Power Electronics Engineer, Charging

Figure; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Figure, an AI robotics company based in San Jose, CA, is seeking an experienced Power Electronics Engineer to design and test hardware powering our humanoid. The role requires 5 days/week in-office collaboration and hands-on development of power systems for home and commercial use.

You will develop power architectures, validate PCBAs, and support system integration with emphasis on HV design, EMI/EMC, and robust debugging.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of industry experience shipping multiple products to production.
• Experience with grid-tied AC/DC design and PFC from scratch.
• Design experience with DC/DC converters (Buck/Boost/Flyback) and resonant converters.
• Hands-on with mixed-signal circuits and controller hardware.
• Strong EMI/EMC knowledge and safety/compliance.
• Experience with power electronics components (MOSFETs, inductors, transformers).
• Experience with high voltage applications and protection circuitry.
• Strong debugging skills and ability to document and fix issues.

Responsibilities

• Develop conceptual power architectures and conduct trade studies to support key design decisions.
• Design and validate PCBAs for charging products, including power stages and control boards.
• Support system integration and hardware bring-up with hands-on testing and debugging.

Skills

Power electronics

PCB design

Mixed-signal circuits

MCU programming

High voltage safety

EMI/EMC design

Hardware debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

Job description

Figure is an AI robotics company developing autonomous general-purpose humanoid robots. The goal of the company is to ship humanoid robots with human level intelligence. Its robots are engineered to perform a variety of tasks in the home and commercial markets. Figure is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Figure is an AI Robotics company developing a general purpose humanoid. Our humanoid is designed for corporate tasks targeting labor shortages and jobs that are undesirable or unsafe. We are based in San Jose, CA and require 5 days/week in-office collaboration. It's time to build.

We are looking for an experienced Power Electronics Engineer to help us design and test critical hardware to power our Humanoid.

Responsibilities:

• Develop conceptual power architectures and conduct trade studies to support key design decisions
• Design and validate PCBAs for charging products, including both the power stages and the mixed-signal control boards
• Support system integration and hardware bring-up by contributing a hands-on, builder mentality to test execution and debugging

Requirements:

• Bachelor or graduate degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
• 4+ years of industry experience, you have designed and shipped multiple products to production
• Experience with grid-tied AC/DC (you must know how to design a PFC from scratch), DC/DC (Buck, Boost, Flyback, etc.), and resonant converters
• Hands-on experience designing mixed-signal circuits and control boards. You should deeply understand MCUs, their peripherals, and how to implement them in hardware
• Experience with high voltage applications, protection circuitry, and the common failure modes associated with power electronics designs
• Experience sizing and designing discrete power electronics (controllers, gate drivers, MOSFETs, inductors, XFRMs, caps, sensing, etc)
• Strong experience in EMI/EMC, filter design, and meeting safety/compliance standards
• Strong hardware debugging skills. You know how to attack a board or system level problem, document it, and fix it quickly

Bonus Qualifications:

• Experience with Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) topologies and charging architectures
• Experience with Altium
• Experience with PCB layout, designing for power converters, and layout-level EMC mitigations
• Experience simulating power electronic circuits
• Experience working with embedded control systems and/or digital power control

The US base salary range for this full-time position is between $150,000 - $250,000 annually.

The pay offered for this position may vary based on several individual factors, including job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package may also include additional components/benefits depending on the specific role. This information will be shared if an employment offer is extended.