Senior Power Electronics Engineer: UPS & Energy Conversion

AMETEK, Inc.; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

AMETEK, Inc.'s IntelliPower team in Irvine designs high-performance, ruggedized UPS and power conversion solutions for mission-critical operations. The role involves contributing to both legacy designs and state-of-the-art power conversion systems, from concept through testing and qualification, with on-site work in Irvine and Orange, CA.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years in power electronics, proficiency with DSPs, PSPICE, MATLAB/Simulink, and a track record of delivering products through full

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
• 7+ years of hands-on experience in Power Electronics, controls, and on-line dual conversion UPS.
• Technical expertise in power electronics and converters, DSP interface, digital/analog control loops, magnetics and battery energy storage.
• Experience with Battery Energy storage systems (e.g., Lead Acid, Lithium Iron Phosphate) for back-up UPS power.
• Proficiency with oscilloscope, power supplies, signal generators, and circuits.
• Proficiency with PSPICE, MATLAB/Simulink, etc.
• Deep expertise in power switches, such as MOSFETs, IGBTs, SCRs, SiC technology.
• Ability to independently design, develop and test the circuit boards and systems.
• Hands-on experience in validation, verification processes and qualify new, or alternate components.
• Knowledge of 1-phase and 3-phase PFC Converter; 1-phase and 3-phase Inverter; DC-DC High Frequency Converter and Buck/Boost battery Charger/Discharger. Power rating is from 500 watt to 20 kW.
• Design/test for EMI filter.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Due to the nature of IntelliPower programs and products, applicants must have the legal right to work in the U.S. and additionally must be legally authorized to access export-controlled information and source code.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the legacy products and contribute to the new R&D projects.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop system level testing and validation.
• Combine legacy boards and products with the newly designed systems to realize a new operating product.
• Conduct troubleshooting and root cause analysis of circuits and boards failures.
• Analyze components stress, requirements, and select the appropriate parts.
• Perform full product lifecycle which includes: initial design, design verification, qualification, initial production, and integration.
• Other tasks assigned by management.

Skills

Power electronics

Digital/Analog control

Battery energy storage

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

PSPICE

MATLAB/Simulink

Altium

PCB design & layout

Job description

AMETEK, Inc.'s IntelliPower team in Irvine designs high-performance, ruggedized UPS and power conversion solutions for mission-critical operations. The role involves contributing to both legacy designs and state-of-the-art power conversion systems, from concept through testing and qualification, with on-site work in Irvine and Orange, CA.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years in power electronics, proficiency with DSPs, PSPICE, MATLAB/Simulink, and a track record of delivering products through full