What are the responsibilities and job description for the Power Electronics & Design Engineer position at Insight Global?
Position: Power Electronics & Design Engineer
Duration: 6-month contract extensions
Location: Long Beach California
Pay Rate: $55-60/hr depending on experience
Requirements:
- 2 years of experience in power electronics, electrical engineering, electronics engineering, or a related field, ideally in product development
- Hands-on experience with high-voltage power electronics testing and validation
- Experience with or strong interest in power conversion systems, traction inverters, or related high-voltage applications
- Exposure to circuit schematic design, capture, simulation, or analysis tools
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
Day to Day:
We are seeking a Power Electronics Test & Design Engineer to support traction inverter development for electric vehicle applications in a high-voltage lab environment. This individual will play a hands-on role in testing, data analysis, and lab execution, while also contributing to inverter-related design work, including circuit schematic support. The ideal candidate will have a background in power electronics and/or high-voltage systems, and be comfortable working in a fast-paced engineering setting.
- Execute testing activities in a high-voltage lab, including induction load testing, inverter setup/connection, test execution, and data collection
- Analyze test data and document results to support engineering validation efforts
- Support development of traction inverters for electric vehicle applications
- Assist with design, bring-up, characterization, and troubleshooting of traction inverters
- Contribute to circuit schematic design and validation, including support for PCB layout and electrical analysis
- Perform or support circuit design analysis, thermal analysis, control analysis, and failure analysis as needed
- Help define and support design validation and end-of-line test specifications
Salary : $55 - $60