Lead Engineer - Power Electronics

Lead Engineer - Power Electronics

Anaheim, CA

This company, a developer of much-needed power technology, is looking for a lead-level Power Electronics Engineer. They need someone who can both be a hands-on engineer and direct other engineers for full life-cycle development of board-level hardware.

Company Information

This company has the energy and innovative culture of a start-up, plus it’s an established, profitable company developing power technology for multiple industries, including aerospace, defense, and industrial technologies. They offer a hard-to-find mix of stability, growth, and the ability to make a difference in industry-changing technology.

Position Description

In this role, you’ll lead a team of 3 hardware engineers, doing design, test, debugging, and release of power inverters and converters (10-300 kW). Your responsibilities will be a mix of hands-on development and guiding team members, from concept to release into high volume production.

Other responsibilities include:

• Evaluate customer/project requirements and selecting appropriate topologies for DC/AC and DC/DC applications
• Select active semiconductor switching devices as well as passive components required for converter power circuits (capacitors, inductors, transformers, etc.)
• Have a hand in multiple projects (3-5)
• 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
• Lead the interface with contractors to outsource project tasks, track the progress per project schedule, and report it to management team

Qualifications

• BSEE (focus on power electronics) with 8+ years of experience in full development life-cycle power electronics development at the board-level (digital, analog, and power electronic circuit design).
• Background developing power electronics in the range of 100-300 kW.
• Experience either as a lead engineer or as a senior engineer, ready to step into a lead-level role.
• Strong understanding of areas such as:

- power inverters

- 3-phase power systems

- space vector, sinusoidal, and/or discontinuous PWM schemes

- SiC and GaN devices

- Circuit simulation software (Matlab, Simulink, LTSpice, etc.)

• Excellent communication skills, with the proven ability to mentor engineers and be a primary point of contact for the team.

Compensation:

$220-280K base plus performance bonus.

This is a direct-hire position, with a full benefit package.

The company will support relocation for qualified candidates.

The company can only consider US Citizens.