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Sr. Power Electronics Engineer, AI Satellites (Starmind)

SpaceX· Mesh Optical
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Bastrop, TXFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Senior power electronics engineer to design and develop power conversion and control systems for SpaceX Starmind satellites and orbital data centers, enabling reliable high-efficiency power delivery for onboard AI compute in harsh space environments.

Responsibilities

  • Provide engineering expertise in design, analysis, and testing of DC-DC power converters for harsh environments
  • Work on electrical power system and sub-system level design trades and develop requirements
  • Define and perform electrical power system verification testing and analysis
  • Work with multidisciplinary teams of design, test, and production engineers to create new power electronics hardware

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering
  • 5+ years of experience in power converter development
  • Previous experience with DC-DC power converter development
  • Previous experience working with magnetics and design of custom transformers and inductors, including planar magnetics
  • Experience in modeling, simulation, and testing of power electronics

Skills

Required:Power converter designModeling and simulation
Nice to have:Analog control and discrete logic designAC-DC converters and PF correctionFault tolerance and reliability designRadiation effects awarenessLithium-ion battery handling
Last updated Jul 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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