Lead Power Electronics Engineer (Electrical Engineer, Staff)

Join our San Jose, CA team, where cutting-edge innovation meets national security. As part of Redwire's recent acquisition of Hera Systems, this location focuses on advancing our capabilities in MEO, GEO, and hybrid space architectures, complementing our expertise in VLEO platforms. Together, we're unlocking new solutions to support the warfighter and address critical needs in National Security Space.

Summary:

We are seeking a Lead Power Electronics Engineer to join our team. The position will be considered primarily on-site work. You will work collaboratively with our team to develop innovative satellite solutions. You will be responsible for hardware development during all phases of the development cycle, including requirements, design, implementation, test, integration, and documentation in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

Work with electronics hardware and firmware and develop solution(s) to meet system specifications including performance requirements

Perform schematic circuit designs and board layouts

Perform electronics simulations

Work with the team to draft and release relevant electronics and firmware documentation such as schematic drawings, board layouts, production packages, solid models for use by mechanical engineers, requirements specifications, design specifications, and design documents

Effectively document electronics designs

Design and implement electronic power system hardware solutions and systems from requirements to production

Work in parallel with software and mechanical engineers to develop and deliver complete embedded power systems solutions for power conversion, subsystem power delivery, thermal control, and propulsion control

Define system-level interfaces

Write interface specifications for external sub-systems and customer systems

Participate in hardware and software trade-off and integration assessments

Develop test procedures and perform initial bring-up and power load verification tests

Support integrated systems testing

Perform designs to space derating rules while also using radiation tolerant parts

Attend project and subsystem engineering and management meetings when requested

Report design and production status weekly to project manager(s)

Communicate issues and concerns to team members and managers and support planning to resolve technical, schedule, safety and cost issues

The engineer will follow basic design standards provided by to ensure acceptable performance. Ideal Experience:

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering discipline, or other closely related field, with 8 or more years of experience designing, manufacturing and delivering high reliability embedded power systems

Experience using ECAD software, such as OrCad, or Siemens (formerly Mentor Graphics) Xpedition professional design and analysis software

Experience developing solar power conversion for battery charging

Experience with microcontroller firmware development for the purpose of design bring-up

Experienced in C, C++ or other languages used for creating basic test firmware used in testing microcontroller-based electronic board designs

Digital and Analog mixed signal design

Some travel may be required Desired Skills:

Familiarity with the derating issues associated with the design of electronics for space applications due to environmental conditions

Ability to generate consistent production packages (Gerbers) from CAD tools

Experience dealing with inductive switching and associated transient suppression for solenoid operated valves and small electric motors used in space systems

Successful application and testing of transient protection for interfaces such as UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, Camera Sensor Interface (CSI) & Ethernet

Ability to apply and test firmware designs

Excellent communication skills

Grow with us as we innovate the next generation capabilities for a new era of space exploration! We offer a highly competitive benefits package along with a commitment to our core values of Integrity, Innovation, Impact, Inclusion, and Excellence.

Don't meet every single requirement above? No worries. We want people who can grow, collaborate and build a stronger team. We strive to build a diverse and inclusive culture, so if you're excited about this job posting, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Pay Range

$150,000 - $195,000/yr.

How We Determine What We Pay (Compensation Philosophy)

Redwire determines pay for positions using local, national, and industry-specific survey data, for our locations throughout the US. We will evaluate external equity and the cost of labor/prevailing wage index, in the relative marketplace for jobs directly comparable to jobs within our company.

For new hires, we strive to make competitive offers allowing the new employee room for future growth. Salaries will be based on the applicant's level of experience, education, and specialized knowledge and skills. Additionally, we consider the external market rate, the amount we have budgeted internally, and internal equity within the company for the same position. An employee/candidate with a stronger skill set will receive higher pay.

Redwire is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Redwire is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

All offers of employment at Redwire are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check and your ability to provide proof of eligibility to work in the US. Note that some positions will also require US citizenship or ability to obtain a security clearance due to requirements of a classified program.

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. Learn more about the ITAR Click Here