Sr Staff Power Electronics Engineer Job at Crossing Hurdles, Palo Alto, CA

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  • Crossing Hurdles
  • Palo Alto, CA

Job Description

Job Description

Crossing Hurdles is a global recruitment consultancy firm that assists our clients to hire the best talent.

About the Client:

A rapidly growing electric mobility company with $100M in funding, focused on creating innovative, vertically integrated small EVs to address global mobility challenges.

Role - Sr Staff Power Electronics Engineer

Location - Palo Alto, CA

Required Tech Stack - MATLAB, Simulink, LTspice, PLECS

Compensation - $220k - $255k + Equity (Competitive)

Benefits - Comprehensive health coverage, including 100% insurance for health, dental, and vision, with additional benefits like One Medical membership, fertility support, flexible time off, and 401(k) match.

YOE - 5 - 10 years of experience in power electronics design, ideally with leadership or DRI responsibilities

Roles & Responsibilities:

  • Directly Responsible Individual role for execution of power conversion PCBA development spanning design, development, validation and production ramp.
  • Focus on highly integrated and cost effective design of systems spanning 48 - 100V and 1 - 10kW peak power range.
  • Plan schedule, development steps, test resources and contract manufacturer EOL activities.
  • Work with systems engineering to author and ratify product requirements including cost, performance, reliability, regulatory, etc.
  • Perform simulation, analysis and validation of critical circuits. Perform the worst case circuit analysis and determine corresponding validation.
  • Specify and select critical components and perform characterization, schematic capture and layout of power electronics, controls and auxiliary circuits.
  • Collaborate with firmware and controls teams on HW integration and control strategies.
  • Work with functional safety peers to identify critical diagnostics/protection circuits and deliver appropriate design implementations.
  • Compile DFMEA, PFMEA and validation plans.
  • Perform hands on integration and test activities combined with directing and collaborating with test peers and outside resources such as certification labs and contract manufacturers.
  • Support thermal, EMC, reliability and NVH testing.
  • Collaborate with mechanical, controls and firmware peers to execute a complete system solution.
  • Provide status updates in program meetings and to leadership.

Requirements:

  • Electrical Engineering degree with focus on power electronics/power systems, MS minimum.
  • 8+ years working in power electronics design, preferably traction inverter.
  • Experience with actuators (BLDC) and position sensors.
  • Proficiency with power switches (MOSFET, GaN, SiC).
  • Strong understanding of analog and digital circuits including microcontrollers and peripherals, commonly used for power electronics applications.
  • Proficiency with common simulation tools, LTspice, PLECS, Matlab.
  • Hands on experience with low/high power lab equipment with voltage range up to 1kV.
  • Experience delivering products to the market.

Why candidates should join:

  • Direct mentorship from ex-Apple power electronics architect, with full ownership of technical decisions from day one
  • Work with Advanced Power Electronics Technologies
  • $100M Funding with Rapid Growth Potential

Job Tags

Contract work, Flexible hours,

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