Power Electronics Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Participate with systems engineering to complete requirements analysis for power electronics subsystems.
• Document technical requirements for power electronics, inverters, magnetic components, power supplies, and energy storage systems.
• Perform computer-aided design of electronics and control electronics subsystems.
• Develop and test electronic subsystems that provide output electrical power.
• Execute automatic and manual testing of electronics and control electronics subsystems.
• Cross-functional coordination with and/or supervision of appropriate personnel from Engineering and Manufacturing to ensure electronics and control subsystems meet specifications.
• Collaborate with mechanical, thermal, and systems engineering on design integration and production readiness.

Requirements & Design

• Design and test IGBT-based 30 kW–500 kW power inverters.
• Design and test high-voltage DC/DC converters.
• Design noise-immune power and control circuits, including EMI filter design and troubleshooting.
• Use power electronics simulation tools: PSIM Pro, MATLAB/Simulink, and PSPICE.
• Design and test magnetic devices including generators, inductors, and transformers.
• Design and layout schematics and PCBs.
• Select electronic components.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary design and production teams.
• Supervise junior engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering required; MS or PhD preferred.
• 7+ years of hands-on experience designing and testing power electronic subsystems.
• Specific experience in the design and testing of power electronics for electrical power generation.

• Demonstrated capability to design and test IGBT-based 30 kW–500 kW power inverters.
• Demonstrated capability to design and test high-voltage DC/DC converters.
• Knowledge and experience designing noise-immune power and control circuits, including EMI filter design and troubleshooting.
• Proficiency with power electronics simulation tools: PSIM Pro, MATLAB/Simulink, and PSPICE.
• Knowledge and experience designing magnetic devices including generators, inductors, and transformers.
• Excellent background in the design of magnetic devices.
• Knowledge and experience with electronic component selection.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to collaborate within multidisciplinary design and production teams.
• Demonstrated leadership and communication skills; ability to supervise junior engineers.

• Knowledge and experience developing Battery Management Systems for Lithium, Lead/Acid, and other battery chemistries.
• Familiarity with low-power supply design.
• Familiarity with Ansoft Finite Element Analysis tools.
• Real-time programming and debugging in C and assembly language.
• Capability to understand mechanical engineering, physical, thermodynamic, and chemical principles relevant to power system design.
• Experience with OrCAD and PADS for schematic capture and PCB layout.
• Familiarity with high-speed digital circuit design using microprocessors and DSPs (Microchip, TI, Motorola).
• Experience with HALT and HASS testing methodologies.
• Familiarity with motor drives and power supply design and test environments.

What Success Looks Like

• Power electronics subsystems delivered on schedule that meet or exceed performance specifications.
• Thorough, well-documented requirements and design records that support product quality and compliance.
• Reliable, efficiently designed magnetic components, inverters, and converters integrated across Capstone platforms.
• Collaboration that accelerates development cycles and reduces rework.
• A test and validation culture that catches issues early and drives continuous product improvement.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Work primarily performed in an office environment.
• Test cell environment — hearing protection and eye protection required.
• Exposure to high-power electrical systems and combustible fuel.
• Sit for extended periods; extensive computer use.
• Sit and stand for extended periods.
• Sit and stand for extended periods.
• Minimal travel required.
• Willingness to work beyond a standard 40-hour workweek as required to meet schedule commitments.