-DC supplies for industrial, airborne, or military systems.
- Hands-on power electronics testing and troubleshooting experience; experience with power-system architecture, analysis, and verification planning.
Nice to have
- Experience with custom power magnetics, PFC converters, or resonant power converter topologies.
- Experience with PCB design tools such as Altium, OrCAD, Allegro, or Xpedition; programming skills such as Python or MATLAB.
Pay
USD 158,000–189,000 per-year-salary (base salary)
Tools
SPICE, LTSPICE, SIMetrix/SIMPLIS, PLECS, Simulink, MATLAB, MathCAD, ANSYS Q3D
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