Senior Power Electronics Engineer
Gradient Robotics builds robots for AI-infrastructure and data-center construction.
About Gradient Robotics
San Francisco robotics company developing full-stack autonomous robotic systems for the data-center buildout, spanning hardware, controls, perception, software, and deployment.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will own the electrical and power architecture of the robots: how they are powered, how they sense, and how they are controlled. You will define power architecture from input power down to motor drives and sensors, run trade studies, and take boards from schematic through bring-up to production. You will partner closely with mechanical and software teams and set the electrical standards for every machine shipped.
Requirements
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or a related field
- 5+ years of electrical design experience, including power electronics taken to production
- Deep power electronics fundamentals: converter topologies, component sizing, protection circuitry, failure modes
- Motor drive design experience: gate drivers, H-bridges, BLDC/PMSM, FOC
- Hands-on PCB design and layout for power and mixed-signal boards
- Experience with high-power and high-voltage safety, EMI/EMC mitigation and compliance testing, and safety certification
- Track record of defining requirements and resolving cross-system problems
- Strong hardware debugging skills
- Able to work on-site in San Francisco 5 days/week (6 if needed during crunch time)
Responsibilities
- Own power architecture end-to-end: define power distribution, conversion, and protection and run trade studies
- Design and validate power electronics including DC/DC converters, motor drives, gate drivers, power distribution boards, and protection circuitry
- Own instrumentation and controls, partnering with mechanical engineers on sensing and actuation
- Build electronics with custom PCBs or industrial components and write firmware for a reliable control interface
- Take designs to production, driving thermal performance and manufacturability with board vendors and contract manufacturers
- Own electrical safety and compliance including EMI/EMC, harmonics, arc flash, product safety, and certification
- Lead design reviews, maintain documentation and cross-team compatibility, and mentor engineers
Benefits
- Equity