Intro
- Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. Today, Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe— large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military. With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts.Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization. Astranis has raised over $750 million from some of the world’s best investors, from Andreessen Horowitz to Blackrock and Fidelity, and employs a team of 450 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.
- As the Team Lead for the Power Electronic Engineering Team you will play a critical role in building and leading a team of Power Electronics engineers. You’ll support the team in pushing the boundary of what is possible in a geo-synchronous spacecraft design and enable performance in space that has not been realized to date.
- Directly manage and grow a team of junior and senior power engineers
- Collaborate with a broad and multidisciplinary team to define the spacecraft power requirements and architectures
- Oversee the design, build, and implementation of the power converters and systems
- Manage a detailed schedule to ensure that our power converters and systems development is in sync with the overall program schedule
- Drive power converter design, specification, component selection, circuit board design, implementation, verification, board bring-up, and debugging
- Support in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team
- Support the production and mission operations teams on the build and in-flight use of our power converter hardware
- Drive the growth of the power team through recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-expanding team
- B.S. or higher in electrical engineering, or similar technical degree
- 5+ years of professional experience with fast-paced product design cycles
- 5+ years of board level experience designing power electronics hardware from concept through production
- A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
- Demonstrated ability to design, build, and test hardware from scratch
- Demonstrated ability to build and manage teams of engineers and communicate clearly with other disciplines
- US Citizenship or Green Card
- Experience with photovoltaics
- Experience with Li-ion batteries and management systems
- Experience with magnetics in power electronics
- Radiation effects knowledge
