Sr. Engineer II – Power Electronics Hardware

Job Description

The Sr. Engineer II – Power Electronics Hardware is responsible for electronic hardware design to support in-house development of advanced Powertrain modules. Examples of such modules are Inverters, Powertrain Control Module, Battery Management Module, DC-DC and AC-DC Converters.

Responsibilities (included, but are not limited to): 

• Develop specification/requirement for developing power stage, control board and gate driver board of different modules through cascading the requirement from the design specification.


• Decompose system level requirements to drive component level design requirements


• This role can include bespoke designs, upgrade of existing designs, and applications engineering


• Support Powertrain team from specification to design, prototype, and investigation on manufacturing for quality issues and development of a high-performance powertrain.


• Select components for the design and work with suppliers to develop advanced components.


• Optimize designs for system performance, quality, DFM/DFA and cost


• Lead and participate in Design Reviews


• Test and debug electrical hardware at circuit board and assembled product level


• Develop automation testing setup for module level validation.


• Support SW (BSW & ASW) engineers for hardware-software integration work.


• Other duties, as assigned
  
  

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering (PhD preferred)


• Excellent oral and written communication skills


• 5+ years of directly related Electrical Engineering experience required (Automotive experience preferred)


• Understanding of global industry standards (IEC, ISO) and trends to provide the latest technology solutions


• Experience in PCBA layout for optimal placement strategies for better manufacturability, power/signal routing and EMC optimization


• Experience in HV Power Electronics engineering and thermal management, such as 400V, and >800V voltage levels and component selections


• Experience in IGBT, Si/SiC, and GaN MOSFET WBG technology and working knowledge with IGBT and MOSFET, gate driver circuit design  


• Design power and control circuit components including LV power supply, EMI filters, magnetics, semiconductors, gate drives, sensing, protection circuitry and control logic


• Knowledge of Functional safety ISO26262


• Hands-on hardware experience and strong understanding of power converter (AC/DC, DC/DC & DC/AC) and OBC design


• Familiar with schematic capture and power converter circuit simulation tools such as Altium/MATLAB/PSIM/PSpice/MathCad.  Perform Circuit Simulation, WCA analysis.


• Experience in embedded software development with TI/Freescale/TriCore/DSP 32-bit processors or FPGA;


• Experience in microprocessors, such as Infineon tri-core family, NxP MCUs


• Experience in data logging with Vector CAN tools


• Experience in automation testing equipment with LabView


• Basic knowledge of Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001:2015) and Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001:2015), as applicable
  
  

Physical Requirements: 
Note: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee should have the:

• Ability to frequently use or operate a computer, mouse, and/or other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, computer printer, etc.


• Ability to frequently use hand(s) for repetitive actions (grasping and fine manipulation).


• Ability to frequently walk or move – to regularly move about inside the office.


• Ability to frequently see or detect, identify, recognize, or assess surroundings while in the office.


• Ability to occasionally bend, kneel, crouch, turn, and stoop.


• Ability to frequently sit or be stationary for extended continuous periods of time.


• Ability to stand for occasional periods of time.


• Ability to occasionally lift and/or push/pull up to 20 pounds.
  
  

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing their job in an indoor office environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may spend 100% (excluding breaks and meal periods) of time in an office environment.

Total Rewards (Benefits, Perks & Compensation)

Benefits & Perks:

In addition to our competitive compensation, you will also be eligible for the following at Karma:

• Medical Plan choices include HMO, PPO & HDHP (High Deductible Health Plan)


• Dental & Vision Plans


• Health Savings Account & Flexible Spending Account


• Employee Health & Well-Being Program Events


• Company Paid Basic Life & AD&D Insurance


• 401(k) with Employer Match


• Relocation Assistance (if applicable)


• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)


• Sick Time, Vacation time and Personal Floaters


• Paid Holidays including Company’s Annual Year End Shutdown


• Karma Cares Program (Monthly lunch & breakfast)


• Work life Balance (Flexible and Hybrid Work Schedule)


• Employee Driving Program


• Pre-taxed Commuter Benefits & much more!

Compensation:

$107,000 - 135,000 /annual salary. Compensation will vary DOE.

At Karma, our base pay is one part of our total rewards package.

Compensation offered may vary on multiple factors, including market location, education, skills and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position being offered.