Senior Power Electronics Design Engineer for SST Hardware

Amperesand; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 125,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Stock Options

Comprehensive medical, vision, dental

Life, AD&D, disability insurance

401k retirement plan

Paid PTO, sick days & holidays

Commuter benefits

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Amperesand in Reno, NV is seeking a Senior Electronics Design Engineer to own the low-voltage and mixed-signal hardware for our Solid-State Transformer subsystems. You will manage boards from schematic to production, selecting MCUs and ICs, and ensuring robust protection and sensing circuits.

You will collaborate with firmware and mechanical teams to define interfaces, timing, and thermal integration, while maintaining traceability and EMI/EMC compliance.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Electrical/Computer Engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years designing low-voltage and mixed-signal hardware.
• Experience taking boards from schematic through bring-up to production.
• Experience designing isolated interfaces between voltage domains.
• Proficiency with PCB CAD and simulation tools (Altium, SPICE, PLECS).
• Strong English communication; travel up to 10% internationally.

Responsibilities

• Design low-voltage and mixed-signal circuits for SST products, balancing performance, reliability, safety, cost, and manufacturability.
• Select microcontrollers and key ICs; engage with silicon vendors to evaluate fit and review errata.
• Design and validate control, sensing, and protection circuitry including analog measurement chains and fault detection.
• Design isolated interface circuits like signal isolators and isolated DC-DC across voltage domains.
• Build redundancy and fault tolerance into board designs; contribute to DFMEA and derating reviews.
• Implement industrial and high-bandwidth interfaces (Gigabit Ethernet, CAN, Modbus) with SI focus.
• Collaborate with a PCB layout engineer; define stackup, impedance, routing constraints, feedback on layout.
• Own full lifecycle development of PCBAs: specs, schematics, BOM, bring-up, EMI/EMC, release to production.
• Coordinate with firmware and mechanical engineers on interfaces, timing, and thermal considerations.
• Maintain documentation for traceability and compliance.

Skills

English communication

Travel willingness

Education

BS or MS in Electrical/Computer Eng or equivalent

Tools

Altium Designer

SPICE

PLECS

Job description

Amperesand in Reno, NV is seeking a Senior Electronics Design Engineer to own the low-voltage and mixed-signal hardware for our Solid-State Transformer subsystems. You will manage boards from schematic to production, selecting MCUs and ICs, and ensuring robust protection and sensing circuits.

You will collaborate with firmware and mechanical teams to define interfaces, timing, and thermal integration, while maintaining traceability and EMI/EMC compliance.