Senior Power Electronics Engineer

Description

• Build detailed schematics, select components, PCBA layout, prototype, and validate hardware.
• Own the design and build a fully functioning inverter autonomously.
• Optimize loss, efficiency, and conduct thermal analysis of the inverter.
• Conduct modeling and detailed simulation of inverters.
• Utilize expertise in design and validation of gate drivers, power stages, magnetics, and controls.
• Design and develop power electronics for a nuclear power generator.
• Perform circuit formal analysis, e.g., de-rating and worst-case circuit analysis.
• Apply EMI/EMC strategies and underlying physics to engineering problems.

Requirements

• Solid understanding of capacitor and super-capacitor design and selection, such as electrolytic, film, ceramic, and tantalum.
• Must work 100% onsite at El Segundo HQ.
• Proficiency in EMI/EMC filter design for stability, noise rejection, and surviving threat signals.
• Expert with high voltage power semiconductor selection (Si/SiC/GaN, IGBT, Diodes, MOSFETs), gate driver, and protection circuit design.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, specializing in power electronics.
• 8+ years of design experience designing high voltage and high power electronics.
• Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as necessary to accomplish our mission.
• Expert with at least one of the common power electronics tools such as PLECS, PSCAD, dSPICE, PSIM, or Simplorer.
• Strong understanding of different PWM switching techniques, DPWM, ZCS, ZVS.
• Startup experience or ability to work in a fast-paced development environment.
• Demonstrated experience in embedded programming with C/C++.

Benefits

• Voluntary life, accident, hospital, critical illness, commuter and FSA/HSA are offered as employee contributed benefits.
• 8-weeks of paid parental leave for all parents. Additional paid pregnancy leave for CA employees.
• Medical: 100% premium coverage for base Silver level plan for employee + 50% premium coverage for dependents. Platinum plans available.
• Daily catered lunch. Free snacks and drinks.
• Beautiful El Segundo headquarters close to the Pacific Ocean.
• Dental: 100% premium coverage for top tier plan (including orthodontia) + 50% for dependents.
• Flexible PTO policy. Remote workday allocation.
• One Medical: Sponsored memberships for eligible employees and their dependents.
• Company and team-bonding events, happy hours and in-person camaraderie.
• Vision: 100% premium coverage for top tier plan + 50% for dependents.
• Stock: Substantial incentive stock plan for all full-time employees.

Training + Development

Interview process

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Security clearance