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Tau Motors · 1 day ago

Staff Power Electronics and Controls Engineer

Redwood City, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$120K/yr - $210K/yr

Tau Motors is a venture-backed advanced technology company based in the Bay Area, specializing in next-generation products for electrification. They are seeking a Staff Power Electronics and Controls Engineer to model, design, implement, test, and benchmark motor controls and power electronics for both high and low voltage applications.

AutomotiveElectric VehicleManufacturing

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Help define requirements for motor control software and interfacing hardware components including voltage and current sensors, power stages, speed sensors

Understand, drive design of, and implement motor controller functionality, behaviors, and algorithms

Translate algorithms into software implementation and integrate that into the firmware framework

Test, validate, and troubleshoot controller implementation

Develop, test, and validate motor control algorithms in the laboratory and in-vehicle

Maintain awareness of and influence research and development in key component technologies that influence future inverter / motor designs and motor control

Advance Tau's intellectual property in electric motor design and motor controls

Design and build hardware of power electronics converters for use in automotive and energy storage applications

Start to finish ownership of hardware – from specification to design, prototype, reliability validation and high-volume manufacturing

Collaborate with - and lead - mechanical, PCB layout, and firmware engineering teams to successfully to design, validate and manufacture power converters

Architecture and modeling of new power converter topologies that achieve better performance

Qualification

AC electric motorsMotor control algorithmsEmbedded firmware developmentPower electronics designHigh voltage applicationsC/C++ programmingPythonMatlab/SimulinkPWM schemesPower semiconductor selectionAnalog/digital circuit designCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

Strong fundamentals of AC electric motors and drive systems analysis, modeling and control

Solid background in linear systems analysis, stability, and controller design

Basic proficiency with embedded firmware development in C/C++

Model development and data analysis in Python or Matlab/Simulink

Strong communication and preference for working in teams

Automotive experience, or the equivalent in experience and evidence of exceptional ability

Familiarity with AC/DC, DC/DC and DC/AC applications and control of variable frequency converters

Strong understanding of power electronics topologies

Experience with high voltage power semiconductor selection (Si/SiC/GaN MOSFET's, Diodes), gate drive and protection circuit design

Strong understanding of switching waveforms, semiconductor losses and experience with loss modeling

System understanding of device characteristics, gate driving circuit design, thermal design, topologies, modulation schemes, control strategies in high- and low-voltage power converters

Familiar with tools such as PLECS, PSCAD/EMTDC, MATLAB/Simulink, dSPACE

Experience with advanced modulation approaches for achieving highly efficiency power electronic converter designs

Experience designing large state machines for complex power converter implementations

Familiar with analog design, digital design, mixed signal design (ADCs/DACs) and their use in relation to control design

Solid understanding of the theory and application of magnetics (inductors, transformers) and capacitors (electrolytic, film and ceramic) used for power conversion

Good experience with design analog/digital circuits and micro-processors

Familiar with schematic capture and power converter circuit simulation tools

Experience in supervision of PCB layout for minimal stray inductance and capacitance, placement strategies for better manufacturability, power/signal plane definition and EMC optimization

Proficiency with hands-on EE tools (oscilloscopes, network analyzers, signal generators etc)

Preferred

In-depth understanding of motor control techniques such as slip-based control, field oriented control, direct torque control

Experience with model-predictive control (MPC), reference generation, and advanced estimation techniques

Prior experience with flux estimation methods, 3-phase power control, analytical control system theory development and analysis

Experience with various PWM schemes such as space vector, discontinuous, and sinusoidal modulation, including data-acquisition methods

Familiarity with sensorless motor control algorithms and low speed control techniques

Capability of delivering high-quality C code in an embedded microcontroller environment

System-oriented understanding of thermal, vehicle-level torque control, high voltage DC-link integration, efficiency optimization, and firmware integration for electric drives

Masters or PhD degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, mechatronic engineering, or equivalent degree with a focus on power electronics and/or control systems

Awareness of UL and CE electrical safety requirements and EMC requirements relevant to the design of power converters

Knowledge in environmental, reliability, and safety requirements for Automotive, Industrial & Residential applications

Proven ability to design systems that are resilient to faults and errors

Benefits

Annual performance bonus

Equity

Other incentive compensation plans

Flexible time off and paid holidays.

Excellent medical, dental, vision, and life insurance for full time team members.

Comprehensive benefits including 401(k), HSA and FSA benefits, commuter benefits, ancillary benefits including OneMedical membership, a variety of telehealth services, and more.

Company

Tau Motors

Tau Motors specializes in developing advanced technology for electric systems.

Founded in 2017

Redwood City, California, USA

51-200 employees

https://taumotors.com/

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