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# Hardware Development Engineer, Power (Starlink)

- **Company:** Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
- **Location:** Redmond, WA, United States
- **Salary:** $105,000.0 - $120,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Adobe InDesign, Computer Engineering, Logic Synthesis of Circuits, Fault Tolerance, Hardware Design, Verification and Validation (Software), Subsystems
- **Published:** June 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/career/16824643/Hardware-Development-Engineer-Power-Starlink-Washington-Redmond

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, or other STEM discipline
 * 1+ years of professional experience in power converter development

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

 * Master's degree in electrical engineering or related field
 * Strong grasp of analog control and discrete logic design
 * Experience in modeling, simulation, and testing of power electronics
 * Working experience in voltage and current mode control and compensation design
 * Experience with AC-DC converters and power factor correction
 * Strong grasp of DC-DC topologies, with ability to select optimal architectures and components
 * Understanding of design for fault tolerance and reliability
 * Familiar with failure mode effects and criticality analysis
 * Familiarity with design of wire wound and planar inductors and transformers
 * Familiarity with power supply testing and packaging for harsh environments
 * Experience with in-lab impedance measurement and loop-gain measurement
 * Familiarity with spacecraft electrical power systems and knowledge of radiation effects
 * Familiarity with solar arrays as input power sources
 * Familiarity with lithium-ion battery handling, safety, and usage

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

 * Ability to work extended hours or weekends as needed for mission critical deadlines, * To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. * 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. * 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

## Description

* 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


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