Principal Engineer - Power Electronics

ZipRecruiter; Belleville; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Principal Power Electronics Engineer to lead a major inverter project. The successful candidate will design and test innovative power electronics solutions while collaborating across teams. This role demands expertise in high-voltage systems and offers substantial responsibility within a hybrid working environment.

Qualifications

• 5-6 years' experience in high-voltage power electronics design, development and testing.
• Experience working with 48V, 400V, and >800V voltage levels.
• Hands-on experience in power electronics hardware development, including design and debugging.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test power electronics products for electrified systems.
• Collaborate with Systems, Software/Controls, and Mechanical teams.
• Drive component level design requirements from system level requirements.

Skills

Problem-solving

Client awareness

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical or Mechanical engineering

Masters or PhD in relevant field

Tools

Circuit simulation tools (CAD)

Schematic capture (Altium)

Simulation tools (PLECS)

Job description

Job DescriptionJob Description

We are looking for a Principal Power Electronics Engineer for a large inverter project. The engineer will be working a hybrid schedule out of Van Buren Township. This is a true lead Senior/Principal level role and will require the engineer to have a strong customer interface background.
This is for a large multi-year project and you will be working on the project as an LER Techforce employee.

Key responsibilities

• Utilizing state of the art tools, design, develop, and test power electronics products for future electrified systems, including: AC/DC, DC/DC converters, Chargers, DC/AC, inverters, EMI filters, bus bar specifications and all related internal components.
• PCBA Circuit Simulation, Schematics, Layout, and Design Review experience.
• Work collaboratively with the Systems, Software/Controls, and Mechanical teams to ensure successful product development.
• Decompose system level requirements to drive component level design requirements.
• Work on a modular and scalable architecture that can be applied across a range of low-voltage and high-voltage electrified systems.
• Responsible for the specification, design, development, testing & validation of power electronics for global electrified applications. This role can include bespoke designs, upgrade of existing designs, and applications engineering.
• Utilize individual and group design, drawing, specification and code reviews to demonstrate and drive the application of robust technical fundamentals to optimize system performance, quality, DFM/DFA and cost.
• Conduct root cause analysis and support troubleshooting in multiple formats (8D, etc).
• Ability to review existing component and system designs to determine if they are adequate for use in multiple applications or if there is opportunity to improve on the existing design for upgraded performance.
• Creativity and innovative ideas for complex system and component challenges.
• Understanding of global industry standards and trends to provide the latest technology solutions.
• Leverage extensive product development assets including team members, test labs, and expert product development capabilities to deliver best-in-class performance, usability and quality.
• Work collaboratively across the North American and Global Ricardo group as well customers locally and internationally.
• Recognized expertise, lead contributor.
• Provides guidance and support to others.
• Other duties as required

Key Competencies and Experience
Essential

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical or Mechanical engineering
• 5-6 years' experience in high-voltage power electronics design, development and testing – DC/AC Inverters, DCDC Converters, On-Board Chargers, Power Distribution in Automotive, On/Off-Highway, Motorsports, Stationary etc.
• Strong communication, client awareness, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to create a project plan that establishes resources (human, capitol, and outsource), effort, duration costs.
• Experienced in developing and maintaining supplier relationships.
• Highly motivated to succeed, a self-starter who is driven and able to work with others effectively to "get things done "
• Extremely high attention to detail in all aspects of task execution
• Experience working with 48V, 400V, and >800V voltage levels and component selections.
• Hands on experience in power electronics hardware development including design, debugging and validation of:
• Semiconductor switching waveforms, loss modeling and thermal management.
• Magnetic components.
• Protection devices and safety issues.
• Printed circuit board layout, interconnection, packaging, EMC and EMI.
• Circuit simulation and computer-aided design tools (CAD)
• PCB bring-up, bench-test & troubleshooting knowledge.

Qualifications

• Masters or PhD in relevant field.
• Fundamental understanding of switched-mode power conversion as applied to DC and AC circuits and systems.
• Knowledgeable in IGBT, Si/SiC, and GaN MOSFET technology and selection.
• Working knowledge of IGBT/MOSFET gate drive circuits.
• Experience in analog, digital and mix signal hardware design.
• Knowledge of feedback control and stability.
• Control expertise and digital implementation for power converters controls.
• Experience with schematic capture (Altium ) and simulation tools (PLECS) for power electronics.
• Experience in PCB layout for power electronics (Altium ): minimal stray inductance, EMC/EMI optimization.
• Design for Manufacturing, Design for reliability, DFMEA and fault trees.
• Background designing for UL and CE safety requirements and EMC.

Company DescriptionLER TechForce, previously LHP Engineering Resources, was founded in 2001 and has boasted year-over-year growth ever since.

From inception to today, LER TechForce has grown to over 350 engineers on staff or at customer locations. From the beginning, our focus has been rooted in our employees’ success, and that remains true today.

LER TechForce is backed by the engineering and consulting power of LHP Engineering Solutions, the global leader in functional safety consulting and implementation.

LER TechForce is a proud member of the Women's Business Enterprise. Certified in 2020, LER TechForce is controlled, operated, and managed by a team of 3 women.Company DescriptionLER TechForce, previously LHP Engineering Resources, was founded in 2001 and has boasted year-over-year growth ever since.

From inception to today, LER TechForce has grown to over 350 engineers on staff or at customer locations. From the beginning, our focus has been rooted in our employees’ success, and that remains true today.

LER TechForce is backed by the engineering and consulting power of LHP Engineering Solutions, the global leader in functional safety consulting and implementation.

LER TechForce is a proud member of the Women's Business Enterprise. Certified in 2020, LER TechForce is controlled, operated, and managed by a team of 3 women.