Power Electronics Controls Engineer - Advanced Engineering
Advanced Engineering
Locations: New York, NY | Austin, TX | San Francisco, CA
Employment Type: Full-Time
About the Organization
This organization is building the infrastructure for abundant intelligence, partnering with leading AI labs, governments, and enterprises to unlock compute at unprecedented speed. The team is working with urgency to accelerate progress toward AGI, driven by a commitment to excellence and customer success. Every system built reflects pride in craftsmanship and trust earned. Candidates motivated by purpose, passionate about innovation, and ready to work hard to shape the future of intelligence will thrive in this environment.
About the Role
The Power Electronics Controls Engineer within the Advanced Engineering group will design next-generation data center infrastructure, focusing on innovative High and Low Voltage Direct Current (HVDC/LVDC) electrical systems. This role involves pioneering thermal and magnetic design solutions to ensure reliable power delivery for millions of GPUs.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement control algorithms for high-power DC-DC converters and active front-end systems in HVDC/LVDC architectures supporting multi-gigawatt GPU computing loads.
- Develop digital control loops, including voltage and current mode control, state-space controllers, and protection algorithms for bi-directional power flow management.
- Implement PWM modulation schemes, soft-switching control (ZVS/ZCS), and interleaving strategies for parallel converter operation at 10-100 kHz 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 guide products through certification and production ramp.
Qualifications
- 7+ years of hands-on experience designing control systems for power electronics, including 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 with interrupt-driven architectures.
- Strong foundation in digital control theory, including compensator design, loop stability analysis (Bode, Nyquist), and small-signal modeling of power converters.
- Proven experience with simulation tools (MATLAB/Simulink, PLECS, SPICE), scripting (Python), and Hardware-in-the-Loop platforms for controls validation.
- Deep understanding of PWM techniques, gate driver control for SiC/GaN devices, current sensing, and protection algorithm implementation.
- Experience shipping power electronics products from prototype through compliance certification, with hands-on board bring-up and troubleshooting skills.
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary range: $200,000-$300,000 per year, based on experience, skills, and location.
- Total compensation may include equity in the form of stock options.
- Commitment to pay equity and transparency.
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