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Inversion · 1 day ago

Senior Avionics Engineer - Power Systems

Los Angeles, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$140K/yr - $180K/yr

5+ years exp

Inversion is a company focused on building technology to achieve faster access to the world through innovative transportation modes. They are seeking a Senior Power Systems Engineer to design power architecture and conversion electronics for their next-generation spacecraft, including responsibilities like power distribution design and battery management system development.

AerospaceSpace TravelTransportation

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Designing the power architecture and power conversion electronics for Inversion’s next-generation spacecraft, Arc

Power distribution architecture design

Operational power analysis

Power budget management

Requirements generation

Implementing DC-DC and MPPT converters on PCB designs

Designing battery packs and battery management systems

Testing designs for performance and environmental tolerance

Specifying, testing, and integrating solar cells/panels to be flown in space

Impacting power supply or conversion across all electronics designs on the flight vehicle and on custom ground support equipment

Qualification

Power electronics designPCB designThermal designBattery management systemsSolar cell integrationFault-tolerant designFMEA experienceStartupsCommunication skills

Required

Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Typically, 5 years of professional experience designing power electronics from ~1 to 1000W, including maximum power point tracking

Experience with thermal design for power electronics

Experience designing PCBAs using Altium Designer or similar ECAD design software

Experience with PDN and converter design for microcontrollers, microprocessors, and similar low-power electronics

Experience with PCBA bring-up and performance testing

Experience with common laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, spectrum analyzers, and data acquisition systems

Excellent written and oral communication skills (English)

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