{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"6e1cda35b25f6a2cc43e6747","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/6e1cda35b25f6a2cc43e6747","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/6e1cda35b25f6a2cc43e6747","title":"Lead Power Systems Engineer","description":"If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact this employer to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process.\n\nFull Time Employee Full-Time Sterling, VA, US\n\n2 days ago Requisition ID: 1803\n\nPosition Title: Lead Power Systems Engineer\n\nRequisition ID: 1803\n\nPosition Location: Sterling, VA\n\nPosition Reports To: Director, Electrical Engineering\n\nSupervises Others: No\n\nAt Trident Systems, we believe that strong engineering principles are fundamental to driving innovation and solving complex problems. We promote a culture characterized by rigorous engineering practices and a commitment to continuous improvement. This is achieved by leveraging our organization's collective expertise through collaborative development processes, which include thorough design and peer reviews. We can deliver innovative, high-performance solutions that meet our customers' evolving requirements by integrating our specialized knowledge in aerospace electronic systems with appropriately scaled development methodologies.\n\nWe are a mission partner supporting DoD, Intelligence Community, and Civil space customers. We develop complex, radiation-effects-mitigated, designs that balance competing requirements in modern space programs, delivering cutting-edge solutions that enable our customers to achieve more in space.\n\nPosition Summary\nThe Lead Power Systems Engineer will be the technical leader and decision-maker for a multidisciplinary team of electrical, power, and hardware engineers that design and produce high-performance power systems for satellites. This role requires an experienced spacecraft development engineer who can guide architecture, communicate with customers, and manage top-level requirements and verification. The Lead Power Systems Engineer should have proven skills in designing, debugging, and optimizing DC-DC converters, and should have practical experience with GaN technologies and radiation effects on electronics.\n\nDuties and Responsibilities\n\nServe as technical lead and primary decision-maker for power systems design across government, civil, and commercial space programs.\n\nDefine and own power system architectures from concept through CDR, including bus regulation, power distribution, battery charging, and protection topologies.\n\nLead a team of electrical and power hardware engineers through all phases of the development lifecycle – requirements capture, design, analysis, fabrication, integration, and test.\n\nEstablish and maintain top-level electrical requirements and drive verification and validation activities including qualification and acceptance testing.\n\nServe as primary technical interface to customers, program managers, and external stakeholders; present design status, trade studies, and technical risks at formal reviews.\n\nGuide circuit design and layout reviews for high-reliability and GaN-based DC-DC converters, EMI filters, power distribution networks, solar array interfaces, and battery management systems.\n\nApply radiation hardness assurance (RHA) disciplines including part derating, total ionizing dose (TID) analysis, single event effects (SEE) screening, and lot testing coordination.\n\nIdentify and resolve technical risk early through analysis, simulation (SPICE/LTSpice), worst-case analysis (WCA), and hardware bring-up.\n\nMentor junior and mid-level engineers; define best practices and contribute to internal technical standards and IP development.\n\nSupport proposal efforts including technical volume authorship, BOE development, and design-to-cost trades.\n\nPerform other duties as assigned.\n\nRequired Qualifications\n\nB.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering or a closely related field.\n\n9+ years of experience in power electronics design, with at least 3 years in a technical lead or principal engineer role.\n\nDemonstrated expertise in DC-DC converter design across common topologies (buck, boost, flyback, forward, full-bridge) for spaceflight or other high-reliability applications.\n\nHands-on experience with GaN FET characterization, gate driver design, and transition to flight application.\n\nWorking knowledge of radiation effects in electronics and RHA methodologies applicable to LEO, MEO, GEO, or deep space environments.\n\nExperience owning requirements and verification artifacts in a formal systems engineering process (ICD, ICDs, V&V matrices, SRS).\n\nProficiency with circuit simulation tools (LTSpice, SIMPLIS, or equivalent).\n\nExperience with formal design reviews (PDR, CDR, TRR) and direct customer interaction.\n\nPreferred Qualifications\n\nExperience with MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-1553, ECSS, or NASA GEVS standards\n\nFamiliarity with space-qualified magnetic component design (custom inductors and transformers)\n\nExperience with battery management and charge control for Li-ion cells in space applications\n\nCadence or Altium PCB design review experience\n\nFamiliarity with EEE-INST-002 or equivalent part screening and derating standards\n\nPrior work on programs with formal flight heritage\n\nHired applicants may be eligible for benefits including but not limited to:\n\nMedical\n\nVision\n\nBasic life with AD&D\n\nShort term disability\n\nLong term disability\n\nAncillary (Voluntary life with AD&D, accident, critical illness, hospital, and pet)\n\nSpending accounts (HSA, FSA, and DCFSA)\n\nPaid time off\n\nHolidays\n\n401(k) (including company match)\n\nLeaves (Parental, maternity, and military)\n\nAnnual discretionary bonus (for eligible roles)\n\nTrident Systems reserves the right to change or assign other duties to this position.\n\nTrident Solutions is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. 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The Lead Power Systems Engineer should have proven skills in designing, debugging, and optimizing DC-DC converters, and should have practical experience with GaN technologies and radiation effects on electronics.\n\nDuties and Responsibilities\n\nServe as technical lead and primary decision-maker for power systems design across government, civil, and commercial space programs.\n\nDefine and own power system architectures from concept through CDR, including bus regulation, power distribution, battery charging, and protection topologies.\n\nLead a team of electrical and power hardware engineers through all phases of the development lifecycle – requirements capture, design, analysis, fabrication, integration, and test.\n\nEstablish and maintain top-level electrical requirements and drive verification and validation activities including qualification and acceptance testing.\n\nServe as primary technical interface to customers, program managers, and external stakeholders; present design status, trade studies, and technical risks at formal reviews.\n\nGuide circuit design and layout reviews for high-reliability and GaN-based DC-DC converters, EMI filters, power distribution networks, solar array interfaces, and battery management systems.\n\nApply radiation hardness assurance (RHA) disciplines including part derating, total ionizing dose (TID) analysis, single event effects (SEE) screening, and lot testing coordination.\n\nIdentify and resolve technical risk early through analysis, simulation (SPICE/LTSpice), worst-case analysis (WCA), and hardware bring-up.\n\nMentor junior and mid-level engineers; define best practices and contribute to internal technical standards and IP development.\n\nSupport proposal efforts including technical volume authorship, BOE development, and design-to-cost trades.\n\nPerform other duties as assigned.\n\nRequired Qualifications\n\nB.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering or a closely related field.\n\n9+ years of experience in power electronics design, with at least 3 years in a technical lead or principal engineer role.\n\nDemonstrated expertise in DC-DC converter design across common topologies (buck, boost, flyback, forward, full-bridge) for spaceflight or other high-reliability applications.\n\nHands-on experience with GaN FET characterization, gate driver design, and transition to flight application.\n\nWorking knowledge of radiation effects in electronics and RHA methodologies applicable to LEO, MEO, GEO, or deep space environments.\n\nExperience owning requirements and verification artifacts in a formal systems engineering process (ICD, ICDs, V&V matrices, SRS).\n\nProficiency with circuit simulation tools (LTSpice, SIMPLIS, or equivalent).\n\nExperience with formal design reviews (PDR, CDR, TRR) and direct customer interaction.\n\nPreferred Qualifications\n\nExperience with MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-1553, ECSS, or NASA GEVS standards\n\nFamiliarity with space-qualified magnetic component design (custom inductors and transformers)\n\nExperience with battery management and charge control for Li-ion cells in space applications\n\nCadence or Altium PCB design review experience\n\nFamiliarity with EEE-INST-002 or equivalent part screening and derating standards\n\nPrior work on programs with formal flight heritage\n\nHired applicants may be eligible for benefits including but not limited to:\n\nMedical\n\nVision\n\nBasic life with AD&D\n\nShort term disability\n\nLong term disability\n\nAncillary (Voluntary life with AD&D, accident, critical illness, hospital, and pet)\n\nSpending accounts (HSA, FSA, and DCFSA)\n\nPaid time off\n\nHolidays\n\n401(k) (including company match)\n\nLeaves (Parental, maternity, and military)\n\nAnnual discretionary bonus (for eligible roles)\n\nTrident Systems reserves the right to change or assign other duties to this position.\n\nTrident Solutions is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. 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