Senior Power Electronics Engineer - DC/DC & Onboard Chargers

Canoo; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Flexible paid time off

Job summary

Canoo is seeking a Senior Power Electronics Engineer to help design and develop DC/DC converters and onboard chargers for current and future vehicle programs. The role emphasizes efficiency, space, mass, and cost while collaborating with other high voltage power electronics products.

Responsibilities include selecting architectures, designing and testing converters, guiding circuit layouts, and supporting manufacturing with Tier 1 and 2 suppliers. Travel up to 25% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent) with a minimum of 3 years of experience in power electronics.
• Knowledge of power electronics electrical design or relevant coursework.
• Familiarity with power electronics control and power components.
• Proficiency with test equipment such as oscilloscopes, DMMs, programmable power supplies, function generators, power analyzers, and electronic loads.
• Effective communication skills and the ability to prioritize tasks.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support architectures and select topologies for DC/DC converter and onboard charger designs.
• Design, develop, analyze and test DC/DC converters and onboard chargers.
• Specify control and power components such as gate drivers, sensing devices, power supplies, capacitors, magnetic components, filters, busbars, and other related elements.
• Support schematic capture and guide the design and layout of printed circuits and substrates for control, sensing, power supplies, and gate drivers.
• Support verification and validation testing to confirm DC/DC converter and onboard charger functionality and performance.
• Support integration, operation, and testing of DC/DC converters and onboard chargers in various vehicle platforms.
• Support vehicle manufacturing and Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers.

Skills

Power electronics

Communication

Prioritization

Education

B.S. Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

DMMs

Programmable power supplies

Function generators

Power analyzers

Electronic loads

Job description

Canoo is seeking a Senior Power Electronics Engineer to help design and develop DC/DC converters and onboard chargers for current and future vehicle programs. The role emphasizes efficiency, space, mass, and cost while collaborating with other high voltage power electronics products.

Responsibilities include selecting architectures, designing and testing converters, guiding circuit layouts, and supporting manufacturing with Tier 1 and 2 suppliers. Travel up to 25% may be required.