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LaunchPoint Electric Propulsion Solutions, Inc. · 11 hours ago

Electrical Engineer II

Goleta, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$75K/yr - $110K/yr

3+ years exp

LaunchPoint Electric Propulsion Solutions, Inc. designs and manufactures advanced electric and hybrid-electric propulsion systems for the aerospace and defense industries. They are seeking an Electronics Hardware Design Engineer to develop and deliver electronic designs, collaborate with project teams, and ensure compliance through testing and documentation.

AerospaceCivicTechEnergyGovTech

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Hiring Manager

Nazeeh Shaheen

Responsibilities

Providing expertise to plan and deliver electronic designs through the entire integration and verification process, qualifying all requirements up to the system level

Collaborate with multidisciplined project teams on the electrical designs

Write and review test plans

Design test benches and drive the integration process from pre-integration subsystem level through system level verification

Develop power electronics and systems using digital control

Simulate circuits using LTspice

Design PCBs and complete PCB layouts using Altium designer

Develop electronics packaging and thermal solutions for complex power electric boards

Analyze controller/power converter solutions for permanent magnet electric machines

Perform detailed system analyses to evaluate power semiconductor devices for target applications

Define power semiconductors, optimize gate drivers and busbar designs

Perform high voltage (up to 1,000 V) and high current (up to 1,000 A) tests

Validate the performance of prototypes for finalization of product

Provide engineering support to production

Assist in planning and testing new products for required compliance

Document design reports, test results, and failure analysis

Actively contribute to the company’s continual improvement of internal processes

Qualification

Power electronics designSwitching power convertersAC-DCDC-DC convertersEDA tools proficiencyFirmware developmentTechnical leadershipIndustry experience in AerospaceIndustry experience in DefensePatentsPublications

Required

BS in Electrical Engineering with 3+ years of industry experience in electronics hardware design

In-depth understanding and working knowledge of switching power converters

Must be able to develop concepts and product designs that are on the cutting edge of technology in the areas of high current, high power (> 200 kW), high efficiency/density, converter designs

Have the ability to design AC-DC and DC-DC Converters

Must be able to move from concept to architecture to design

Have in depth knowledge of power conversion topologies and the ability to simulate and model designs

Familiarity with EDA tools (Ansys IcePak, LTSPICE, Altium, RapidHarness, MATLAB, python)

Know how to develop test plans, procedures, and test solutions

Understanding and working knowledge and characteristics of magnetics (including inductor/transformer modeling), magnetization inductance, magnetization current, leakage inductance, intra-winding and inter-winding capacitance, self-resonant frequency, characteristics and limitations of magnetic cores, core saturation, core loss, high frequency losses, and winding techniques for optimization of desired magnetics

This position must meet Export Control compliance requirements, therefore a 'US Person' as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 is required