Senior Power Electronics Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 12, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 12, 2026. Raydar scores B on the Alion truth index.
About the company
Our client is a robotics company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own the electrical power design of a range of mobile hardware, from architecture and trade studies through circuit design, bring-up, production readiness and certification. Work as a senior individual contributor who designs boards, reviews peers' work and keeps the electrical direction coherent as the team grows.
What you'll do
- Define power architecture covering distribution, conversion and protection across the hardware.
- Design and validate converters, motor drivers, gate drive circuitry and protection boards, from schematic and layout through bring-up and testing.
- Work with mechanical engineers on sensing and actuation, using custom boards or off-the-shelf components as the problem requires.
- Write embedded firmware that gives software a dependable control interface.
- Prepare designs for manufacturing, coordinating with board vendors and contract manufacturers on supply chain and yield.
- Set electrical safety practices for the lab and build area, and design for compliance and certification.
- Lead design reviews, keep documentation current, and mentor engineers as the team grows.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Formal training to degree level in electrical engineering or an adjacent technical discipline, at bachelor's or master's level.
- Strong grasp of power electronics fundamentals, including converter topologies, component sizing, protection circuitry and common failure modes.
- Experience taking power electronics designs into production.
- Experience designing motor drives, including gate drivers, H-bridges and brushless or permanent magnet motor control.
- Practical circuit board design skills covering power and mixed-signal layouts, including heat and electromagnetic interference considerations.
- Skill in debugging hardware at the board and system level.
Bonus points
- Familiarity with procedures for working around high voltages, limiting electromagnetic noise and passing regulatory product tests.
- Embedded firmware experience in C, C++ or Rust, including motor control and communication protocols.
- Circuit simulation experience with tools such as LTspice or PLECS.
- Previous employment with a maker of motor-powered equipment, such as factory automation, vehicles or robots.
- Track record of defining requirements and resolving cross-system problems when specifications are unclear.
- A strong commitment to quality and to finishing work well.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: $170K to $230K
- Equity
- Relocation assistance
Location and work model
- San Francisco, CA, United States
- On-site, five days a week
- Full-time