What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Power Electronics Engineer - Hardware position at Calnetix Technologies?
General Purpose of Job :
Calnetix is a design and manufacturing company that is primarily focused on high-speed permanent magnet synchronous machines, power electronics, magnetic bearings, and associated controls. Candidate will join the engineering team, using our high-speed high power permanent magnet machines, power electronics, and magnetic bearing controllers to change the electric machine industry.
The Senior Power Electronics Engineer will be responsible for all aspects of power converter design, test, debugging, and project execution. In this role, you will design innovative power converter products for industrial, aerospace, and military applications and lead the product development process from concept realization through introduction of product into high volume production.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities :
- Evaluate customer / project requirements and selecting appropriate topologies for DC / AC and DC / DC applications
- Perform as a design engineer for power electronics products including all essential engineering analysis aspects from initial planning stages through study, design, and test.
- Design, develop and test advanced power electronics (up to hundreds of kW), such as converters and inverters, using medium to high power switching components and associated protection and gating circuitry.
- Selecting active semiconductor switching devices as well as passive components required for converter power circuits (capacitors, inductors, transformers, etc).
- Lead verification testing on new designs and products
- Analyze switching and transient behavior of devices to determine limits, proper gating, operation and implementation
- Design analysis including modeling, simulation, and control loops
- Optimize designs with an eye toward efficiency, density, and cost
- Conduct design reviews and follow NPI process
- Perform hands-on lab work building and debugging prototypes
- Perform electrical characterization, design validation, and qualification
- Introduce the product into production
- Provide technical support for production and field product issues
- Collaborate in cross-functional teams
Required Skills, Experience, Education, and Abilities :
Desired Skills and Experience
Intangibles Sought :
Physical Demands / Work Environment :
10% travel may be required.
Calnetix offers its employees competitive salaries and bonus, commensurate with qualifications and experience, as well as comprehensive benefits including :
Salary Range :
120,000-$170,000 DOE Performance Bonus
The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned, by their supervisor. Management reserves the right to change, rescind, add or delete the duties and responsibilities of positions within this job classification at any time.
Calnetix is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, or veteran status. This policy applies to recruiting, hiring, transfers, promotions, terminations, compensation and benefits and also states that retaliation against any employee who files a complaint regarding possible violations of this policy will not be tolerated.
Calnetix will not sponsor for immigration, including for H-1B, TN and other non-immigrant Visas, for this role.
Salary : $120,000 - $170,000
