Star Catcher
Electrical Engineer - Power Electronics
Jacksonville, Florida, United States · Full-time · Posted Oct 8, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of professional experience in power electronics design; ideally with high-power or high-current regulators and power conditioning systems.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
About the job
Designs, tests, and qualifies power electronics hardware for space-to-space power-beaming spacecraft and Star Catcher’s orbital power grid.
What you'll do
- Design and analyze power conversion circuits, regulators, and power conditioning systems.
- Build, test, troubleshoot, and qualify prototype power hardware, including through EMI/EMC, thermal-vacuum, and vibration testing.
- Prepare design documentation, test procedures, and engineering data.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline.
- 5+ years of professional experience in power electronics design.
- Working knowledge of switching power supply topologies and high-voltage design considerations for space.
- Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout using EDA tools, and hands-on power-hardware debugging.
Nice to have
- Exposure to satellite EPS architecture, battery management systems, or solar array regulators.
- Experience with high-power laser, directed energy, or optical payload power supplies.
Tools
Altium Designer, FPGA, RF, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-810, NASA GEVS, IPC J-STD-001 Space Addendum, TVAC
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