Job Title: System Power Engineer
Location: Hybrid: Sunnyvale, CA
Duration: Initially 12 months with a possibility of Extension (On W2 only)
Hardware systems Power Engineer specifically supporting New Technology Investigations (prototypes, power, battery, analogs, wireless charging etc.)
Must-Have Skills
Experience in Power electronics (Consumer Electronics, OEM, or contract manufacturers)
Battery Management systems, wired and wireless charging (Car industry, autonomous driving/robotics)
Power architecture and modeling (Silicon industry, application engineering of power segment)
Nice-to-have Skills:
Audio products or other analog electronics experience
The main function of a system power engineer is to research, design, develop, test high-density, industry-leading wearable electronics. The candidate will work with emerging technologies in a fast-paced team.
Job Responsibilities:
- Initiate and drive the project plan, including creating new designs and modifications of existing designs.
- Drive product prototypes, working models, or theoretical models constructed with computer simulation.
- Design and/or review system power architecture. Model and characterize power for a wide selection of new technologies the team is investigating.
- Write detailed functional specifications and design flow/tradeoff.
- Support new technology.
- Act as a subject matter expert to engineering staff and consult specifications to evaluate the overall system's power requirements.
- Provide training and support to system integrators, product owners and users.
- Direct technicians, engineering designers or other technical support personnel as needed.
- Candidates will be evaluated based on their deliverables in hardware design and prototype builds, as well as documentation and communications with cross-functional teams.
Skills:
- Good EE fundamentals in the power and analog domains. In-depth knowledge of power converter topologies, system architecture, and characterization.
- Solid hands-on experience in lab equipment, such as oscilloscopes and differential probes.
- Experience in consumer electronics and working with vendors/contract manufacturers is a plus.
- Understanding of battery, thermal, and system integration is a plus.
- Understanding of wireless charging technology is a plus.
- Experience in developing automated tests and validation is a plus.
- Experience in power modeling in consumer technology is a strong plus.
Education/Experience:
A bachelor's degree in engineering is required.