Lead Power Electronics Engineer (Solid-State Circuit Breakers)

Quick Facts

• Role: Lead Power Electronics Engineer (Solid-State Circuit Breakers)

• Focus: Design and development of power electronic circuits for SSCB products

Description

Lead the design, analysis, and development of power electronic circuits and subsystems for solid-state circuit breaker (SSCB) products. Develop and optimize switching, protection, sensing, and control circuits using silicon, SiC, and GaN semiconductor devices, including gate drive and protection algorithms. Perform electrical, thermal, magnetic, and reliability analyses to meet performance, safety, and manufacturability requirements.

Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, and develop power electronics circuits for SSCB products

• Create schematics, component selections, simulations, and PCB designs for high-power/high-voltage systems

• Develop gate drive circuits, fault detection, current sensing solutions, and protection algorithms

• Use tools such as MATLAB/Simulink, PLECS, LTspice, PSCAD (or equivalent) for simulation and modeling

• Plan and execute lab testing, prototypes, characterization, and validation

• Investigate design issues, conduct root-cause analysis, and apply corrective actions

• Collaborate with firmware, systems, mechanical, manufacturing, and test engineers

• Support technical design reviews and provide recommendations on architecture, tradeoffs, cost, reliability, and compliance

• Support certification activities, including environmental qualification and EMC/EMI and safety evaluations

• Document designs, analyses, test results, and engineering decisions

• Assist in research and evaluation of emerging power electronics solutions

Requirements

• BS in Electrical Engineering (or related)

• 5+ years of power electronics design experience

• Strong knowledge of power semiconductor devices (MOSFET, IGBT, SiC MOSFET, and/or GaN)

• Experience with high-power/high-voltage/high-current electronic systems

• Experience with LTspice, PLECS, MATLAB/Simulink, PSCAD (or equivalent)

• Understanding of switching transients, protection systems, and control techniques

• Schematic capture and PCB development experience

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills; strong documentation and communication skills

• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary engineering team and take on new responsibilities

• Satisfactory background check results and negative drug test results

Benefits

• Competitive pay; pay range $107,600–$161,500 annually for this level

• Employer funded retirement options (ESOP) and personal 401(k) options

• Top-tier medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance

• Work-life balance: 10 paid holidays, vacation accrual starting at 12 days, 9 paid sick days, and paid family/medical leave covering 90% of pay

• Growth and development support through STEM courses, apprenticeships, tuition assistance, and engineering development programs