Senior Power Electronics Engineer

Cambridge, MA💼 Full-time💰 $82,300–$82,300🗓 2026-08-14 → 2026-09-26

Core

Designs, specifies, develops, and tests power system architectures for miniature power conversion, distributed power, radiation-hardened designs, battery management, and motor controllers.

Role type

Senior IC power electronics engineer

Builds

Power conversion circuitry, battery management systems, motor controllers, and precision feedback systems

Domain

Defense, space exploration, and biomedical engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Schematic capture, PCB layout, circuit simulation (Spice), system modeling (MATLAB/Simulink), hardware conformance testing, risk mitigation, business development

Preferred skills

Advanced degree in electrical engineering

Technologies

Spice, MATLAB, Simulink

Responsibilities

Optimize system designs for reduced size, weight, and power; develop technical specifications for new products; analyze hardware configurations and test conformance; drive solutions to complex problems; develop advanced architectures as a Subject Matter Expert; identify and mitigate program-level technical risks; support business development and proposal activities

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities

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About draper

Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 2,000+ employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering, lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation. For more information about Draper, visit www.draper.com.