Power Electronics Engineer
Listed on 2026-06-02
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Engineering
Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineer, Systems Engineer
About the Role
Power is the product. We're looking for a power electronics engineer who can own the electrical architecture of our power, conversion and energy systems, both on energy storage and vehicle/ automotive mobility from DC/DC and DC/AC conversion, protection and isolation circuits, and power distribution and management. You'll be one of the first power electronics hires and will directly shape what goes into our products across multiple platforms and sectors.
This is a high-ownership, high-impact, highly interdisciplinary, prototype-to-production role at a company where the hardware actually matters.
Own full-cycle design of power electronics subsystems: DC/DC and DC/AC converters, protection logic, and power distribution units, managing low voltage and high voltage systems, as well as AC circuits.
Design and incorporate: Next-generation GaN and SiC inverter systems for high-efficiency power conversion, using advanced power control schemes.
Design for: Low electromagnetic signature by minimizing conducted and radiated emissions to meet MIL-STD-461 requirements; this is core to our product, not an afterthought.
Develop schematics: Oversee PCB layout using Altium or equivalent, with particular attention to power density, thermal management, and EMI mitigation at the board level for DC and AC systems.
Hardware Bring-up: Write and execute hardware bring-up, verification, and validation test plans; operate lab equipment including oscilloscopes, electronic loads, power analyzers, current probes, and thermal cameras.
Define and execute testing: Including environmental and qualification testing (thermal cycling, vibration, shock) in coordination with the mechanical team.
Collaborate closely with mechanical engineers: on component integration, PCB placement within enclosures, connector and harness selection, and thermal path design.
Support firmware and software engineers: with electrical specifications for power management and control firmware.
Travel to test sites: (military and non-military) and military exercises to see your hardware operate in real conditions, and engage closely with global suppliers.
- Top‑notch engineering intuition and first‑principles thinking toward designing complex products that function seamlessly for your customer, taking both an engineering/technical, and product/customer approach, to strike the optimal balance.
- Able to independently identify critical information or priority gaps and apply effort toward closing those gaps.
- Undaunted by imperfect, incomplete or absent datasets or information, and capable of making sound, comprehensive, and swift first‑principled decisions to achieve a product end‑state that meets and/or exceeds the need of the hour.
- Not satisfied by superficial explanations of a problem or “band‑aid engineering”; seeks persistently to find the specific root cause through data‑driven methods, and resolve failures or recurring issues, so they can be mitigated to prevent future such instances.
- Gratified by helping your peers succeed, building a robust team culture, and propagation deep camaraderie amongst your peers; seeks to break down information silos by collaborating rigorously with others to solve problems, share knowledge, and provide input.
B.S. in Electrical Engineering (M.S. a plus)
2‑5 years of experience in power electronics hardware design, with at least 2 years on low voltage and high‑voltage power conversion and management.
Demonstrated end‑to‑end ownership: you've taken power electronics hardware from topology architecture to schematic to production.
Hands‑on experience with protection circuits, and high‑voltage isolation.
Working knowledge of DC/DC and DC/AC converter topologies — buck, boost, flyback, full‑bridge, inverter — and control loop theory (analog and digital compensation, stability margin analysis).
Experience designing to EMI/EMC requirements — conducted and radiated emissions, filtering strategies, layout best practices; MIL‑STD‑461 familiarity strongly preferred.
Proven bench skills: you're comfortable with power analyzers, oscilloscopes, thermal cameras, electronic…
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