Staff Power Electronics Design Engineer

Amperesand • San Francisco, CA

38d • Onsite

About The Position

Amperesand is disrupting industrial power with the first commercialized Solid State Transformer systems. Solid State Transformers systems are much more than a transformer replacement, enabling numerous advanced features to unlock solutions for data centers, EV charging, renewables, microgrids, and industrial installations. We are looking for mission driven team members passionate about making amazing products for worldwide electrification at maximum acceleration. Amperesand is building a global company and looking for talent across our geographies.

Requirements

• Technical degree or equivalent industry experience in electronics engineering
• 3+ years' experience in digital and analog circuit design
• Extensive hands-on experience with advanced digital and HV circuit bring-up and troubleshooting
• Proficiency with PCB CAD and simulation tools (preferably Altium Designer, SPICE and/or PLECS)
• Excellent written and verbal communications in English
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 10% including internationally

Nice To Haves

• Designed and built a power electronics PCBA
• Experience with board thermals management

Responsibilities

• Design and end-to-end development including design, layout, verification, reliability test, and manufacturing of core circuits.
• High power, high voltage circuit design
• Compute systems including microcontrollers, processors and FPGAs for high frequency converter control and protection
• Auxiliary power supplies for 1kV+ inputs
• Isolated SiC gate drivers and fault protection circuits
• Sensing and EMC circuit design

Benefits

• Competitive Salary + Incentive Stock Options
• Medical, vision, and dental benefits for employees and their dependents, effective from the start of hire
• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Employees receive paid time off (PTO), paid sick days, and paid company holidays so they can rest, recharge, and take care of their health and personal needs.
• Commuter Benefits
• 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
• Singapore-based employees receive benefits in accordance with local government provisions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed