Lead Magnetics Engineer — Power Electronics

Alchemist Doha; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early-stage equity

Full benefits

Job summary

PeraWatt, based in Berkeley, CA, is seeking a Senior Magnetics Engineer, Power Electronics to lead design, characterization, and validation of inductors and transformers using our novel soft magnetic materials. This hands-on role drives performance benchmarks and data infrastructure essential for customer adoption.

Responsibilities include building test infrastructure, collaborating with applications engineers and customers, and delivering high-ownership outcomes in a startup environment.

Qualifications

• 4+ years designing and characterizing magnetic components (inductors, transformers) for high-frequency power electronics.
• Strong understanding of electromagnetic theory, magnetic materials properties, and winding techniques for high-frequency components.
• Experience with core selection, winding design, conductor selection, loss modeling, and loss characterization.
• Proficiency with finite element analysis for magnetics modeling (Ansys, Comsol, or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and characterize inductors and transformers using soft magnetic materials across target applications to validate material performance under realistic operating conditions.
• Build the test and validation infrastructure to benchmark components against incumbent materials and produce customer-ready data.
• Work directly with customers and applications engineers who will use our components in their power converter designs.

Skills

Magnetic components design

High-frequency power electronics

Electromagnetic theory

Loss modeling

FEM magnetics modeling

Education

MS/PhD EE

Tools

Ansys

Comsol

Job description

PeraWatt, based in Berkeley, CA, is seeking a Senior Magnetics Engineer, Power Electronics to lead design, characterization, and validation of inductors and transformers using our novel soft magnetic materials. This hands-on role drives performance benchmarks and data infrastructure essential for customer adoption.

Responsibilities include building test infrastructure, collaborating with applications engineers and customers, and delivering high-ownership outcomes in a startup environment.