Senior Power Electronics Design Engineer

The role

You will design isolated and non-isolated converter stages and implement advanced topologies. You will perform trade-off analysis for power conversion hardware and develop modulation techniques and control algorithms.

What you will do

• Design isolated and non-isolated converter stages
• Implement advanced topologies such as multi-level converters, cascaded H-bridges, and Dual Active Bridge
• Ensure robust protection and safety compliance for MV/LV systems
• Perform trade-off analysis and optimization of power conversion hardware
• Develop modulation techniques and control algorithms
• Develop Static and Dynamic equivalent models for power stage hardware
• Design and verify high-voltage isolation strategies
• Use FEA simulations to design magnetics
• Guide high-power high-frequency PCBA designs
• Work in close coordination with mechanical designers, manufacturing and test engineers

Required qualifications

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Power Electronics, Electromagnetics or related field
• 2+ years' experience in power conversion design
• Strong fundamentals in power converter topologies, modulation techniques, and design trade-off analysis
• Experience working with SiC/GaN devices in high-density designs
• Good understanding of loss mechanisms in Semiconductor devices, Passive EE components and high-frequency magnetics
• Demonstrated expertise in simulation-driven design and figure-of-merit evaluation across topology, controls, devices, and magnetics
• Knowledge of EMI/EMC test Standards and Electrical Safety (IEC, UL) Standards
• Strong analytical skills for interpreting simulation and test data to guide design revisions
• Excellent written and verbal communications in English
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 10% including internationally

Benefits

• Competitive Salary + Incentive Stock Options
• Medical, vision, and dental benefits for employees and their dependents
• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
• 401k retirement savings plan through Empower
• Paid time off (PTO), paid sick days, and paid company holidays
• Commuter Benefits
• 100% paid maternal leave (12 weeks) and paternal leave (6 weeks)

About the company

Amperesand is building hardware and software to rewrite power infrastructure. The company builds intelligent, software-defined power infrastructure products leveraging medium voltage Solid State Transformer research.