Electrical Engineer

BY Recruiting; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Meaningful early-stage equity

Access to advanced tools and software

Job summary

A leading technology recruitment firm in Detroit is seeking a skilled power electronics engineer to design and prototype power conversion systems. The ideal candidate has over 3 years of hands-on experience with high-voltage systems and strong familiarity with simulation tools. Responsibilities include developing circuits, conducting hardware validation, and collaborating across teams. Join a modern engineering environment with opportunities for rapid iteration and competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in designing, prototyping, and testing power electronics systems.
• Strong familiarity with modern AI-assisted development tools.
• Solid foundation in high-voltage converter topologies.
• Hands-on experience with gate driver design.

Responsibilities

• Design and prototype power conversion circuits for DC systems.
• Develop gate driver circuits for fast-switching semiconductors.
• Conduct iterative hardware bring-up and validation.
• Collaborate with engineers for system integration.

Skills

Designing power electronics systems

Prototyping and testing

Simulation tools (SPICE, PLECS)

Debugging skills across domains

Tools

High-power lab equipment

Job description

• Design and prototype power conversion, switching, and distribution circuits for DC systems, including 800V-class architectures
• Develop gate driver circuits for fast-switching semiconductor devices
• Perform modeling and simulation across electrical, thermal, and system domains (SPICE or similar tools)
• Implement protection and sensing circuitry for current, voltage, temperature, and fault conditions
• Conduct iterative hardware bring-up, characterization, and validation using high-power lab equipment
• Optimize PCB and mechanical layouts for switching performance, thermal reliability, EMI/EMC, and manufacturability
• Collaborate with embedded and controls engineers to integrate digital control interfaces (MCUs, DSPs, FPGAs, or similar)
• Design hardware supporting dynamic power routing and real-time reconfiguration
• Participate in design reviews, documentation, component selection, reliability assessments, and structured test planning
• Work cross-functionally with system architecture, thermal/mechanical, and infrastructure teams to ensure system-level integration
• Help establish lab workflows, test procedures, and engineering best practices for high-voltage development

What We’re Looking For

• 3+ years of experience designing, prototyping, and testing power electronics systems
• Strong familiarity with modern AI-assisted development tools (e.g., code generation, agents, model-assisted workflows)
• Solid foundation in high-voltage or high-power converter topologies and semiconductor behavior
• Hands-on experience with gate driver design and fast-switching architectures
• Proficiency with simulation tools (SPICE, PLECS, PSIM, or similar)
• Experience working with high-power and high-voltage lab equipment
• Strong debugging skills across switching, timing, sensing, and protection domains
• Ability to drive designs from schematic → layout → prototype → validated hardware
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-ownership environment

Nice to Have

• Experience with medium- or high-voltage DC systems (EV, industrial, telecom, renewable energy, or data centers)
• Exposure to embedded or digital control systems and real-time control architectures
• Familiarity with high-current interconnects, busbars, thermal/mechanical integration, and insulation design (creepage/clearance)
• Background in reliability engineering, derating analysis, safety reviews, or compliance standards
• Experience setting up lab environments or building testing workflows
• Prior startup, R&D, or zero-to-one hardware development experience

Why Join

• Build foundational technology for the future of AI infrastructure
• Work in a modern, fast-evolving engineering environment
• Access to advanced tools and software to accelerate development
• Broad ownership across hardware, system integration, and control systems
• Rapid iteration cycles where designs quickly become real hardware
• Competitive compensation with meaningful early-stage equity
• Collaborate with a senior, multidisciplinary team across power, controls, embedded systems, and AI