Power Electronics Engineer
About the role
About Northwood
Northwood is a modern space infrastructure company bringing the benefits of space to the masses through advanced communications technology. We are building a global network of phased array ground stations that enable real-time, reliable communication for satellite missions such as national security, global connectivity, and disaster response. With a vertically integrated approach, Northwood designs, builds, and rapidly deploys scalable systems that power the next generation of space missions. If you like solving complex challenges and seeing your work deployed around the world with real impact, Northwood is the place to do it.
Role
As an Electrical Engineer (Power Electronics), you will own the power conversion and distribution electronics for Prism, Northwood's 2.4 meter parabolic antenna for high-throughput satellite links. You will design the power systems that feed Prism's high power RF hardware and support electronics, taking them from architecture through prototype, testing, and production. This is a hands-on role for someone who has designed, built, and debugged power electronics that have to run reliably in the field.
Responsibilities
- Design power electronics for Prism, including AC-DC and DC-DC conversion, power distribution, and the supplies that drive high power RF amplifiers
- Define Prism's power architecture and drive system trades across efficiency, thermal load, reliability, cost, and deployment speed
- Design load switching, sequencing, and power path protection schemes, including fault detection and recovery
- Perform schematic capture, PCB layout oversight, and bring-up of power hardware
- Build circuit and system models to analyze and verify power system performance, including stability, transient response, and efficiency
- Define interfaces between the power system and Prism's RF, digital, and motion control loads
- Qualify designs through environmental and EMI/EMC testing
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a related engineering discipline
- 3-5+ years of power electronics hardware design experience
- Hands-on experience designing switched-mode power converters (buck, boost, flyback, LLC, or similar) at hundreds of watts or more
- Experience taking power hardware from schematic and layout through bring-up, characterization, and debug in the lab
- Proficiency with circuit simulation tools such as LTspice, PLECS, or SIMetrix
- Comfort with power electronics test equipment, including oscilloscopes with differential and current probes, electronic loads, and power analyzers
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree or PhD in electrical engineering with a focus on power electronics
- Kilowatt-class AC-DC and isolated DC-DC converter design, including power factor correction
- Drain supply and bias design for GaN RF power amplifiers, including sequencing and low-ripple regulation
- Protection circuitry design, including hot-swap, inrush limiting, overcurrent, and reverse-polarity protection
- Input filter design and control loop compensation for converter stability
- Surge, lightning, and transient protection for grid-connected outdoor equipment
- Magnetics design and wide-bandgap (GaN, SiC) power stage design
- Motor drive power electronics for antenna positioners or motion control systems
- Thermal design and EMI/EMC mitigation for high-density power hardware
- Design for manufacturing, production test development, and reliability qualification
Compensation
Electrical Engineer/Level 2: $104,000-$130,000 per year
Electrical Engineer/Level 3: $122,400-$153,000 per year
Additional Information
If you need a reasonable accommodation as part of your application for employment or interviews with us, please let us know.
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.
Northwood Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Northwood Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
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The application
Your details and CV, then 6 questions (1 written).
- 1.Share a project you're especially proud of and explain what made your contribution meaningful (2-3 sentences or bullet points)Written answer
- 2.What is the earliest date you are available to start this position?Date
- 3.This role requires working in person at our Torrance, CA office five days per week. Does this work for you?Yes or no
- 4.The person hired for this role will have access to information and items controlled by U.S. export control regulations, including the export control regulations outlined in the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR). As defined inPick one
- 5.Are you authorized to work in the U.S.?Yes or no
- 6.Will you require sponsorship from Northwood for employment now or in the future (i.e. H1-B visa)Yes or no
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