Lead Power Electronics Engineer

One of our clients is looking for a talented and highly motivated Lead Power Electronics Engineer. Please send your resume if you would like to pursue this opportunity and you authorize Infosoft to represent you for this position.Here are the job position details for your review:Job Title: Lead Power Electronics EngineerPay Rate: $150 to $180K/Year (with excellent benefits)Job Requisition: PP004608Location: Stanton, CA (Onsite)Our client is seeking a Lead Power Electronics Engineer to provide technical leadership for the development of advanced high-power inverter and power-conversion systems used in demanding industrial applications. This hands-on engineering role will take ownership of electrical architecture, power-stage design, thermal integration, validation, and production readiness. The engineer will work closely with multidisciplinary teams across electrical, mechanical, controls, manufacturing, supply chain, and certification to deliver reliable, efficient, cost-effective products. The ideal candidate brings extensive experience developing medium- to high-power inverters, motor drives, or converters, along with strong practical skills in power electronics design, simulation, laboratory testing, and product development.Lead the electrical architecture and development of advanced high-power inverter and power-conversion systems used with high-speed rotating equipment.Translate system and customer needs into electrical specifications, system interfaces, performance requirements, and design objectives.Evaluate and select inverter topologies, semiconductor technologies, switching strategies, and operating frequencies while balancing efficiency, power density, thermal performance, cost, reliability, and manufacturability.Lead development of power stages, gate-drive circuits, DC-link assemblies, filters, sensing systems, protection circuits, busbars, and high-power electrical connections.Perform electrical and thermal analysis to evaluate losses, operating limits, cooling requirements, component temperatures, and overall design margins.Work with mechanical engineering teams to integrate liquid-cooled power electronics, cold plates, thermal interfaces, coolant systems, and electrical/mechanical packaging.Lead schematic development, component selection, design reviews, PCB-layout reviews, prototype builds, laboratory testing, troubleshooting, and design verification.Use simulation and test data to identify design issues and improve inverter efficiency, reliability, thermal performance, and overall system performance.Drive design-for-manufacturing, design-for-assembly, cost reduction, component standardization, supplier development, and value-engineering activities.Support EMC/EMI, electrical safety, environmental, and applicable UL/IEC certification activities.Establish hardware validation and production-test requirements and support new-product introduction and manufacturing scale-up.Participate in root-cause investigations involving prototype, production, and field issues and implement corrective engineering solutions.Work closely with electrical, mechanical, controls, manufacturing, supply-chain, quality, certification, and supplier teams.Provide technical leadership and mentoring to engineers, contractors, and external development partners.Maintain a hands-on role in laboratory testing and prototype development.Approximately 10% travel may be required for supplier activities, certification testing, customer support, commissioning, or field engineering.RequirementsBachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, preferably with an emphasis in power electronics. A doctorate is a plus.8+ years of industry experience developing medium- or high-power inverters, motor drives, converters, or related industrial power-electronics systems.Demonstrated experience leading power-electronics products from architecture and design through validation, qualification, and production.Strong knowledge of three-phase inverter systems, PWM/modulation techniques, semiconductor switching, protection, and power quality.Strong hands-on circuit-design and debugging experience involving power stages, gate drives, sensing, protection, DC links, and high-voltage/high-current interfaces.Experience with SiC-based power electronics/inverter systems; GaN experience is a plus.Understanding of tradeoffs involving switching frequency, semiconductor losses, passive-component sizing, filter losses, thermal performance, efficiency, and cost.Experience with liquid-cooled power electronics, thermal management, cold plates, coolant requirements, or thermal-interface design.Proficiency with MATLAB/Simulink, PLECS, LTspice, or comparable electrical simulation tools.Hands-on experience using oscilloscopes, power analyzers, AC/DC sources and loads, high-voltage voltage/current probes, and other power-electronics laboratory equipment.Ability to develop test plans, evaluate test results, troubleshoot complex hardware, document findings, and communicate technical recommendations.Experience with one or more of the following is highly desirable:High-power drives for high-speed permanent-magnet machinesActive-front-end or grid-connected convertersInput, output, and common-mode filter designHigh-frequency magneticsAltium schematic capture and PCB-layout reviewLow-inductance busbar and high-density power packagingWater-cooled power systemsEMC/EMI testing and complianceUL, IEC, CE, or similar industrial certificationsFunctional safety or SIL-related developmentSupplier development and high-volume manufacturingDesign-to-cost and production cost-reduction initiativesTurbomachinery, HVAC, refrigeration, energy, or data-center infrastructureStrong technical leadership, ownership, communication, and problem-solving skills.Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment and balance performance, reliability, cost, schedule, certification, and manufacturing requirements.Direct firmware development is not a primary responsibility of this position.