Fulton River Partners is proud to be recruiting for a Sr/Principal Power Electronics Engineer, based out of their Boulder/Denver area office.

This company is at the forefront of innovation in the electric propulsion space where they aim to be the leaders across industries. You will be a key part of the core engineering team and will have a direct impact on the trajectory of the company.

About the Role:

• Requirements definition based on DO-160G and internal/customer specification
• Explore new architectures/technologies that will improve performance, safety, and reliability

• Schematic and PCB design in Altium
• Powerstage component sizing
• Circuit simulation in Simplex, MATLAB/Simulink, LTSpice
• Multiphysics simulation in Ansys Q3D for current density and parasitics analysis
• Low inductance DC Link design
• Design for EMC (Y capacitors, EMI filter, grounding)
• Design for DO-160G

• Supply chain management for DC link capacitors, busbars, PCBAs, SiC devices, sensors, EMC filter, and connectors
• Bill of Materials documentation management
• Create assembly files and build instructions for manufacturing team/partners

• Create Design Validation Plan and Report (DVP&R) for sub-systems as well as completed system
• Execute inverter testing and characterization on n-house dynamometer
• Post process test results, identify root-cause of potential issues and make design recommendations to meet the highest level of reliability and performance
• Testing for EMC and DO-160G
• Inverter reliability and partial discharge testing

• Support pilot customers with first builds and integration into vehicles. Travel and on-site visits will be required.

• Hire other world-class engineers to support your team
• Maintain prototype and testing equipment in lab

• High intelligence, high energy, and high integrity
• Masters or higher in Electrical Engineering
• 5 years of professional experience with power electronics
• High level of proficiency with Altium, MATLAB, and PLECS/LTSpice
• Excellent written and verbal communicator to effectively share knowledge and build the collective mindshare of the company
• Organized and obsessive attention to detail: no room for oversight when designing flight critical systems
• Humble and open mind: willingness to accept feedback and learn, consistently improve upon yourself and the product you will be responsible for
• A high degree of emotional intelligence: ability to collaborate closely with coworkers in a respectful and empathetic manner
• Fundamentally curious and motivated my first principles
• U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export-controlled data.

• Experience with taking an inverter from concept to production in automotive or aerospace
• Experience with DO-160G / DO-254 / FAA Part 33 qualification
• Experience with EMI noise mitigation and testing
• Understanding of Field Oriented Control and PMSMs
• SolidWorks proficient