Lead Power Management Design Engineer
| Company | Array Labs |
|---|---|
| Location | Palo Alto, CA, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, semiconductor device physics, or related field
- 2+ years of hands-on experience building, testing, and delivering power electronics
- Strong background in analog circuit design, with a focus on switched-mode power converters and linear power regulators
- Experience with circuit design and simulation tools such as Altium and LTSpice
- Excellent teamwork, communication, and documentation skills
- Learns new concepts rapidly, completely, and in a self-directed manner
- High level of self-motivation and personal accountability
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment under significant time constraints
Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end design and development of power management systems from concept to production
- Define system architecture and component specifications for efficient power distribution and management
- Design and simulate analog and digital circuits for power regulation, conversion, and protection, including thermal and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) considerations
- Perform detail design, create schematics, ensure proper layout, and work with vendors and manufacturers to deliver production hardware
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including antenna, RF, digital communication, and radar engineers, to ensure power management designs meet system-level requirements
- Work with contract manufacturers for mass production, testing, calibration and integration of power management systems into our satellites
Preferred Qualifications
- Masters or Ph.D. in electrical engineering, semiconductor device physics, or a related field
- 4+ years of hands-on experience building, testing, and delivering power electronics
- Experience architecting power supply systems
- Experience with high-voltage high-power semiconductors (GaN/SiC/Si) and circuit design including fault tolerance and reliability
- Experience with schematic capture and board layout using CAD tools such as Altium Designer, Allegro, ORCAD, etc.
- Hands-on experience tuning and debugging power systems to optimize system performance and stability
- Knowledge of EMC requirements and EMI mitigation techniques relevant to power conversion systems
- Familiarity with battery pack design, chargers, and battery management systems (BMS)
- Familiarity with thermal analysis and simulation tools