System Engineer - HVDC
About the role
As a Texas Instruments (TI) Systems Engineer, you will have the opportunity to work in a vibrant and dynamic team-oriented environment with exposure to a variety of state-of-the-art applications each day.
Responsibilities
- Define system architectures for high-power-density DC-DC converters, intermediate bus converters (IBCs), and HVDC power delivery solutions.
- Develop power system specifications, requirements, and validation plans.
- Lead topology evaluation, tradeoff analysis, and system optimization for efficiency, power density, cost, and reliability.
- Collaborate with IC design, magnetics, packaging, thermal, firmware, and applications teams.
- Perform modeling and simulation using tools such as SIMPLIS, SPICE, MATLAB, or equivalent.
- Analyze system performance including efficiency, transient response, EMI, thermal behavior, and fault protection.
- Engage directly with hyperscale and enterprise customers to understand future power requirements and translate them into product roadmaps.
- Support product bring-up, debugging, characterization, and customer deployments.
Requirements
Minimum requirements:
- M.S. or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering.
- Strong background in power electronics and power conversion architectures.
- Deep understanding of magnetics, resonant converters, switching converters, and power semiconductor devices.
- Experience with system modeling, simulation, and hardware validation.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities.
Qualifications
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience with LLC, DAB, CLLC, multiphase buck, or switched-capacitor converters.
- Knowledge of high-voltage power distribution (48V, 400V, 800V HVDC).
- Familiarity with AI server, GPU, telecom, or data center power architectures.
- Experience with planar magnetics, GaN devices, and advanced packaging technologies.
- Experience working directly with hyperscale customers.
Pay
The base pay range for this role is $125,000 - $213,000. Base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range, providing the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. Your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
About Us
We empower our employees to truly own their career and development. Come collaborate with some of the smartest people in the world to shape the future of electronics. We value diverse backgrounds and perspectives, as they push innovation forward and make TI stronger.
Texas Instruments Incorporated (Nasdaq: TXN) is a global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures, and sells analog and embedded processing chips for markets such as industrial, automotive, data center, personal electronics, and communications equipment. Our passion is to create a better world by making electronics more affordable through semiconductors.