Lead Power Electronics Validation Engineer

Amperesand; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 145,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary + Incentive Stock/O

Medical, vision, dental benefits for员工

401k retirement savings plan

PTO, sick days, holidays

100% paid maternal leave and paternal1

Job summary

Amperesand is hiring a Staff Integration and Validation Engineer‑Reno to own the validation of power electronics in our solid‑state transformers. Lead design validation, qualification, and continuous regression; build test systems and strategy; ensure high‑voltage reliability across production.

You will mentor teams and travel globally to implement solutions. The role requires a BS/MS in EE/CE, 6+ years in test/validation, and deep HV expertise.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• 6+ years of hands-on experience in test, validation, or integration engineering with power electronics.
• Ownership of a product or subsystem through a full validation cycle, from first bring-up to production.
• Deep understanding of power electronics: switching converters, magnetics, gate drive, control loops, high‑voltage and high‑current systems.
• Strong hands-on high‑voltage lab skills and a safety‑first approach.
• Experience with PCBA schematics and debugging hardware down to component level.
• Fluency with oscilloscopes, HV probes, current shunts, Rogowski coils, power analyzers, multimeters, dielectric testers, thermocouples, IR imaging.
• Comfort with validated data, dashboards, and statistical analysis for decision making.
• Be proactive and accountable in challenging tasks.

Responsibilities

• Lead validation strategy and plan for SST subsystem from design validation to production ramp.
• Design and maintain test systems for high‑voltage/high‑current power electronics.
• Characterize electrical, thermal, and performance behavior across prototype to production builds.
• Own regression tests and automate them for continuous run.
• Trace requirements to tests and identify coverage gaps early.
• Lead root-causes analysis for failures and field escapes.
• Define manufacturing test specs for volume production and transfer.
• Innovate test system design for accuracy, cycle time, and safety.
• Collaborate with hardware, firmware, magnetics, mechanical, and systems teams.
• Mentor engineers on HV practice and test methodology.
• Establish HV safety practices in the lab and training.
• Travel to facilities worldwide to collaborate and deploy solutions.

Skills

High‑voltage lab skills

Data analysis & dashboards

Test automation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BS or MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

HV probes

Current shunts

Rogowski coils

Power analyzers

Multimeters

Dielectric withstand testers

Thermocouples

IR imaging

Job description

Amperesand is hiring a Staff Integration and Validation Engineer‑Reno to own the validation of power electronics in our solid‑state transformers. Lead design validation, qualification, and continuous regression; build test systems and strategy; ensure high‑voltage reliability across production.

You will mentor teams and travel globally to implement solutions. The role requires a BS/MS in EE/CE, 6+ years in test/validation, and deep HV expertise.