Senior Power Electronics Engineer

About the company Our client is a robotics company. The role Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own the electrical power design of a range of mobile hardware, from architecture and trade studies through circuit design, bring-up, production readiness and certification. Work as a senior individual contributor who designs boards, reviews peers' work and keeps the electrical direction coherent as the team grows. What you'll do

• Define power architecture covering distribution, conversion and protection across the hardware.
• Design and validate converters, motor drivers, gate drive circuitry and protection boards, from schematic and layout through bring-up and testing.
• Work with mechanical engineers on sensing and actuation, using custom boards or off-the-shelf components as the problem requires.
• Write embedded firmware that gives software a dependable control interface.
• Prepare designs for manufacturing, coordinating with board vendors and contract manufacturers on supply chain and yield.
• Set electrical safety practices for the lab and build area, and design for compliance and certification.
• Lead design reviews, keep documentation current, and mentor engineers as the team grows.

Requirements

What we're looking for

• Formal training to degree level in electrical engineering or an adjacent technical discipline, at bachelor's or master's level.
• Strong grasp of power electronics fundamentals, including converter topologies, component sizing, protection circuitry and common failure modes.
• Experience taking power electronics designs into production.
• Experience designing motor drives, including gate drivers, H-bridges and brushless or permanent magnet motor control.
• Practical circuit board design skills covering power and mixed-signal layouts, including heat and electromagnetic interference considerations.
• Skill in debugging hardware at the board and system level. Bonus points
• Familiarity with procedures for working around high voltages, limiting electromagnetic noise and passing regulatory product tests.
• Embedded firmware experience in C, C++ or Rust, including motor control and communication protocols.
• Circuit simulation experience with tools such as LTspice or PLECS.
• Previous employment with a maker of motor-powered equipment, such as factory automation, vehicles or robots.
• Track record of defining requirements and resolving cross-system problems when specifications are unclear.
• A strong commitment to quality and to finishing work well.

Benefits

Compensation and benefits

• Base salary: $170K to $230K
• Equity
• Relocation assistance Location and work model
• San Francisco, CA, United States
• On-site, five days a week
• Full-time