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Tau Motors · 2 days ago

Senior Power Electronics Engineer

Redwood City, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$165K/yr - $210K/yr

5+ years exp

Tau Motors is a venture-backed advanced technology company based in the Bay Area, specializing in next-generation products for electrification. They are seeking several Senior Power Electronics Engineers to model, design, implement, test, and benchmark power electronics for their motor drives, focusing on automotive and energy storage applications.

AutomotiveElectric VehicleManufacturing

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

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 design, validate, and manufacture power converters

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

Advance Tau's intellectual property in power electronic systems

Qualification

Power electronics designHigh voltage applicationsAutomotive experienceAC/DCDC/DC applicationsPower semiconductor selectionLoss modelingControl strategiesMATLAB/SimulinkTeam collaborationProblem-solving

Required

5 years relevant industry experience

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 MOSFETs, 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, and 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 efficient 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 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 designing analog/digital circuits and microprocessors

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

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

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

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

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

Benefits

Annual performance bonus

Equity

Other incentive compensation plans

Stock options

Flexible time off

Paid holidays

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

401(k)

HSA and FSA benefits

Commuter benefits

Ancillary benefits including OneMedical membership

A variety of telehealth services

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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