Power Electronics Engineer
Location
Redwood City, CA
Level
Mid-Level
Department
Transportation
Type
Salary
$95,000 - $155,000
Job Description
Posted on:
2025-10-15
Responsibilities
- Design and build hardware for power electronics converters for automotive and energy storage applications.
- Take ownership of hardware from specification to design, prototype, reliability validation, and high-volume manufacturing.
- Collaborate with mechanical, PCB layout, and firmware engineering teams for successful design and validation.
- Develop new power converter topologies to enhance performance.
- Advance Tau's intellectual property in power electronic systems.
- Conduct testing and benchmarking of power electronics systems.
- Contribute to the technology roadmap and product deployment with commercial partners.
Job Requirements
- 1-3 years of relevant industry experience.
- Familiarity with AC/DC, DC/DC, and DC/AC applications and control of variable frequency converters.
- Strong understanding of power electronics topologies and high voltage power semiconductor selection.
- Experience with loss modeling and switching waveforms.
- Proficiency with tools like PLECS, PSCAD/EMTDC, MATLAB/Simulink, and dSPACE.
- Knowledge of analog and digital circuit design principles.
- Master's or PhD degree in relevant engineering fields is desirable.
