Power Electronics Controls Engineer - Advanced Engineering
Power Electronics Controls Engineer
Location: New York, NY | Austin, TX | San Francisco, CA
Employment Type: Full-Time
About the Role
As a Power Electronics Controls Engineer in the Advanced Engineering group, you will design innovative High and Low Voltage Direct Current (HVDC/LVDC) electrical systems for next-generation data center infrastructure. Your work will enable reliable power delivery for large-scale GPU computing environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement control algorithms for high-power DC-DC converters and active front-end systems in HVDC/LVDC architectures.
- Develop digital control loops including voltage and current mode control, state-space controllers, and protection algorithms for bi-directional power flow.
- Implement PWM modulation schemes, soft-switching control (ZVS/ZCS), and interleaving strategies for parallel converter operation at 10-100kHz switching frequencies.
- Design grid synchronization and power management algorithms for utility-connected systems, including phase-locked loops, active/reactive power control, and fault ride-through functionality.
- Validate control algorithms through simulation (MATLAB/Simulink, PLECS) and Hardware-in-the-Loop testing, then implement on embedded platforms (TI C2000, FPGA, DSP).
- Lead controls integration and compliance testing to utility interconnection standards (IEEE 1547, UL 1741) and support certification and production ramp.
Qualifications
- 7+ years of experience designing control systems for power electronics (DC-DC converters, active rectifiers, or grid-tied systems).
- Expert-level proficiency in C/C++ embedded programming for real-time control on microcontrollers, DSPs, or FPGAs.
- Strong foundation in digital control theory, including compensator design, loop stability analysis (Bode, Nyquist), and small-signal modeling of power converters.
- Hands-on experience with simulation tools (MATLAB/Simulink, PLECS, SPICE), scripting (Python), and Hardware-in-the-Loop platforms.
- Deep understanding of PWM techniques, gate driver control for SiC/GaN devices, current sensing, and protection algorithm implementation.
- Proven track record of shipping power electronics products from prototype through compliance certification, with board bring-up and troubleshooting skills.
Compensation
Salary range: $200,000-$300,000 per year, based on experience, skills, and location. Total compensation may include equity options.
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