Principal Power Electronics Engineer
Software Engineering
Long Beach, CA, USA
USD 168,900-256,900 / year
Principal Power Electronics Engineer
As a Power Electronics Engineer, you will lead the development, design, build, and commissioning of power conversion systems at Long Wall to support product tests, operations, and launches. You will have the opportunity to be a key member of a small team of mechanical, fluid, and electrical engineers working to develop innovative deployable launch solutions that enable the rapid deployment of Long Wall launch and test systems. This individual will be responsible for electrical design, testing, and integration from concept to production, ensuring alignment with strategic business goals. The engineer could also be involved in managing key vendor relationships and ensuring performance and reliability in our cutting-edge launch technologies. This is a role that contributes to every mission and every flight we fly as we continue to reimagine the future of missile defense systems.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Serve as a subject matter expert for power conversion activities within your assigned product(s).
- Develop electrical architecture, specification, component selection, circuit board design, implementation, verification, board bring-up, and debugging.
- Partner with software, mechanical, thermal, manufacturing teams, and production test teams.
- Derive engineering justification to resolve production issues throughout assembly, test, and vehicle integration
- Lead design reviews and generate documentation, including schematics, specifications, and test reports.
- Plan and execute development and qualification testing, analyzing data to verify performance and reliability.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a similar field AND 10+ years of relevant experience.
- or a Master’s degree AND 8 years of experience.
- or PhD AND 5 years of experience
- Relevant Experience: working in space, aerospace, or equivalent professional environments with direct hands-on experience developing complex electrical power conversion systems.
REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Expertise in power electronics design, including switch-mode topologies and feedback control
- Hands-on experience taking electrical hardware from concept through production
- Proficiency with schematic capture and PCB design tools (e.g., Altium Designer)
- Strong skills in lab-based testing, troubleshooting, and debugging of circuits and components
- Ability to collaborate across mechanical, thermal, software, and manufacturing teams
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- M.S. from an accredited university in engineering or science
- 5+ years of electronic product experience designing hardware from concept through production; strong emphasis on full life cycle development of new hardware products and not small incremental updates to legacy hardware.
- 5+ years of experience in electrical engineering specializing in power electronics, switch-mode topologies, and feedback controls.
- High level of proficiency in designing and implementing electrical sizing of motors, cables, circuit protection, VFDs, motor starters, and various other motion systems
- High level of proficiency with designing signal conditioning circuits, digital circuits, and switching power converters, as demonstrated by the successful fielding of multiple products
- High level of proficiency with lab equipment for development testing of circuits and components, including sophisticated test definition, troubleshooting, data collection, and data reduction techniques
- Self-starter with demonstrated experience on multiple projects, making hardware work within demanding time and resource constraints
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Experience working across engineering groups to define requirements and implement solutions
- Demonstrated ability utilizing CAD design software (e.g., Altium Designer, NX, Zuken)
- Experience with Teamcenter or other PLM systems
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time
- Ability to use a computer to complete assignments
- Ability to communicate with individuals and groups in person, by phone, and telepresence
- Ability to pick up to 50lbs
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee will typically work in an office environment
- Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
168900 - 256900 USD a year
This is the lowest-to-highest compensation range we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.
In addition to base pay and equity, we offer:
- Heavily employer-subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
- Long Wall paid life insurance and LTD coverage
- 4% 401k match
- Student loan repayment assistance program
- Paid parental leave
- Family planning assistance program
- Long Wall paid financial wellness program
- Paid time off for non-exempt employees and a flexible vacation policy for exempt employees