Power System Engineer, Fremont California

Overview

Ventiva is pioneering the next generation of thermal management, delivering air intelligence for electronic devices. Our breakthrough Ionic Cooling Engine (ICE®) technology provides efficient, silent cooling without fans—eliminating noise, vibration, and dust while enabling sleek, high-performance designs that traditional solutions can’t support. Ventiva solutions unlock new possibilities for electronics, enabling compute-intensive systems that are lightweight, quiet, and uncompromising in performance.

If you thrive in a dynamic environment that values authenticity and bold thinking, and want to have an impact on the future of electronics, Ventiva is the place to do it.

• We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Power Engineer to join our multidisciplinary hardware development team with a strong background in printed circuit board (PCB) layout and thermal engineering for electronics systems.
• Design and validate high-performance electronic systems and the first Solid State Active Thermal Solution for laptops, ensuring optimal heat dissipation and performance.
• Design and optimize multilayer PCB layouts for high-speed digital and analog circuits.
• Collaborate with mechanical engineers and PCB layout designers to meet electrical, mechanical, and thermal constraints.
• Conduct thermal analysis and simulations to ensure thermal reliability and compliance with design requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including firmware, mechanical, and manufacturing to ensure seamless product development.
• Perform design reviews, component selection, schematic capture, and layout verification.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to signal integrity, EMI/EMC, thermal performance, and board bring-up.
• Participate in prototype builds, testing, and validation of hardware systems.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience with power converter design including DC/DC converter design, PCB layout, and board bring up and debugging.
• Experience with common power management methodologies, and power delivery system design.
• Experience with Bench Power Supplies, Multimeters, Oscilloscopes, Data Acquisition Equipment.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Power Electronics or a related technical field.
• Experience in power system design.
• Experience with analyzing and organizing data.
• Understanding of power electronics fundamentals and various power conversion designs for laptop power management.
• Knowledge of power converter modeling and simulation.
• Experience in high voltage power converters.

Salary Range: USD $180,000 - $220,000

Ventiva, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply.