Amperesand · 2 weeks ago
Staff Power Electronics Design Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
3+ years expAmperesand is disrupting industrial power with the first commercialized Solid State Transformer systems. The Staff Power Electronics Design Engineer will be responsible for the design and development of high power, high voltage circuits and compute systems for advanced electronic applications.
ElectronicsInfrastructurePower GridRenewable Energy
Responsibilities
Design and end-to-end development including design, layout, verification, reliability test, and manufacturing of core circuits
High power, high voltage circuit design
Compute systems including microcontrollers, processors and FPGAs for high frequency converter control and protection
Auxiliary power supplies for 1kV+ inputs
Isolated SiC gate drivers and fault protection circuits
Sensing and EMC circuit design
Qualification
Required
Technical degree or equivalent industry experience in electronics engineering
3+ years' experience in digital and analog circuit design
Extensive hands-on experience with advanced digital and HV circuit bring-up and troubleshooting
Proficiency with PCB CAD and simulation tools (preferably Altium Designer, *SPICE and/or PLECS)
Excellent written and verbal communications in English
Willingness and ability to travel up to 10% including internationally
Preferred
Designed and built a power electronics PCBA
Experience with board thermals management
Benefits
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
H1B Sponsorship
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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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