Power Electronics - Electrical Engineer II
Designs and validates power electronics systems including HV/LV converters, inverters, motor controllers, and battery management for autonomous aircraft. Owns full hardware development cycle from concept to aerospace-standard testing, collaborating cross-functionally. Requires BS in EE and 1+ years experience.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Design HV and LV power systems including DC-DC converters, inverters, motor controllers, battery management, power generation, and distribution
- Design embedded safety and protection mechanisms across power ranges from 10 kW high-power applications
- Own full-cycle hardware development: concept, modeling, worst case analysis, schematic capture, simulation, prototyping, design reiteration, testing, and validation
- Drive PCB layout and design with ECAD engineers, optimizing for power density, EMI, thermal, and manufacturability
- Design for safety, manufacturability, and reliability
- Execute board bring up, verification, validation, and HALT testing to meet aerospace standards
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Mechanical, CAD, Embedded, Software, Production, and aircraft teams
- Lead and contribute to design reviews
- Manage project timelines, deliverables, and technical milestones
Requirements
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
- 1+ years of experience as an Electrical Engineer
- Experience with circuit design, schematic capture, component selection, circuit testing, and debugging
- Familiarity with Altium or equivalent
- Experience with lab equipment: oscilloscopes, power supplies, E-loads, multimeters
Skills
Power Electronics, Dc-Dc Converters, Inverters, Motor Controllers, Battery Management, Pcb Design, Altium, Schematic Capture, Circuit Simulation, Halt Testing, Oscilloscopes, Emi Mitigation
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