Lead Power Electronics Engineer

About the role

Candidate will join the engineering team, using our high-speed high power permanent magnet machines, power electronics, and magnetic bearing controllers to change the electric machine industry.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate customer/project requirements and selecting appropriate topologies for DC/AC and DC/DC applications.
• Perform as a lead design engineer for power electronics products including all essential engineering analysis aspects from initial planning stages through study, design, and test.
• Lead, design, develop and test advanced power electronics, such as converters and inverters, using medium to high power switching components (hundreds of kW) and associated protection and gating circuitry.
• Selecting active semiconductor switching devices as well as passive components required for converter power circuits (capacitors, inductors, transformers, etc).
• Lead verification testing on new designs and products.
• Analyze switching and transient behavior of devices to determine limits, proper gating, operation and implementation.
• Design analysis including modeling, simulation, and control loops.
• Optimize designs with an eye toward efficiency, density, and cost.
• Conduct design reviews and follow NPI process.
• Perform hands-on lab work building and debugging prototypes.
• Perform electrical characterization, design validation, and qualification.
• Introduce the product into production.
• Provide technical support for production and field product issues.
• Lead projects and collaborate in cross-functional teams.
• Prepare invention disclosures to protect intellectual property.
• Mentor junior engineers.
• Lead the activities and collaboration with contractors to outsource project tasks, track the progress per project schedule, and report it to management team.

Requirements

• BSc or MSc in Electrical Engineering with focus on power electronics and having +8 years of industry experience. PhD is plus.
• Strong understanding of power inverters operation and design.
• Strong understanding of 3-phase power systems.
• Strong skillset of debugging power electronics circuits.
• Experience with space vector, sinusoidal, and/or discontinuous PWM schemes.
• Strong knowledge of digital, analog and power electronic circuits design, test, and debugging.
• Experience with power electronics test equipment such as scope, DC/AC electronics load, DC/AC power sources, current and voltage probes.
• Experience with SiC and GaN devices-based power converter design.
• Strong circuit simulation experience (Matlab Simulink/PLECS/ LTSpice).
• Strong interpersonal, communication, presentation and technical writing skills.
• Self-motivated, detail oriented, strong team player.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think creatively.
• Able to drive projects to completion.
• Able to work in a team environment and on several projects simultaneously.
• Able to prepare test reports, conclude the outcome of test results, provide the next steps in test plan, and present it to management level.
• Advanced computer skills with emphasis on MS Office products.

Qualifications

• Perform power electronic circuit design (create schematic symbols and layout footprints, design schematic and layout, and create BOM) in Altium.
• Magnetics design and optimization.
• High frequency magnetics design knowledge.
• Able to drive, understand and adhere to product roadmaps, define new platforms, and extend products for power inverters (DC/AC).
• Create high density PCB layout with noise and EMI mitigation.

Skills

• Detail oriented with excellent time management skills.
• Strong blend of analytical, decision-making and creative problem-solving skills.
• Team player with a willingness to learn, teach and help.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Lead Role: Technical lead of talented and experienced team of Power Electronics and Test Engineers.

Benefits

Salary Range: $170,000 - $220,000 DOE + Performance Bonus up to $240,000

Schedule

Flexible work schedule.