Senior Electrical Engineer - Battery & Power Design
Core
Design and integrate battery systems, power management, and charging circuits for portable consumer electronics from concept to mass production.
Role type
Senior IC Electrical Engineer (Battery & Power Design)
Builds
Battery-powered consumer electronic products
Domain
Consumer Electronics / Power Electronics
Required skills
Lithium-ion/polymer battery systems, Battery charging and power-path architectures, Fuel-gauge and battery-monitoring devices, Battery protection and safety circuits, Buck/boost/buck-boost/LDO power conversion topologies, Low-power and standby-current optimization, PCB layout for switching regulators and power integrity, Embedded microcontrollers and hardware/software interfaces, Laboratory characterization and troubleshooting, Root-cause analysis of hardware issues
Preferred skills
Consumer electronics product development, Custom battery-pack development, Battery-management systems (BMS) and algorithms, USB-C and USB Power Delivery, Wireless charging technologies (Qi), Battery safety and regulatory requirements
Technologies
I2C, SPI, UART, USB, Oscilloscopes, Electronic loads, Power analyzers, Power supplies
Responsibilities
Design and develop battery and power-management circuitry for portable consumer electronic products, Perform component selection, circuit analysis, simulation, and design trade-off studies, Integrate battery, charging, and power-management functions with overall product electrical architecture, Perform board bring-up, characterization, and root-cause analysis of battery and power-related issues, Collaborate with suppliers on custom battery-pack and power-system design solutions, Evaluate emerging battery and power-conversion technologies for future products
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC