Hands-On Power Electronics Test Engineer

BN Associates Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

BN Associates Inc. seeks a hands-on Electrical Engineering Support member focused on power supply and power delivery hardware. You will bring up, test, benchmark, and characterize power circuits and rails in the lab, performing measurements and documenting results to support engineering and validation efforts.

The role requires an associate or bachelor’s in EE or equivalent hands-on experience, with comfort in lab work, data-driven analysis, and soldering/rework basics. On-site in Sunnyvale, CA.

Qualifications

• Associate's or Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Understanding of power electronics fundamentals (regulators, DC-DC converters, rails).
• Ability to read schematics and use standard electrical lab instruments.
• Basic soldering / rework and bench debugging skills.
• Clear written and verbal communication; reliable and detail-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Perform bench bring-up, functional testing, and characterization of power supply circuits, regulators, and power rails.
• Benchmark power performance: efficiency, regulation, ripple, transient response, and thermal behavior.
• Measure battery, charging, and power-delivery behavior across operating conditions.
• Set up and operate lab equipment: oscilloscopes, DMMs, programmable supplies, loads, SMUs, DAQ, and test rigs.
• Build, modify, and maintain test fixtures and connections for power measurement.
• Execute power test plans, log results, and flag anomalies for review.
• Capture, clean, and analyze data; produce efficiency curves and plots.
• Assist with board rework and basic power circuit debug tasks.
• Track units and test logs; document procedures and validation records.

Skills

Power electronics fundamentals

Reading schematics

Electrical lab instrumentation

Soldering / rework

Data analysis / plotting

Python scripting

Education

Associate's or Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

Programmable power supplies

SMUs

DAQ systems

Electronic loads

Job description

BN Associates Inc. seeks a hands-on Electrical Engineering Support member focused on power supply and power delivery hardware. You will bring up, test, benchmark, and characterize power circuits and rails in the lab, performing measurements and documenting results to support engineering and validation efforts.

The role requires an associate or bachelor’s in EE or equivalent hands-on experience, with comfort in lab work, data-driven analysis, and soldering/rework basics. On-site in Sunnyvale, CA.