Amperesand · 2 weeks ago
Staff System Test Engineer - Power Electronics
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$170K/yr - $250K/yr
8+ years expAmperesand is disrupting industrial power with innovative Solid State Transformer systems. The Staff System Test Engineer will design and maintain test systems for high-voltage power electronics, validate product performance, and collaborate with various teams to enhance product reliability and efficiency.
ElectronicsInfrastructurePower GridRenewable Energy
Hiring Manager
Sabrina Ohanian
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
Qualification
Required
8+ years of hands-on experience in test engineering, preferably in power electronics
BS or MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering
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
Benefits
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
Employees receive paid time off (PTO), paid sick days, and paid company holidays so they can rest, recharge, and take care of their health and personal needs.
Commuter Benefits
12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
Company
Amperesand
Amperesand operates as a grid infrastructure solution provider.
11-50 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$92.45M2025-11-18Series A· $80M
2024-02-07Seed· $12.45M
Leadership Team
Sriram Vaisambhayana
Co-Founder
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