Power Electronics Lead – Traction Inverter Gate Drive & HV PCB

Jobtailor; Missouri; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior Power Electronics Engineer to lead traction inverter hardware architecture, gate-drive design, high-voltage PCB integration, and production-ready packaging for automotive programs.

You will mentor engineers, drive DFMEA and design verification, coordinate cross-functional reviews, and shepherd requirements through validation, launch, and field performance improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field.
• 8+ years of professional experience in power electronics, gate drive circuit and PCB design, automotive electronics, or closely related field.
• Advanced knowledge of automotive traction inverter hardware, high-voltage and high-current gate-drive design, power-switching behavior, sensing, protection circuits, isolation, grounding, filtering, and control interfaces.
• Strong experience with IGBT, SiC, and GaN power-switch technologies.

Responsibilities

• Serve as subject-matter expert for traction inverter power electronics, gate drive circuitry, high-voltage PCB design, hardware integration, and power-electronics packaging.
• Lead inverter hardware architecture, requirements translation, schematic development, component selection, circuit simulation, layout supervision, design reviews, DFMEA, and production-intent design release.
• Own or direct gate drive circuit and PCB verification and validation plans, including electrical, thermal, EMC, vibration, environmental, reliability, high-voltage, double-pulse, and production-test activities.
• Drive program execution from advanced development and sourcing through design release, prototype builds, validation, launch readiness, production maturity, and field-performance improvement.

Skills

Power Electronics

High-Voltage Design

Gate Drive Design

PCB Design

Automotive Electronics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Circuit Simulation

Schematic Development

DFMEA

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking a senior Power Electronics Engineer to lead traction inverter hardware architecture, gate-drive design, high-voltage PCB integration, and production-ready packaging for automotive programs.

You will mentor engineers, drive DFMEA and design verification, coordinate cross-functional reviews, and shepherd requirements through validation, launch, and field performance improvements.