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Senior Power System Engineer with Power Integrity Focus

AST SpaceMobile · Lanham, MD · 5 mo ago
EngineeringFull-time

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain unit- and subsystem-level technical requirements.
  • Lead trade studies, architecture development, and interface definition at the unit and subsystem level.
  • Support detailed design activities, including creation and review of schematics, layouts, drawings, and bills of materials.
  • Perform electrical and power analyses including power integrity (PI), transient analysis, worst-case circuit, derating, voltage drop, and grounding analyses.
  • Optimize decoupling strategies (bulk, ceramic, embedded capacitance) across frequency domains.
  • Define and execute PDN validation plans (impedance measurement, load-step testing, noise analysis).
  • Plan and lead unit- and subsystem-level acceptance and qualification testing, including test plan development, EGSE definition, test execution oversight, and test report generation.
  • Lead failure investigations and support root-cause analysis during testing and operations.
  • Conduct on-orbit data reviews and support anomaly investigation and resolution.

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering with strong academic performance.
  • Familiarity with electrical power system components such as batteries, solar panels, harness, and power control and distribution units.
  • Excellent communication abilities, both written and verbal.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Familiarity with satellite power systems and space mission requirements.
  • Familiarity with PDN simulation tools as Keysight PIPro, Cadence Sigrity, Ansys SIwave, SPICE.
  • 2+ years of experience leading a team or technical project.

Preferred Skills and Experience

  • 3-7 years of experience in power systems design and development, with a focus on space or aerospace applications.
  • Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, with emphasis on Power Electronics.
  • Experience with LEO satellite power systems or similar space missions.

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