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Ford Motor Company · 2 days ago
Senior Powertrain Inverter System Modeling Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
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Responsibilities
Lead the development of a parametric, multiphysics inverter simulation model for use within a larger drivetrain optimization tool.
Estimate inverter switching losses and voltage overshoot from circuit simulations using data from device datasheets and electrical characteristics derived from CAD models.
Develop parametric sizing models for inverter passive components (inductors, y capacitors, bulk capacitors, chokes) to analyze tradeoffs between minimizing drivetrain cost, loss, and mass.
Collaborate with the inverter team to derive parametric inverter thermal state-space models from detailed FEA/CFD simulations and correlate those models to test results.
Collaborate with the inverter team to define switching loss characterization test plans to gather data for experimentally informed loss models.
Perform and analyze large scale drive cycle simulations to identify active constraints in the inverter design and suggest changes that improve performance and reduce cost while meeting system level requirements.
Analyze the interaction between inverter design, control methodologies, motor loss, and DC bus stability.
Maintain documentation and write unit tests to guarantee correct functionality of custom software tools.
Qualification
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Required
M.S. in electrical engineering with a focus in power electronics and/or semiconductor physics
Strong linear systems and numerical methods background
Experience with software development in MATLAB or a similar technical computing language (Python, Julia, C++)
Strong understanding of inverter loss sources including semiconductors, capacitors, inductors, bus bars, gate drivers, and auxiliary circuits
Experience sizing passive components to meet ripple current, ripple voltage, bus stability, and EMC requirements
Experience translating semiconductor data sheets and experimental test results into simplified loss and thermal models
Preferred
PhD degree in electrical engineering with a focus in power electronics and/or semiconductor physics
Experience with object-oriented software development in MATLAB or a similar technical computing language (Python, Julia, C++)
Experience performing circuit simulations with detailed semiconductor models (LTSPICE, PSPICE, etc.)
Familiarity with interplay between inverter design/control and motor losses, EMC/EMI, and DC bus stability
Familiarity using impedance and network analyzers to characterize the frequency dependent characteristics of passive electrical components
Familiarity with power electronics double-pulse and transient thermal test equipment and procedures
Benefits
Generous PTO
Retirement plans
Savings and stock investment plans
Incentive compensation
Company
Ford Motor Company
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Founded in 1903
10,001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$13.23BKey Investors
US Department of EnergySoros Fund Management
2023-08-17Post Ipo Debt· $4B
2023-06-26Debt Financing· $9.2B
2022-06-30Post Ipo Equity· $27M
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COO
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