Senior Power Systems Engineer: Battery & Power Lead

RXinsider LTD.; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Medical coverage

Parental leave

401(k) with company match

Life/AD&D insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

Capsa Healthcare in Portland, Oregon, seeks a Senior Power Systems Engineer to lead the development of battery and power supply platforms for mobile medical workstations, driving architectures, validation strategies, and supplier evaluations. The role is on-site with close collaboration across hardware, mechanical, and software teams.

You will shape system roadmaps, improve charging speed and reliability, and manage technical risks while coordinating cross-functional activities with external

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field.
• 12+ years of experience in power electronics, battery systems, or similar.
• Experience with lithium battery systems (prismatic and cylindrical).
• Experience with AC/DC, DC/DC, and charging systems.
• Hands-on lab experience includes prototyping and validation.
• Experience working with external vendors.
• Strong understanding of thermal management.
• Experience supporting product certification and compliance activities for medical or other regulated electronic products
• Strong attention to detail and structured testing approach.

Responsibilities

• Define and develop next-generation power systems, including battery and power supply platforms.
• Evaluate architectures to improve performance, charging speed, reliability, and cost.
• Lead technical evaluation and qualification of battery and power supply vendors.
• Develop structured scoring and comparison methods for supplier performance.
• Act as the primary engineering interface with suppliers.
• Define validation strategies and acceptance criteria for vendor systems.
• Improve test throughput by shifting validation responsibility to suppliers.
• Analyze and improve thermal performance of high-power systems.
• Support passive and active thermal design strategies.
• Collaborate with mechanical and software engineering teams.
• Enable effective communication across distributed teams executive leadership
• Identify emerging technologies and contribute to system roadmaps.
• Apply project management best practices to plan and execute power system development projects, track deliverables, manage technical risks, and coordinate cross-functional activities.

Skills

Power electronics

Battery systems

Thermal design

Vendor management

System validation

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

PCB design

Job description

Capsa Healthcare in Portland, Oregon, seeks a Senior Power Systems Engineer to lead the development of battery and power supply platforms for mobile medical workstations, driving architectures, validation strategies, and supplier evaluations. The role is on-site with close collaboration across hardware, mechanical, and software teams.

You will shape system roadmaps, improve charging speed and reliability, and manage technical risks while coordinating cross-functional activities with external