Electrical Engineer – Motor Control & Power Electronics
Cyient · California, United States · 4 wk ago
EngineeringFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and perform electrical circuit design and hardware design for motor controllers and related power electronics.
- Develop and review schematics, board-level designs, and component selections for motor drive systems.
- Perform detailed circuit analysis, simulations, and design validation to meet performance, reliability, and safety requirements.
- Own and drive hardware troubleshooting and root-cause analysis at board and system levels.
- Work closely with embedded software teams to ensure proper hardware/software integration and understanding of the end-to-end motor controller operation.
- Support bring-up, testing, and debug of motor control hardware in lab and system environments.
- Lead technical discussions and reviews, providing guidance to junior engineers and cross-functional teams.
- Ensure designs comply with applicable defense, quality, and regulatory standards.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- Strong hands-on experience in circuit design and hardware design (mandatory).
- Promised experience in circuit analysis, validation, and troubleshooting of complex electronic systems.
- Solid understanding of motor control systems, including power stages, gate drivers, sensors, and control interfaces.
- Good knowledge of power electronics (MOSFETs, IGBTs, inverters, DC-DC converters).
- Understanding of hardware and software theory of operation for motor controllers.
- Experience working in or with the defense industry is highly preferred.
- Ability to technically lead and mentor engineers on hardware development efforts.
- Strong documentation, communication, and design review skills.
Preferred / Additional Skills
- Experience with schematic capture and PCB design tools.
- Familiarity with EMI/EMC considerations and mitigation techniques.
- Experience in hardware bring-up, lab testing, and use of test equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power analyzers).
- Exposure to safety-critical or mission-critical electronic systems.
- Experience collaborating with systems, firmware, and test engineering teams.