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Role Summary Designs and develops electrical aspect of on-board power electronic product for Rivian Automotive, including on-board charger, DC-DC converter, DC-AC inverter product and et al.
Responsibilities
The Staff Power Electronics Engineer will be responsible for development of high-power electrical circuits such as active rectifier, inverters, and DCDC converters
Perform topology selection trade studies
Design circuits, select components, create schematics, support layout of circuit boards
Analyze and simulate circuits and key components
Simulate circuits using Matlab, PLECS, and other tools
Analyze structures and magnetic components such as bus bars and high frequency transformers/inductors
EMI/EMC filter design
Interact with suppliers on critical components design
Test prototype power electronics circuits in lab
Characterize power semiconductor devices including Silicon, SiC, and GaN
Support software engineers who develop algorithms and application code for embedded controller
Engage with Mechanical, Systems, Test, Quality, manufacturing, and Reliability Engineers
Coach and provide guidance for junior level engineers for critical technical test and decisions.
Qualifications
Minimum M.S. in Electrical Engineering (Ph.D. preferred), specializing in power electronics
Minimum 3 years’ experience developing high power electronics
Deep understanding of power semiconductor switches and diodes, and their characteristics
Understanding of devices built upon various materials such as silicon, SiC, and GaN
Strong experience designing and analyzing inverter and converter circuits including gate drivers
Knowledge and experience with embedded control of power electronic circuits
Power converters and grid tie control
PWM methods
Power converter thermal analysis and protection
Dual active bridge DC/DC modeling and control
Experience with bidirectional power conversion
Experience of EMI/EMC filter design for power electronics products
Skilled working in lab environment with high voltage and current
Experience using software tools such as Spice, PLECS, Mathcad, Ansys Simplorer, and Matlab
Experience using FEA simulation tool such as Ansys Maxwell/Q3D or equivalent
Ability to work in a fast-paced development environment
Pay Disclosure Salary Range for Southern California Based Applicants:
$154,000 - $192,500
(actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law).
Equal Opportunity Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Rivian is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at candidateaccommodations@rivian.com.
Candidate Data Privacy Rivian may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes ("Candidate Personal Data"). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Rivian may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.
Rivian may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our People Team, Finance, Legal, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Rivian affiliates; and (iii) Rivian’s service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services.
Rivian may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions.
Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services.
Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Full-time
Job function Engineering and Information Technology
Industries Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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Staff Electronic Design Engineer
role at
Rivian .
Role Summary Designs and develops electrical aspect of on-board power electronic product for Rivian Automotive, including on-board charger, DC-DC converter, DC-AC inverter product and et al.
Responsibilities
The Staff Power Electronics Engineer will be responsible for development of high-power electrical circuits such as active rectifier, inverters, and DCDC converters
Perform topology selection trade studies
Design circuits, select components, create schematics, support layout of circuit boards
Analyze and simulate circuits and key components
Simulate circuits using Matlab, PLECS, and other tools
Analyze structures and magnetic components such as bus bars and high frequency transformers/inductors
EMI/EMC filter design
Interact with suppliers on critical components design
Test prototype power electronics circuits in lab
Characterize power semiconductor devices including Silicon, SiC, and GaN
Support software engineers who develop algorithms and application code for embedded controller
Engage with Mechanical, Systems, Test, Quality, manufacturing, and Reliability Engineers
Coach and provide guidance for junior level engineers for critical technical test and decisions.
Qualifications
Minimum M.S. in Electrical Engineering (Ph.D. preferred), specializing in power electronics
Minimum 3 years’ experience developing high power electronics
Deep understanding of power semiconductor switches and diodes, and their characteristics
Understanding of devices built upon various materials such as silicon, SiC, and GaN
Strong experience designing and analyzing inverter and converter circuits including gate drivers
Knowledge and experience with embedded control of power electronic circuits
Power converters and grid tie control
PWM methods
Power converter thermal analysis and protection
Dual active bridge DC/DC modeling and control
Experience with bidirectional power conversion
Experience of EMI/EMC filter design for power electronics products
Skilled working in lab environment with high voltage and current
Experience using software tools such as Spice, PLECS, Mathcad, Ansys Simplorer, and Matlab
Experience using FEA simulation tool such as Ansys Maxwell/Q3D or equivalent
Ability to work in a fast-paced development environment
Pay Disclosure Salary Range for Southern California Based Applicants:
$154,000 - $192,500
(actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law).
Equal Opportunity Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Rivian is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at candidateaccommodations@rivian.com.
Candidate Data Privacy Rivian may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes ("Candidate Personal Data"). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Rivian may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.
Rivian may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our People Team, Finance, Legal, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Rivian affiliates; and (iii) Rivian’s service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services.
Rivian may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions.
Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services.
Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Full-time
Job function Engineering and Information Technology
Industries Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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