Star Catcher
Senior Electrical Engineer - Power Electronics
Jacksonville, Florida, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 12, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years of professional experience in power electronics design.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, 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, to comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including ITAR. Offers are contingent on proof of eligibility to work in the U.S.
About the job
Lead the design and development of high-power power electronics for spacecraft and Star Catcher’s orbital power grid.
What you'll do
- Lead power-domain architectures, requirements, design reviews, and investigation of new power electronics concepts.
- Design, simulate, test, and verify high-power converters, power distribution, high-voltage subsystems, and laser-drive power hardware.
- Mentor engineers and coordinate with cross-functional teams, contractors, vendors, and radiation-effects consultants.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline.
- 10+ years of professional experience in power electronics design, specifically high-power, high-current regulators and power conditioning systems.
- Expertise in switching power-supply topologies, high-voltage space design, and AC/DC and DC/DC converter design and testing.
- Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout for high-power circuits, circuit simulation, and thermal analysis.
Nice to have
- Spaceflight heritage, satellite EPS architecture, or experience with space-flown hardware and radiation-tolerant design.
- Experience with high-power laser supplies, vacuum/high-voltage testing, high-frequency magnetics, or aerospace standards.
Tools
SIMPLIS, SPICE, Altium Designer, Ansys, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-810, NASA GEVS, IPC J-STD-001 Space Addendum
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