Senior Power Electronics Engineer — EV/Storage

Tau; Redwood City (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Flexible time off

Job summary

Tau Motors is seeking a Senior/Staff Power Electronics Engineer to lead design, development, and validation of cutting-edge power electronics for next‑gen EVs and energy storage. You will drive topology modeling, architecture, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver reliable, scalable converters.

Join Tau Motors to shape the power conversion roadmap, mentor teammates, and work in a fast-paced, innovation‑driven environment in Redwood City.

Qualifications

• Advanced power electronics design experience in automotive/EV environments.
• Experience with high- and low-voltage converter topologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end power electronics design for automotive and energy storage applications.
• Collaborate with mechanical, PCB layout, and firmware teams to ensure manufacturability and validation.
• Model, simulate, and benchmark new converter topologies to advance Tau IP.

Skills

Power electronics design

Gate drive design

Thermal design

PCB layout for EMC

Analog/digital/mixed-signal

System modeling

Motor/transformer knowledge

Education

Masters or PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

PLECS

PSCAD/EMTDC

dSPACE

Oscilloscopes/EDA tools

Job description

Tau Motors is seeking a Senior/Staff Power Electronics Engineer to lead design, development, and validation of cutting-edge power electronics for next‑gen EVs and energy storage. You will drive topology modeling, architecture, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver reliable, scalable converters.

Join Tau Motors to shape the power conversion roadmap, mentor teammates, and work in a fast-paced, innovation‑driven environment in Redwood City.