Electrical Engineer, Power Electronics

Mainspring Energy•Menlo Park, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The technology that powers Mainspring’s Linear Generator is unlike any other generator technology on the market. The Linear Generator relies on innovative electrical power and control hardware systems to achieve its best-in-class efficiency while meeting the world’s strictest emissions requirements. These electrical hardware systems are designed by a talented team of electrical engineers that own hardware design from initial concept through test and manufacturing. We have a high impact opportunity for a power electronics engineer to shape the future of the Linear Generator’s power electronics systems.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, or higher, in Electrical Engineering
2-5 years of experience developing power electronics technologies
Excellent electronics design fundamentals; ability to take concept level design details, select components, and produce a schematic
Examples of taking ownership of a power electronics design project
Circuit board design experience
Familiar with schematic capture and power converter circuit modeling/simulation tools
Knowledge of power electronics control theory
Proficiency with EE tools (Oscilloscopes, Power Analyzers, Network Analyzers, Signal Generators etc.)
Experience with power semiconductor selection, gate drive, and protection circuit design
Proven ability to work independently on an electronics design project
Clear verbal and written communication skills
A passion for hands-on hardware development
A “collaborate-first” mindset and have successfully communicated across a range of teams and personalities

Nice To Haves

Experience designing high voltage (480VAC or 800VDC range) systems
Experience designing kW-level power electronics
Experience in the full hardware development life cycle, from requirements development to manufacturing support
Experience working at a startup or rapid development environment
Experience with Altium

Responsibilities

Design custom power electronics hardware that enables key functions of our Linear Generator
Bring-up, validate, and qualify your power electronics designs
Troubleshoot complex hardware issues that arise in the test lab, production floor, and fielded units
Collaborate with the new production introduction team and external suppliers to improve designs for manufacturability and testability
Partner with reliability engineers to further drive up electrical hardware reliability
Serve as an expert on the hardware systems that you own