Blue Origin · 1 day ago
Senior High Voltage Power Electronics Engineer
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$144K/yr - $220K/yr
8+ years expBlue Origin is working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems for the benefit of Earth. The role focuses on developing spacecraft hardware and architectures, particularly in power electronics and converter design, to meet business goals and support future In-Space Systems products and services.
AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
As a Power Electronics Responsible Engineer, you will be responsible for hardware developments for spacecraft Electrical Power Systems with a primary focus on converter development
In this role, you will be accountable to implement power conversion architectures that support current and future Blue Origin spacecraft
The ideal candidate will have a breadth technical knowledge that includes radiation effects on converters as well as an understanding of top-level EPS architectures common in Space Vehicles
You will be required to take high level subsystem requirements and derive the ideal power conversion solution
You must be competent at trading power conversion architectures, conducting detailed converter analysis for both steady state and transient conditions, control and stability analysis, voltage drop analysis, stress analysis, in-rush analysis, EMI filtering, transformer design and implementation, analog design, overcurrent and overvoltage protection within converters, and implementation of Si, GaN, and SiC based devices
You will work with multidisciplinary teams of engineers (thermal, mechanical, radiation, etc.) to develop and deliver a compliant solution that meets vehicle needs
We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, experience, enthusiasm, and dedication to quality to support our customers’ critical missions
Qualification
Required
Minimum of a B.S. in an electrical engineering, aerospace engineering or related engineering discipline
A minimum of 8 years of power converter design, architecture, and development experience
Proven experience with high voltage aerospace design
Demonstrated experience with converter designs for in the space environment from Earth orbiting (LEO to GEO) to deep space
Demonstrated experience with converter trades and architecture selection
Demonstrated experience with analog design, transformer design, EMI filter design, and protection design (overcurrent, overvoltage, and thermal)
Expertise with EPS analyses such transient analysis, in-rush analysis, stress analysis, stability analysis
Experience with Si, GaN, and SiC devices
Proven track record to operate with cohesive and effective teams and drive rapid decision making within those teams
Experience with development in mission and safety-critical environments
Experience with Design for Manufacturing & Cost
Ability to travel and/or temporary duty in support of growing tempos of production and operations
Preferred
M.S. in electrical engineering, concentration in power electronics
Familiarity with high voltage EPS components such as solar arrays, batteries, distribution units, wire harnessing, and electric propulsion
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Basic and supplemental life insurance
Paid parental leave
Short and long-term disability
401(k) with a company match of up to 5%
Education Support Program
Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours
Up to 14 company-paid holidays
Company
Blue Origin
Blue Origin is an aerospace company that focuses on lowering the cost of spaceflight and helping to explore the solar system.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$185.35MKey Investors
NASAUnited States Space Force
2024-02-20Secondary Market
2024-01-24Undisclosed· $18M
2021-12-03Grant· $130M
Leadership Team
David Limp
Chief Executive Officer
Tim Collins
Vice President, Global Supply Chain
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