Mindrobotics
Electrical Design Engineer, Power Electronics
Palo Alto. Posted 28 days ago
The role
You will own the robot's power architecture end to end. You will make decisions on topology, device technology, and suppliers while setting design standards for other hardware teams.
What you will do
- Own the robot's power architecture from distribution to motor inverters.
- Set priorities against power density, thermal, cost and reliability targets.
- Make strategic calls on topology, Si/GaN/SiC, make vs. buy and supplier strategy.
- Set power design standards for other hardware teams to adopt.
- Lead cross-team design reviews and mentor engineers.
- Work hands-on with distribution networks, inverter stages, DC-DC conversion, current sensing and protection.
- Deliver high power density within tight thermal limits through PCB design, bring-up, validation and fault injection.
- Own the power side of firmware and telemetry interfaces, connectors and pinouts.
- Manage fabricators and suppliers for delivery, DFM and second sourcing.
Required qualifications
- Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
- Has owned a product's power architecture that other teams built against.
- Deep expertise in either power distribution or inverter power stages.
- Strong DC-DC design skills, including topology, magnetics and loop compensation, plus current sensing and protection circuits.
- Strong high-current layout, EMI/EMC, bring-up and measurement skills, including double-pulse testing and gate-drive characterization.
- Experience with harnesses, connectors, volume manufacturing and contract manufacturers.
- Has set design standards adopted beyond their own team.
Nice to have
- EtherCAT
- GaN/SiC experience
About the company
Mind Robotics is building Physical AI for real-world industrial deployment, starting with the factory floor.