Power Electronics Integration and Validation Engineer

Amperesand

$130K — $155K *
Reno, NV 89502In-Person
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS or MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering
  • 1+ years of hands-on experience in test engineering, preferably in power electronics
  • Strong understanding of power electronics principles and power conversion technologies
  • Solid experience with PCBA schematics and hardware debugging
  • Familiarity with oscilloscopes, multimeters, and power analyzers
  • Experience with system-level programming languages like Golang, Rust, C, or C++

Responsibilities

  • Design and maintain test systems for high-voltage power electronics
  • Validate product electrical, thermal, and performance characteristics
  • Conduct regression testing for product performance standards
  • Define manufacturing test specifications for volume production
  • Innovate test systems for accuracy, cycle time, and cost efficiency
  • Collaborate with hardware and firmware teams for product understanding
  • Participate in hands-on testing, debugging, and software optimization
  • Incorporate design techniques for easier validation and maintenance
  • Challenge ideas with reasoning based on first principles
  • Travel worldwide for team collaboration and solution deployment

Benefits

  • Competitive Salary + Incentive Stock Options
  • Medical, vision, and dental benefits from day one
  • Company-paid life and disability insurance
  • Paid time off, sick days, and holidays
  • Commuter benefits
  • 6-12 weeks of 100% paid parental leave
Full Job Description
Role Summary:

At Amperesand, you own validation of power electronics, thermal systems, and firmware. You will build test systems, develop strategies, and ensure SST hardware and firmware work flawlessly.

Responsibilities:
  • Design, develop, and maintain test systems for high-voltage power electronics.
  • Validate electrical, thermal, and performance characteristics of our products across prototype, pre-production, and production stages.
  • Conduct comprehensive regression testing to ensure that new iterations of the product meet the same standards of performance and reliability as previous versions.
  • Define a manufacturing test specification for volume production.
  • Innovate test system design to meet accuracy, cycle time, cost, and other performance factors.
  • Collaborate closely with hardware design and firmware teams to understand the product and its functionalities. Investigate root causes of failures and drive product improvements.
  • Participate hands-on during test hardware bring-up, system debugging, and help with software optimization.
  • Incorporate design techniques to achieve ease of validation and maintenance.
  • Challenge ideas and decisions with reasoning from first principles.
  • Travel to different facilities worldwide to collaborate with teams and deploy our solutions.

Qualifications:
  • BS or MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
  • 1+ years of hands-on experience in test engineering, preferably in power electronics.
  • Strong understanding of power electronics principles, including high-voltage, high-current systems, and power conversion technologies.
  • Solid experience with PCBA schematics and debugging hardware components.
  • Familiarity with using oscilloscopes, multimeters, power analyzers, and other test equipment.
  • Experience using system-level languages (such as Golang, Rust, C, C++, etc.) to automate systems.
  • Be engaged, proactive, and positive when taking on challenging tasks, owning assignments, and taking accountability for personal and overall team success.


Please note: This role requires working on-site 5 days a week. We do not offer hybrid or remote options.

Compensation: $130,000-$155,000/annual + equity

Pay Disclosure & Benefits

Compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law.

The benefits outlined below apply exclusively to employees located in the United States.
  • Competitive Salary + Incentive Stock Options
  • Medical, vision, and dental benefits for employees and their dependents, effective from the start of hire
  • Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • 401k retirement savings plan through Empower
  • Employees receive paid time off (PTO), paid sick days, and paid company holidays
  • Commuter Benefits
  • 100% paid maternal leave (12 weeks) and paternal leave (6 weeks)

Singapore-based employees receive benefits in accordance with local government provisions.

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