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Staff Engineer – Power Electronics

Staff Engineer – Power Electronics

CompanyLucid Motors
LocationNewark, CA, USA
Salary$144400 – $211750
TypeFull-Time
Degrees
Experience LevelSenior, Expert or higher

Requirements

  • Strong understanding of power electronics topologies (AC/DC, DC/DC & DC/AC)
  • Hands-on hardware experience in power converter (AC/DC, DC/DC & DC/AC) design
  • Good understanding of power conversion topologies and control strategies, switching device characteristics and losses, gate driving circuit design, magnetics, capacitors etc.
  • Good experience with design of analog/digital circuits
  • Experience in PCB layout.
  • Proficiency with lab equipment (Oscilloscopes, Network analyzers, Signal Generators etc.)
  • Experience with Design for Manufacturing and DFMEA

Responsibilities

  • Analysis and design trade-off studies of electrical architecture and power converter topologies
  • Design and build hardware of power electronics converters for use in automotive applications.
  • Start to finish ownership of hardware – from specification to design, component selection, prototype, testing, validation, and high-volume manufacturing.
  • Collaborate with mechanical, PCB layout, firmware engineers to design and validate power converters.
  • Work with manufacturing team to ensure efficient and high-yield production of the power converter.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Familiar with schematic capture and circuit simulation tools
  • Familiar with electromagnetic compatibility
  • Familiar with environmental, reliability, and safety requirements for automotive applications