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Senior Staff Engineer, Motor Drives & Power Tools

El Segundo, CAFull-time2026-10-22 → 2026-10-24
Hybrid

Core

Drive product definition and applications engineering for low-voltage power MOSFETs in cordless power tools and battery-powered motor drive applications.

Role type

Senior Staff Engineer, Product Definition & Applications Engineering

Builds

Low-voltage MOSFET portfolios for cordless tools, garden equipment, e-bikes, and robotics

Domain

Power Electronics / Motor Drives

Deliverable

product features

Required skills

Power electronics fundamentals, MOSFET switching behavior, thermal design, PCB layout, embedded firmware (C/C++), motor control algorithms (FOC/sensorless), simulation (PLECS, SPICE, SIMetrix), lab testing (oscilloscopes, power analyzers), customer-facing technical support

Preferred skills

Technical marketing, business case development, training delivery, MATLAB/Python

Technologies

PLECS, SPICE, SIMetrix, C/C++, MATLAB, Python

Responsibilities

Define product requirements and roadmaps for power MOSFETs; design evaluation boards and reference designs; perform electrical and thermal simulation and lab testing; provide customer design-in support and failure analysis; develop technical collateral and deliver trainings; engage OEMs and ecosystem partners.

Seniority

Senior Staff, hands-on IC with strategy & mentorship