Hardware Design & PCB Layout Engineer Advanced Power Electronics

The Role

In this roleyou will lead the development of next-generation inverter and power electronics hardware solutions for electric vehicle applications. You willutilizeengineering tools processes and program management disciplines to successfully develop components and systems that meet vehicle program requirements while achieving key cost performance efficiency quality and timing targets.

Key Responsibilities

• Q3D or equivalent 2D/3D electromagnetic field-solver analysis for PCB and magnetics parasitics.
• High-frequency transformer inductor planar and PCB-embedded magnetics design.
• Hands-on signal integrity (SI) power integrity (PI) and worst-case circuit analysis (WCA) including component tolerances and environmental variation.
• High-voltage PCB design practices including creepage clearance insulation coordination and partial-discharge considerations.
• Layout experience for fast-switching SiC or IGBT power stages including gate-loop optimization and dv/dt di/dt and parasitic-inductance control.
• Automotive EMI/EMC design for high-power converters including filtering grounding shielding and CISPR 25 requirements.
• Coordination of PCB design with power modules busbars gate drivers thermal interfaces and mechanical packaging.

• Lead advanced technology development for power electronics systems including design analysis simulation validation and testing.

• Develop advanced power converter hardware solutions that meet future EV performance cost reliability and manufacturability requirements.

• Create and support digital and analog hardware designs including schematic development PCB layout simulation and supporting documentation.

• Develop PCB layouts for new and existing architectures ensuring designs meet functional manufacturability signal integrity power integrity EMC thermal and mechanical requirements.

• Performcomponentplacement trace routing stack-up definition and layout optimization for high-density high-speed and mixed-signal electronic designs.

• Create review and verify PCB layouts through Design Rule Checks (DRC) Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) methodologies.

• Utilize modeling simulation systems analysis and optimization tools to ensure designs meet system-level requirements and interface considerations.

• Collaborate closely with hardware designers systems engineers ECAD engineers PCBA engineers packaging engineers manufacturing teams and suppliers tooptimizedesign performance and production readiness.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in hardware design PCB layout or power electronics development.

• Experience creating digital and analog hardware interfaces including schematic capture PCB layout simulation and engineering documentation.

• Hands-on experience with PCB design and analysis tools such as Mentor Graphics/Xpedition Altium or equivalent ECAD platforms.

• Experience conducting PCB layout verification activities including DRC DFM and DFA reviews.

• Strong problem-solving communication and project management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in PCB layout hardware design or power electronics development.

• Experience with electric vehicle propulsion systems inverters converters battery systems or automotive ECUs.

• Knowledge of high-speed communication interfaces including Ethernet CAN LIN and automotive networking technologies.

• Experience with high-density high-speed RF or mixed-signal PCB layouts.

• Familiarity with automotive development processes functional safety and product development lifecycle requirements.

• Experience supporting manufacturing launches supplier development and production-ready PCB designs.

• Demonstrated success driving cost reduction performance optimization and technology innovation initiatives.

• Previousexperience with HV power electronics connectivity or other complex automotive electronic systems.