Principal Power Electronics Systems Engineer

sonnen, Inc. is looking for an experienced power electronics systems engineer to join its Power Electronics Department. This position reports to Director of Power Electronics.

Major Responsibilities:

• Analyzes product design requirements to decide power electronics system architecture.
• Participates in all aspects of preliminary design and systems architecture and conducts analysis of the cost impacts of proposed modifications, upgrades, and new implementations of application.
• Determines the best techniques, procedures and/or theories as they apply to the development of power electronics products and systems.
• Designs a range of power converters, leveraging advanced solid-state switching devices.
• Prepares and coordinates the release of documentation to support product design, verification, and manufacturing.
• Conducts feasibility studies and systems analysis for new applications or major modifications of existing systems.
• Works with cross-functional team on specific work assignments.
• Forecasts and schedules work activities and defines processes for repetitive tasks.
• Acts as the technical lead for troubleshooting field and factory issues on the range of power electronics products of sonnen.
• Travels to visit customers, sonnen factories, vendors, and/or professional conferences as business needs.

Basic Qualifications:

• Complies with sonnen Code of Conduct, policies, and processes
• Collaborates with global and cross-functional teams 
• Is open minded to receive and offer constructive feedbacks 
• Is flexible to support customers and business 
• Master's degree on Electrical Engineering with specialization on power electronics. Minimum 15 years of practical industry experience in the field of power electronics
• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Strong experience on various power converters such as DC/DC converter, inverter, and rectifier. Previous experience on 3 phase power electronics system is highly desired.
• Direct experience in designs using IGBT/MOSFET/SiC/GaN, gate driver design, selection, and characterization
• Strong experience on complex schematics and PCBA layout.
• Strong experience on power electronics controls development
• Strong experience on tools such as Altium, Matlab/Simulink, and other relevant power electronics development tools.
• Strong experience on DSP and FPGA.