Power Electronics Engineer, Satellites (Starlink)
Redmond, WA · 1+ years experience · Posted Oct 4, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 1+ years experience
- Location
- Redmond, WA
About the role
- The Power Electronics team designs and develops power conversion and control systems at the heart of Starlink satellites and portions of ground systems.
- Designs range from low voltage to kV range and powers from 1W to many kW, including applications in solar/MPPT, batteries, motors/actuators, ion propulsion, and laser optical links.
Responsibilities
- Provide engineering expertise in design, analysis, and testing of DC-DC power converters for harsh environments
- Work on electrical power system and sub-system level design trades and develop requirements
- Define and perform electrical power system verification testing and analysis
- Work with multidisciplinary teams of design, test, and production engineers to create new power electronics hardware
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, or other STEM discipline
- 1+ years of professional experience in power converter development
Preferred qualifications
- Master’s degree in electrical engineering or related field
- Strong grasp of analog control and discrete logic design
- Experience in modeling, simulation, and testing of power electronics
- Working experience in voltage and current mode control and compensation design
- Experience with AC-DC converters and power factor correction
- Strong grasp of DC-DC topologies, with ability to select optimal architectures and components
- Understanding of design for fault tolerance and reliability
- Familiar with failure mode effects and criticality analysis
Benefits
- Long-term incentives in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards
- Potential discretionary bonuses
- Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
- Access to a 401(k) retirement plan
- Short and long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid parental leave
- 3 weeks of paid vacation and 10 or more paid holidays per year
- Company shuttles offered for roundtrip travel from select Seattle locations to the SpaceX Redmond office
