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Power Electronics Engineer, R&D

Austin, TX💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-10 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design and integrate high-power electrical systems for gigawatt-scale thermofluid machines, including inverters, motor drives, and power protection schemes.

Role type

Senior IC power electronics engineer (R&D)

Builds

High-speed hermetic motor drives, test benches, and load banks for AI data center cooling infrastructure

Domain

AI infrastructure / Thermofluids / Power Electronics

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

High-power converter design, motor drive integration, EMC/harmonic analysis, bearing-current mitigation, electrical safety protocols, test cell power-up procedures

Preferred skills

High-speed magnetic-bearing drive systems, electric propulsion, aerospace power systems, 800 V DC architectures, wide-bandgap devices (SiC, GaN)

Technologies

SiC, GaN, 800 V DC, magnetic bearings, hermetic motors

Responsibilities

Design the electrical power path (DC bus, inverter, motor drive, amplifiers), specify and integrate drives for high-speed hermetic motors, design power and protection schemes for test benches and load banks, ensure EMC and arc flash safety, enforce electrical safety procedures in test cells

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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