Responsibilities

• Play key role in laying framework for electrical and controls component design in future electric drivetrains, create new technology and products
• Push the limits on creating worlds most power dense inverter system and prove it out in field
• System and component level design of inverter, power conversion board, controls board for cost, high volume manufacturing
• Drive simulations and validate performance and efficiency
• Develop in-house test setups and test procedures for durability and performance
• Choosing and planning switching and control components based on latest advances and future usability
• Interface with component suppliers to drive detailed component drawings and test requirements

Qualifications

Education: MS/PhD in Engineering is preferred with a research / project focus on inverter drives.

• Strong first principles understanding of power electronics, PCB layout, controls theory
• Prior experience of at least one design iteration of a power/control board going through concept, design, release, testing, validation and (ideally) a production ramp
• Demonstrated capability of designing complex power electronics systems with multiphysics interactions
• Previous experience designing a system with microcontrollers, FPGAs using features such as PWM, ADC, interrupts, encoders/resolver, etc
• Use of circuit simulation tools such as Plecs, PSpice, Simulink/Simscape
• Bonus qualifications
  • Design-for-reliability, including use of DFMEA and fault trees
  • Designing for high EMI environments
  • Exposure to tools such as Altium designer, Cadence
  • Good understanding of of Li-ion battery systems