xona-space · Burlingame, California
Xona is the navigational intelligence company bringing real-time, centimeter-level certainty to any device, anywhere on Earth. With Pulsar – the world’s most advanced PNT satellite infrastructure in Low Earth Orbit – Xona will offer a future-proof, backwards-compatible global positioning system optimized for absolute precision, superior power, and robust protection. Role Overview We are looking for a Satellite Power Test Engineer to join our engineering team. In this role, you will support the validate and characterize the satellite’s power system, including the solar arrays and batteries and work with other disciplines to design an efficient and complete solution for our satellite system. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team that’s building cutting-edge technology for space. What You’ll Do: - Develop the qualification plans for the satellite’s batteries and solar arrays - Determine the power requirements, use cases, fault scenarios, and operating environment in order to properly specify requirements - Closely work with suppliers to ensure compliance to the satellite’s performance requirements - Develop the internal acceptance plan and determine the test infrastructure needed to perform the tests - Document test plans, test results, and non conformances - Work with design engineers (electrical, software, and mechanical) to incorporate lessons learned into their designs What You Bring: - B.S. in Electrical, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field - 2+ years experience in testing and qualifying power system, ideally for high reliability applications - Strong understanding of battery and solar array technologies - Working knowledge of solar array performance prediction (BOL/EOL, radiation and thermal effects) and power budgeting - Strong systems-level thinking across electrical, mechanical, thermal, and power domains - Familiarity with drawings, GD&T, BOMs, and mass/power budgets; proficiency with standard tools (CAD, PLM, test equipment) - A collabo…
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