Job Description

Title: Design Engineer - Power Electronics

Location: Southfield, Michigan

Requirements:

• Familiarity with Invertor architectures for automotive applications
• Knowledge of power electronics layout for IGBT and MOSFET inverters
• Knowledge of designing and architecting the gate drivers for IGBT and MOSFET inverters
• Knowledge of designing and sizing capacitor bank and signal filters
• Experience in an OEM or tear-1 supplier industry is advantageous
• Prepare for and participates in formal and informal design review activities
• Perform detailed mechanical part and assembly design of high power electronics utilizing 3D CAD
• Prepare for and participates in formal and informal design review activities
• Support design engineer for internals
• Design for Six Sigma tools and approaches, engineering simulation & modeling software, and phase-gate development processes for new products in development.
• Engage suppliers of existing Y-cap, DC-cap and other components to re-size/redesign based on new packaging
• Create simulation models to predict structural, fatigue, vibration, thermal, and flow performance of new products in development
• Conduct detailed analysis of tolerance stacks to ensure efficient assembly and reliable product performance
• Engage new connector supplier
• Layout to meet packaging targets
• Design for manufacturing Integrate Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerance (GD&T),
• Experience in SPEED, ANSYS and Matlab

Qualifications:

• 3 to 7 years’ experience with Invertor and power electronics design for electrification/hybridization of passenger cars or commercial vehicles
• BS (REQUIRED) in engineering field. BSEE or MSEE PREFERRED Electronic Degree may be considered based on invertor development knowledge. 
• Experience with Invertors and power electronic switching devices
• Familiarity with Hypermesh, ABAQUS and StarCCM+ is advantageous
• Familiarity developing a product from concept to production

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