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Amazon · 6 days ago

Power Electronics Engineer, Amazon Leo Power Team

Redmond, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$106K/yr - $185K/yr

3+ years exp

Amazon is a leading technology company focused on delivering fast, reliable internet connectivity through its low Earth orbit satellite network, Amazon Leo. The role of Power Electronics Engineer involves designing and developing power electronics for satellite systems, ensuring high efficiency and reliability in challenging environments.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceFoundational AIRetail

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

You will be a subject matter expert in the area of power electronics focusing on DCDC power conversion and associated power electronics components

You will own efficiency, mass and cost models of various power electronics designs and investigate different topologies to optimize the system

You will be responsible for design of power electronics prototypes, including component selection, schematic capture and layout

You will be responsible for driving designs through PCBA manufacturing and assembly, and for board bring-up, testing, design verification and proposing and implementing solutions to design issues

You will work cross team to define architecture, requirements working with multiple teams, and deliver high performing and high quality power electronics designs, schematics, PCBAs for a number of different satellite subsystems

Qualification

Electrical EngineeringDCDC power suppliesHardware developmentMagnetic designEmbedded microprocessorsPower optimizationCross-organizational communicationCritical thinking

Required

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

3+ Experience designing, testing, and debugging switching DCDC power supplies including component selection, schematic capture and layout

2+ years of experience in hardware development across full product life cycles – concept to production

Experience with measurement, troubleshooting and debug skills in a lab environment

Experience studying converter stability, design of control feedback and compensation networks

Preferred

Masters degree in Electrical Engineering with focus on power electronics

Experience with high-current, low-voltage point-of-load DCDC converter designs for communications systems, consumer electronics, data-center/server hardware, etc

Experience with isolated topologies, such as resonant converters, flyback and forward converters

Excellent knowledge of magnetic design for high frequency applications and soft switching techniques

Deep understanding of different power electronics circuit topologies, including current sharing and multi-phase topologies

Experience with embedded microprocessors or microcontrollers

Experience developing high-efficiency DCDC power converters from concept to production

Ability to apply critical thinking in complex situations; experience working in cross functional groups including mechanical engineering, thermal engineering, test, reliability, and failure analysis

Cross-organizational communication – comfortable evangelizing ideas and concerns clearly and persuasively, in both verbal and written forms

Experience with power, performance and cost optimization

Demonstrated ability to engage technology developers in the industry to track and apply emerging technologies to innovative power electronics designs