Digital Power Electronics Firmware Engineer – Austin, TX

What You’ll Do

• Develop and implement embedded firmware in C/C++ for the real-time digital control of power electronics systems, including DC-DC converters, voltage regulation, and power distribution architectures.
• Develop control models and algorithms using SPICE and MATLAB/Simulink to simulate system behavior, evaluate stability, and optimize performance before hardware deployment.
• Work closely with electrical engineers during hardware bring-up, integration, and validation of power electronics systems.
• Conduct hands-on laboratory testing and debugging across a range of operating and load conditions to identify and resolve firmware, control-loop, and hardware-related issues.
• Optimize firmware and control strategies to improve system efficiency, stability, transient response, and thermal performance.
• Iterate on control algorithms and firmware based on simulation results, lab measurements, and system-level performance data.

What You’ll Need

• 3+ years of experience developing embedded firmware for power electronics, power conversion, or power-management systems.
• Experience implementing digital control for DC-DC converters, inverters, voltage regulators, or similar power architectures.
• Strong understanding of analog and digital power electronics and the interaction between power stages and embedded control systems.
• Proficiency in C/C++ for embedded systems, with hands-on experience using microcontrollers such as STM32, TI C2000, or comparable platforms.
• Experience implementing real-time control algorithms, including PID control loops, anti-windup techniques, PWM generation, and phase-shift modulation.
• Familiarity with power-system modeling and simulation using tools such as SPICE, MATLAB, and Simulink.
• Strong hardware and firmware debugging skills, with a hands-on approach to diagnosing system-level issues.

You’ll Stand Out

• Experience designing, tuning, and optimizing digital power-control loops, including compensation and stability techniques.
• Knowledge of high-efficiency power-conversion architectures, EMI/EMC considerations, and thermal-performance optimization.
• Experience working with battery systems, energy storage, battery management, or energy-management systems.
• Background developing embedded systems for defense, aerospace, robotics, automotive, or other high-performance applications.
• Experience with advanced digital control methods, including sophisticated PID tuning, anti-windup strategies, PWM modulation, and phase-shift control for power-conversion systems.