Sr. Hardware Engineer, Power Electronics
Lucid Motors
Power Electronics group at Lucid Motors is looking for an experienced and motivated Sr. Power Electronics Engineer to develop industry-leading power converters. You will do research, development and optimization of power converters while collaborating with firmware, mechanical and manufacturing teams to implement technologies that define Lucid powertrain.
The Role:
- 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.
Qualifications:
- BS/MS degree in Electrical Engineering. PhD preferred.
- 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
- Familiar with schematic capture and circuit simulation tools
- Experience in PCB layout.
- Proficiency with lab equipment (Oscilloscopes, Network analyzers, Signal Generators etc.)
- Experience with Design for Manufacturing and DFMEA
- Familiar with electromagnetic compatibility
Education:
- BS plus 5 years/MS plus 3 years or PhD in Electrical Engineering.
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