Power Electronics Hardware Engineer

This Power Electronics Hardware Engineer would augment our Power Electronics engineering team developing the company’s Power Electronics solutions and operate within a small non-hierarchical team of engineers. The successful candidate must be a fast learner, leveraging related project experience and education in electronics theories and methods to deliver diverse grid connected hardware solutions for single-phase and multi-phase power converter platforms. The individual must be a highly motivated self-starter and team player with strong ethics, committed to delivering industrial product quality and performance. The ERMCO-GridBridge team operates in an open, collaborative, and flexible environment to achieve the most effective use of all team members’ contributions.

Position responsibilities as follows:

EE Design Project background/experience (Sophomore, Junior, Senior)
Working knowledge of electronics lab practices, construction & debug of digital & analog circuits using common lab tools and instruments (meters, scopes, analyzers)
Good build, assembly, and hand-tool use skills for quick lab prototyping and wiring lab apparatus
Good documentation and organizational skills
Working knowledge of schematic capture tools
Experience with microprocessors or programmable logic devices.
Experience with board- and system-level communications like ethernet/IP, CAN, I2C, etc.
Self-motivated, self-starter, team player
Strong ethics and dedication to deliver on commitments

Desired Experience and Knowledge for the Ideal Candidate:

1 to 5 years of experience in electrical engineering projects, preferably Power Electronics
related.
Power Electronics Hardware design using Digital Signal Processors (DSP) and microcontrollers

Knowledge of buck/boost, multi-phase/interleaved, DAB, LLC, and H-bridge topologies
Experience with high power switching devices, such as Silicon FETs, GaN FETs and especially SiC FETs
Mixed signal hands-on PCB design (digital/analog/power)
Design verification for function and performance with hands-on testing and early simulation
Familiarity with electrical distribution grid, AC power distribution and power quality concepts
Designing PC boards for high-voltage and high-power applications, including safety isolation,
gate drives, current sensors, magnetic components, and isolated communications.
Development of DSP software for Power Electronics control, protection, and communication
Specification and design of 50/60 Hz and high-frequency inductors and transformers
Experience working on team projects

Education or Equivalent (any of these may apply):

BSEE, with 3.5/4.0 overall GPA or better, including electrical/electronics design projects
Preferably MSEE with a strong Power Electronics focus including hands-on design projects