Power Management Design Engineer

As a power management design engineer, you will lead the definition, design, prototyping, validation, and production of critical power management systems for radar, communication, and satellite. You will be collaborating with RF, communications, and radar engineers to rapidly move from clean-sheet designs to full operational deployment in space.

In this role, you’ll help shape the design of the world’s first formation-flying radar imaging constellation, which will deliver a quantum-leap in humanity's ability to rapidly and comprehensively understand our ever-changing world.

The hardware engineering team at Array Labs is responsible for the analysis and design of our satellite and ground-station electronics, which spans the range of radar, communications, power management and processing subsystems.

We will conduct three interviews via Zoom; the typical process takes around 2-4 weeks to complete from start to finish.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including antenna, RF, digital communication, and radar engineers, to ensure power management designs meet system-level requirements
• Perform detail design, create schematics, ensure proper layout, and work with vendors and manufacturers to deliver production hardware
• Lead the end-to-end design and development of power management systems from concept to production
• Design and simulate analog and digital circuits for power regulation, conversion, and protection, including thermal and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) considerations
• Work with contract manufacturers for mass production, testing, calibration and integration of power management systems into our satellites
• Define system architecture and component specifications for efficient power distribution and management

• 4+ years of hands-on experience building, testing, and delivering power electronics
• Excellent teamwork, communication, and documentation skills
• Experience with schematic capture and board layout using CAD tools such as Altium Designer, Allegro, ORCAD, etc
• Experience with circuit design and simulation tools such as Altium and LTSpice
• To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you 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
• Masters or Ph.D. in electrical engineering, semiconductor device physics, or a related field
• Strong background in analog circuit design, with a focus on switched-mode power converters and linear power regulators
• High level of self-motivation and personal accountability
• 2+ years of hands-on experience building, testing, and delivering power electronics
• Experience architecting power supply systems
• Familiarity with battery pack design, chargers, and battery management systems (BMS)
• Familiarity with thermal analysis and simulation tools
• Hands-on experience tuning and debugging power systems to optimize system performance and stability
• Experience with high-voltage high-power semiconductors (GaN/SiC/Si) and circuit design including fault tolerance and reliability
• Learns new concepts rapidly, completely, and in a self-directed manner
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment under significant time constraints
• Knowledge of EMC requirements and EMI mitigation techniques relevant to power conversion systems
• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, semiconductor device physics, or related field

You can anticipate competitive pay, with high flexibility between salary and equity-based compensation.