Senior Staff Power Hardware Engineer
Location
Mountain View, CA
Level
Senior
Department
Engineering
Type
Full - Time
Salary
Job Description
Posted on:
February 10, 2023
We are looking for a Senior Staff Power Hardware Engineer to work with a team of electrical engineers developing the energy storage and power distribution system for an electric eVTOL aircraft. You will be helping the design and development of the power electronic assemblies for both low and high voltage, including the power distribution network and circuit protection architecture for the aircraft.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the Electrical Functional Focal by leading all of the electrical team members participating on the Energy Storage and Power System (ESPS) Integrated Product Team (IPT).
- Providing oversight to external suppliers and reviewing the compliance of the supplier with the requirements.
- Take ownership of power electronics concept development, architecture trade studies, requirements development, detailed performance analysis, optimization and key component specification while focusing on safety and considering the reliability and cost targets of the design.
- Lead the design, develop and qualification testing of the aircraft’s low voltage and high voltage protection and distribution system.
- Lead the design, development and test of the high battery management systems.
- Lead the design, development and test of the high voltage to low voltage DC/DC power conversion system.
- Lead the effort to optimize weight savings throughout the ESPS electrical power, protection and distribution system.
- Oversee component selection, schematic capture, PCB layout and electrical analysis for the ESPS electrical power, protection and distribution system.
- Develop control algorithms and conduct performance testing of the power electronics and propulsion systems.
- Make recommendations to continually improve our design, development and testing processes.
Job Requirements
- BS in Electrical Engineering, with 10 years of experience, (MS or PhD counts towards years of experience)
- The prior experience designing and testing of high power electrical systems includes:
- DC/DC power conversion systems
- Power distribution networks
- Aircraft protection schemes for both low and high voltage systems
- High Voltage battery management and energy storage systems
- Developing multi-kilowatt power electronics
- Designing weight optimizing high power inductors
- Designing mitigations for (and troubleshooting of) EMI/EMC issues
- A good grasp of analog and digital hardware development; including DO-160 (or MIL-Std equivalent) processes for design, validation and verification (qualification).
- Ability to model, simulate and optimize performance of electrical circuits.
- Great interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
