MKAvionics Motor Control Design Engineer III - Lunar Permanence

Application close date:
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Deliver space-rated avionics sub-systems- including requirements development, design, testing, system integration, verification planning, and execution.
• Develop and manage, high and low voltage avionics designs that integrate within a motor control scheme.
• Support design risk analyses, failure modes effects and criticality analyses (FMECA), design for test/manufacture/cost (DFx), and root-cause analysis of test discrepancies.
• Effectively communicate development status, risks, and challenges to management.

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, or related discipline
• 5+ years of experience in electrical/avionics design
• Understanding of power electronics hardware development, such as developing high-voltage switching, and high power regulation (SMPS)
• Knowledge of signal integrity, power, grounding, and general board layout principles
• Experience with mixed-signal circuit design, including analysis, simulation, test, troubleshooting, and part selection
• Familiarity with many of the following parts and their usage: ADCs, DACs, op amps, power supplies (linear, LDO, DC/DC), and MOSFETs
• Desire to work hands-on, both independently and as part of a team, throughout the development and production phases of the electronic assembly product lifecycle

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent field
• 7+ years of experience in design, development, test, and operation of vehicle Avionics systems
• Experience with brushless DC (BLDC) motors and controllers
• Additional experience with various motor controls, power conversion topologies, and control systems
• Knowledge of radiation effects on electronics and how to apply this to designs targeting space applications
• Experience with launch vehicle Avionics systems hardware development, integration, and test

• LTSpice, PSpice, SIMetrix/SIMPLIS, Simscape
• Experience designing high reliability safety-critical, Class 2/3 board assemblies; familiarity with IPC-A-600/610, DO-254, and similar standards

For CA applicants is $ - $; for CO applicants is $ - $; for WA applicants is $ - $. Other site ranges may differ.

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