Power Electronics Hardware Design Engineer

Tap Growth ai; Town of Bethlehem (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Tap Growth AI seeks an experienced Power Electronics Hardware Engineer to lead the design of DC/AC inverter hardware. You will work on IGBT/MOSFET topologies, gate drivers, isolation interfaces, and protection circuits, while coordinating with firmware for inverter operation and fault handling.

You will perform power loss, thermal, and efficiency optimization, conduct rigorous hardware testing, and validate designs using oscilloscopes and power analyzers.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical / Electronics Engineering and 6+ years in power electronics hardware design.
• Hands-on inverter design, testing and validation experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop DC/AC inverter hardware using IGBT/MOSFET power topologies.
• Integrate control hardware with firmware team on inverter operation and fault handling.
• Perform power loss calculations, thermal and efficiency optimization.
• Conduct hardware testing, debugging and validation using oscilloscopes and power analyzers.
• Design gate drivers, isolation interfaces and protection circuits (overcurrent, overvoltage, short circuit).
• Create schematics and multi-layer PCB designs using Altium.

Skills

Power electronics design

DC/AC inverter design

IGBT/MOSFET topologies

Gate driver circuits

Isolation & protection circuits

Altium PCB design

Microcontroller real-time control

Hardware testing & debugging

Oscilloscopes & power analyzers

Current/voltage sensing

EMI/EMC compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical / Electronics Engineering

Tools

Altium

Job description

Job Description & Skill Requirement:

• BS in electrical / electronics with 6 year experience in power electronics / hardware
• Design and develop DC/AC inverter hardware using IGBT/MOSFET power topologies
• Work with microcontrollers real time control integration
• Design gate driver circuits, isolation interfaces and protection circuits (overcurrent,overvoltage, short circuit)
• Create schematics and multi layer PCB designs using Altium
• evaluate key components including power devices, magnetics and sensing
• Perform power loss calculations, thermal and efficiency optimization
• Integrate control hardware with firmware team on inverter operation / fault
• Conduct hardware testing, debugging and validation using oscilloscopes and power analyzers
• Implement current and voltage sensing circuits and ensure compliance with EMI/EMC standards
• support prototype development, design and system optimization and documentation

Relevant Industries & Company Locations to Focus

• Power Electronics / Inverter Design
• Electrical / Electronics Hardware Manufacturing
• Industrial Power Conversion Systems
• Embedded Control Hardware
• Focus on candidates with DC/AC inverter hardware design experience

Priority 1

• 6+ years of power electronics / hardware design experience
• BS in Electrical / Electronics Engineering
• DC/AC inverter design
• IGBT / MOSFET power topologies
• Gate driver, isolation & protection circuits
• Schematics and multilayer PCB design using Altium
• Microcontroller and real-time control integration
• Hardware testing, debugging & validation
• Oscilloscopes and power analyzers
• Current / voltage sensing circuits
• EMI/EMC compliance

Priority 2

• Power loss calculations
• Thermal and efficiency optimization
• Power devices, magnetics and sensing component selection
• Hardware-firmware integration
• Overcurrent, overvoltage and short-circuit protection
• Inverter fault handling

Nice to Have

• Prototype development
• System optimization
• Design documentation
• Experience improving inverter performance and reliability

What to Look for on Resume

• Hands-on DC/AC inverter hardware design
• IGBT/MOSFET selection and implementation
• Gate driver and protection circuit design
• Altium schematic and multilayer PCB design
• Microcontroller-based real-time control integration
• Power loss, thermal and efficiency analysis
• Oscilloscope and power analyzer testing
• Current/voltage sensing and EMI/EMC compliance
• Hardware and firmware integration

Do Not Consider

• Candidates without power electronics hardware design experience
• Profiles focused only on software or firmware development
• Candidates without DC/AC inverter experience
• No IGBT/MOSFET or gate driver circuit experience
• No schematic / PCB design experience
• No hands-on hardware testing and debugging experience

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical / Electronics Engineering
• 6+ years of power electronics / hardware design experience
• Hands-on inverter design, testing and validation experience