Senior Power Electronics Engineer

Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock option grant

Healthcare including medical, dental,

Flexible vacation policy

9 paid holidays

Job summary

Volt Harbor, a Michigan-based startup, is seeking a Senior Power Electronics Engineer to lead the core power electronics and hardware platform from concept through field deployment.

This hands-on role covers hardware design, control systems implementation, and system-level integration with embedded and battery systems, offering high autonomy and direct impact within a small, fast-paced team in Ann Arbor. Equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in power electronics.
• Strong foundation in analog and digital hardware.
• Experience delivering a product through full lifecycle in a startup environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of core power electronics and hardware platform from concept to deployment.
• Design and implement hardware, control systems, and system-level integration with embedded and battery systems.

Skills

Power electronics

DC/AC conversion

Analog design

Digital design

Control loops

Real-time embedded

PCB design

C/C++

Python

Thermal management

EMI/EMC

Safety-critical systems

CAN bus

Tools

PLECS

SPICE

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Volt Harbor is a venture-backed deep tech startup based in Michigan. We’re building a universal hardware and storage platform for powering data centers from the grid with a considerable advantage in cost, performance, reliability, and time to delivery and deployment. At Volt Harbor, we’re a small team tackling a bold technical challenge: making energy delivery and storage radically better. You will work independently while collaborating with other members of our team. If you're excited by tough problems, fast cycles, and building something that matters that is a real commercial product broadly used in the industry— we want you on our team.

Volt Harbor is looking for a Senior Power Electronics Engineer to help lead the development of our core power electronics and hardware platform. This is a hands-on, high-impact role where you’ll design and build hardware that directly enables our energy systems—from concept to field deployment. Your work will span hardware design, control systems design and implementation, and system-level integration with embedded and battery systems. This is a hands-on engineering role with high autonomy and direct impact to our core technology.

This role is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. On-site presence is required.

Volt Harbor is a venture-backed deep tech startup based in Michigan. We’re building a universal hardware and storage platform for powering data centers from the grid with a considerable advantage in cost, performance, reliability, and time to delivery and deployment. At Volt Harbor, we’re a small team tackling a bold technical challenge: making energy delivery and storage radically better. You will work independently while collaborating with other members of our team. If you're excited by tough problems, fast cycles, and building something that matters that is a real commercial product broadly used in the industry— we want you on our team.

Volt Harbor is looking for a Senior Power Electronics Engineer to help lead the development of our core power electronics and hardware platform. This is a hands-on, high-impact role where you’ll design and build hardware that directly enables our energy systems—from concept to field deployment. Your work will span hardware design, control systems design and implementation, and system-level integration with embedded and battery systems. This is a hands-on engineering role with high autonomy and direct impact to our core technology.

This role is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. On-site presence is required.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $120,000 – $170,000 / year, based on qualifications.
• Equity: Competitive stock option grant
• Healthcare including medical, dental, and vision
• Flexible vacation policy + 9 paid company holidays

Equal Opportunity and Additional Information

Volt Harbor is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, height, weight, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, including the Michigan Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act.

• Salary range: $120,000 – $170,000 / year, based on qualifications.
• Equity: Competitive stock option grant
• Healthcare including medical, dental, and vision
• Flexible vacation policy + 9 paid company holidays

Equal Opportunity and Additional Information

Volt Harbor is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, height, weight, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, including the Michigan Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act.

The ideal candidate has a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience, has developed a product through its full lifecycle and has a strong foundation in power electronics, analog and digital hardware, and system-level integration—and thrives in an agile, fast-paced startup environment.

We’re looking for someone who brings:

• Deep experience with power converters (DC/DC, AC/DC, DC/AC) in the 1–20 kW range
• Strong background in analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuit design
• Proficiency in digital control, feedback loops, and real-time embedded implementation
• Proficiency with simulation tools such as PLECS, SPICE, or MATLAB/Simulink
• Expertise in PCB design, layout, and signal integrity
• Working knowledge of C/C++ and/or Python for control and debugging
• Experience with thermal management, EMI/EMC design, and safety-critical systems
• Bonus: design of digital buses, experience with high voltage systems, experience with EV batteries, CAN bus communications

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Volt Harbor does not sponsor employment visas for this role at this time.