Hands-On Power Electronics Engineer: Converters & Lab Bring-Up

Electric Hydrogen; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 154,000 - 181,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grant

4% employer 401(k) match

Cell phone allowance $75/mo

Health, dental, vision insurance

Job summary

Electric Hydrogen is seeking a hands-on Power Electronics Engineer to contribute across the full converter development cycle, from topology analysis and simulation to schematic capture, PCB layout, magnetics design, and laboratory bring-up and validation of power stages.

You will collaborate with electrical, firmware, controls, and systems teams to optimize power electronics solutions for Electric Hydrogen’s products. A BS or MS in EE and 3+ years in power electronics are preferred.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
• 3+ years of relevant industry experience in power electronics for mid-level; strong academic/project/internship experience can count for junior-level.
• Experience with power electronics converters, including rectifiers and inverters.
• Working knowledge of magnetics analysis and design.
• Experience with power electronics modeling and simulation tools such as PLECS, Simulink, or comparable tools.
• Solid understanding of analog and digital circuitry.
• Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout tools; OrCAD preferred.
• Hands-on lab testing, debugging, and troubleshooting of power electronics hardware.
• Knowledge of power electronics control fundamentals; digital design and microcontrollers a plus.
• Experience with FE A tools such as Ansys Maxwell is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Participate in converter topology analysis, including design and optimization, loss calculations, and BOM development.
• Develop schematics and PCB layouts using industry-standard design tools
• Analyze and design magnetic components, including inductors and transformers, with core/winding selection and loss estimation
• Laboratory debugging and troubleshooting of power stages, including bring-up, testing, and validation
• Support modeling and simulation of power electronics converters to evaluate performance and inform design decisions
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams throughout design, development, testing, and validation process

Skills

Power electronics

PCB layout

Magnetics design

Circuit modeling

Lab debugging

Simulink

PLECS

Ansys Maxwell

Microcontrollers

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

OrCAD

PLECS

Simulink

Job description

Electric Hydrogen is seeking a hands-on Power Electronics Engineer to contribute across the full converter development cycle, from topology analysis and simulation to schematic capture, PCB layout, magnetics design, and laboratory bring-up and validation of power stages.

You will collaborate with electrical, firmware, controls, and systems teams to optimize power electronics solutions for Electric Hydrogen’s products. A BS or MS in EE and 3+ years in power electronics are preferred.