Lead Power Electronics Engineer

Lead Power Electronics Engineer

Onsite

$170,000 - $240,000

The Lead Power Electronics Engineer will be responsible for all aspects of power converter design, test, debugging, and project execution. In this role, you will design innovative power converter products for industrial, aerospace, and military applications and lead the product development process from concept realization through introduction of product into high volume production.

• 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 the management team.

• 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.
  
  Ability to drive projects to completion.
• Ability to work in a team environment and on several projects simultaneously.
• Ability 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.

• 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.
• Ability 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.

Location:

Cerritos, CA, United States