Hybrid Power Electronics Engineer - Converter Design

eh2; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 154,000 - 181,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grant

Cell phone allowance

401(k) match

Healthcare coverage

Discretionary bonus

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 and PCB layout, magnetics design, and lab bring-up.

You will work with electrical, firmware, controls, and systems teams to develop and optimize power electronics solutions for Electric Hydrogen's products throughout the design, testing, and validation process.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years in power electronics for mid-level; strong academic/project/internship in power electronics for junior-level.
• Experience with power electronics converters, rectifiers and inverters.
• Knowledge of magnetics analysis and design.
• Experience with modeling/simulation tools such as PLECS, Simulink, or equivalent.
• Solid analog and digital circuitry understanding; schematic capture and PCB layout skills (OrCAD preferred).
• Hands-on lab testing, debugging, and troubleshooting of power electronics hardware.
• Familiarity with digital design and microcontrollers; FEA tools like Ansys Maxwell a plus.

Responsibilities

• Participate in converter topology analysis, including design/optimization, BOMs, and loss calculations.
• Develop schematics and PCB layouts using industry-standard tools.
• Design and select magnetics components with core/winding loss estimation.
• Laboratory bring-up, testing, and validation of power stages.
• Model and simulate power converters to evaluate performance and guide decisions.
• Collaborate with electrical, firmware, controls, and systems teams throughout design and validation.

Skills

Power electronics

Rectifiers and inverters

Magnetics analysis

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Modeling & simulation

Lab testing

Digital design

Microcontrollers

FEA (Ansys Maxwell)

Education

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering

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 and PCB layout, magnetics design, and lab bring-up.

You will work with electrical, firmware, controls, and systems teams to develop and optimize power electronics solutions for Electric Hydrogen's products throughout the design, testing, and validation process.