About this role
Senior Electrical Systems Engineer for Amazon Leo, owning requirements, trade studies, and simulations for the Leo satellite power system; builds models to optimize solar array, battery, power conversion, and distribution.
Key Responsibilities
- Own requirements and trade studies
- Develop and manage simulations
- Evaluate sizing of solar array, battery, power electronics
- Lead cross-functional requirements development
- Communicate key requirements
Technical Overview
Focus on electrical power system design, simulation and modeling using Matlab/Python; cross-functional collaboration with hardware and software teams; evaluate architecture trades for satellites.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a senior electrical systems engineer with 5+ years in electrical power systems and simulation, capable of leading cross-functional hardware/software requirements and modeling efforts for satellite power systems.
Must-Have Skills
Bachelor's degree in computer scienceelectrical engineeringor related field5+ years of engineering experience in the area of electrical power systems or power electronics5+ years of experience in simulationmodelingand requirements definition for electric power system developmentExperience and working knowledge of Matlab or Python to extractprocessand store information from large datasets
Nice-to-Have Skills
Power system design experience in solarbatteryelectric vehicledronessatelliteor rocketExperience developing models for solar arraybattery systemspower electronicsLed cross-functional requirements development across hardware and software teamstranslating technical constraints into actionable specificationsKnowledge of orbital mechanics and coordinate transformationsBackground in control systems and/or roboticsExperience creating and maintaining complicated simulations and managing large data setsExcellent skill at organizing data and communicating key requirements to teammatesCross-organizational communication
Tools & Platforms
MatlabPython
Required Skills
Electrical power systemspower electronicssimulationmodelingrequirements definitionMatlabPythoncross-functional collaborationhardwaresoftwaresystems engineeringorbital mechanicssolar arraybattery
Hard Skills
Electrical power systemsPower electronicsSimulationModelingRequirements definitionMatlabPython
Soft Skills
Cross-functional collaborationCommunicationAnalytical thinkingProblem solvingTeamwork
Keywords for Your Resume
Senior Electrical Systems EngineerElectrical power systemsPower electronicssimulationmodelingrequirements definitionMatlabPythonsolar arraybatterypower conversionpower distributionorbital mechanicscoordinate transformationscross-functionalhardwaresoftwaresystems engineeringdata analysissatelliterockettrade studiestrade-offs
Deal Breakers
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field, 5+ years of experience in power systems and simulation, Export control eligibility (US citizenship/Green Card)
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