Design and develop electrical circuits and converters for Rivian’s off-board charging products. These include the Rivian Adventure Network DC fast charger, level 2 AC charger, and other state-of-the-art products. This position will sit out of our Torrance, CA, location and report to the Sr. Director, Electrical Design.
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The Senior Power Electronics Engineer will be responsible for the development of high-power electrical circuits, such as active rectifiers, inverters, and DCDC converters
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Circuit design, component selection, schematic creation, PCBA layout, and magnetic design
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Perform trade studies for key decisions
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Simulate circuits using Matlab, PLECS, and other tools
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Analyze structures and magnetic components such as bus bars and high-frequency transformers/inductors
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EMI/EMC filter design
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Interact with suppliers on critical components
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Test prototype power electronics circuits in lab
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Characterize power semiconductor devices, including Silicon, SiC, and GaN
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Engage with multiple cross-functional teams, including Mechanical, Software and Controls, Systems, Test, Quality, Reliability, and Manufacturing.
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Minimum M.S. in Electrical Engineering plus 3+ years of relevant industry experience, specializing in power electronics
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Familiarity with common topologies such as multi-phase boost PFC, dual active bridge converter, LLC, etc
- Expertise in high-power EV charger or energy storage, stationary-related power converters preferred
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Solid understanding of power semiconductor switches and diodes, and their characteristics
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Strong experience designing and analyzing inverter and converter circuits, including gate drivers
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Familiarity with embedded control of power electronic circuits
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Power converters and grid tie control
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PWM methods
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Experience with bidirectional AC/DC or DC/DC power conversion
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Experience using software tools such as Spice, PLECS, Mathcad, Ansys, and Matlab
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Experience using FEA simulation tools such as Ansys Maxwell/Q3D or equivalent
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PCB layout using Altium
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Exposure to EMC requirements and safety certification
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Ability to work in a fast-paced development environment
