Senior Electrical Engineer, Capella Space
Power
$128-185k
+ Stock option grants for new hires
More information about location
Office located in Louisville, CO
Space-based radar Earth observation satellites
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Space-based radar Earth observation satellites
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$128-185k
+ Stock option grants for new hires
More information about location
Office located in Louisville, CO
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make timely Earth observation an essential tool for commerce, conservation, and well-being.
Role
Who you are
- 4+ years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting power electronics systems in a hardware R&D lab environment
- Familiarity with various DC/DC power supply topologies for >1 kW systems
- Experience with designing control loops for DC/DC converters
- Experience in magnetics design
- Understanding of hardware evaluation methodologies, including development of test cases/suites, performance analysis, test automation, and data analysis
- Extensive experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, thermal chambers, and other test equipment
- Experience with I2C, SPI, UART, etc
- Experience designing modern analog and digital electronics
- Experience in PCB schematic capture & layout
- Experience with Altium designer tools or other similar electronic CAD tools
- Experience designing high reliability systems
- Knowledge of the PCBA fabrication and assembly process
- Excellent design and manufacturing documentation skills with attention to detail
- Experience working with contract manufacturers to procure components, work through issues, and successfully assemble PCBAs
- Strong technical communication skills to be used in a highly collaborative environment
- Ability to work autonomously by determining and evaluating different courses of action independently
- Experience with Li-ion batteries and battery management system is a plus
- Familiarity with photovoltaics and MPPTs is a plus
- Experience in C or Python or software in general is a plus
What the job involves
- In this position you will be a key member of the spacecraft team at Capella
- The spacecraft team is responsible for the design, build and test of everything that ultimately goes into space
- On the spacecraft team, you will be collaborating cross-functionally with electrical design, RF systems design, flight software, ground software, mechanical, and spacecraft operations teams
- You will have significant responsibility and autonomy to deliver product while working on all phases of design, test, and production
- Capella is looking for an energetic, Power Electronics Engineer with experience in designing, testing, and troubleshooting power electronics systems down to the component level
- This role will include work across the entire PCBA design lifecycle, from requirements definition to topology trades, simulation, schematic design, layout, design verification testing, production, manufacturing acceptance testing, debug and integration into the system
Our take
Earth observation in the form of satellite imagery is in high demand. With climate change, supply chain, and defense operations all requiring high-quality observation data, the race is on to provide the clearest, most timely images - and Capella Space is one private company leading the charge.
Capella Space commands a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) constellation in low-earth orbit that clients can use to access real-time visibility of facts on the ground. It’s the first US company to do so, and has won a correspondingly leading slate of customers that include the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office, the U.S. Air Force, Geospatial, and RSI.
As the urgency of addressing global issues increases, the demand for Capella Space’s services is almost certain to rise. This puts the company in a great position to pursue further success, having already established itself as a key player in the market. It has also seen good funding that will help expand its imaging capacity and develop new data products, and has become one of the first commercial earth observation companies to secure a contract to work with the government on its program to boost US resilience in space.
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Insights
11% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jan 2023
$60m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Apr 2022
$97m
SERIES C
Total funding: $234m
Company benefits
- Medical/Dental/Vision
- Disability and Life Insurance
- 401k plan
- Equity
- Health Care, Dependent Care FSAs
- Commuter/Parking Flex Spending
- Flexible Vacation Policy
- In-Office Lunch Program
- Dog Friendly Work Environment (SF)
Company HQ
Mission District, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Payam Banazadeh
(Board Member & Founder)Worked in software development at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, ultimately taking up a Lead Project Engineer role there. Subsequently worked as a Project Manager at Stanford. Is now a member of advisory committees at the NOAA and University of Texas, Austin, as well as a Board Member at the National Security Space Association (NSSA).
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