Power Electronics Firmware, Senior Manager
- Design and implement embedded control systems for power factor correction (PFC), grid-tie, grid-forming inverters, bidirectional chargers, DC/DC converters, and related power electronics.
- Lead board bring-up activities and develop device drivers for communication protocols such as CAN, I2C, and SPI.
- Contribute to specification development, participate in design reviews, and carry out unit testing.
- Validate design concepts through both computer simulations and hands-on laboratory testing.
- Create automated test cases for hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) modeling and testing, where applicable.
- Stay updated on advancements in digital control technologies and controllers.
- Ensure a thorough understanding of safety and regulatory requirements for power converters used in fast charging applications.
- Oversee a firmware/software team responsible for developing and validating product firmware.
- Recruit, train, mentor, and manage a team of skilled development and validation engineers.
- Coordinate team schedules and resources, fostering collaboration across functions.
- Guarantee compliance with relevant regulatory and safety standards, including UL, IEC, and SAE
- 5+ years of proven experience developing Power Electronics products
- 5+ years of programming experience in C/C++, Assembly for 32-bit controllers, DSP’s and Python for scripting and automation
- Experience Implementing Control code for Power Converters (without using a code generation tool)
- Solid background in developing embedded firmware for real-time systems using C/C++.
- Strong grasp of power electronics principles, including control techniques for inverters, rectifiers, and DC-DC converters (LLC, CLLC, DAB, PFC chargers, DC/DC, inverters, etc.).
- Experience working with grid-tie inverter systems (solar, BESS, EVSE, etc.).
- Hands-on experience in high-power labs, with the ability to debug hardware issues related to firmware functions in power converters.
- Proficient in control system design, modeling, and simulation using tools such as PLECS, MATLAB, and Simulink.
- Skilled in programming microcontrollers and using peripherals like timers, PWM, interrupts, GPIOs, ADC, UART, I2C, SPI, CAN, and Ethernet; experience with TI C2000 DSP family is a plus.
- Familiar with version control systems such as Git and SVN.
- Expertise in developing secure and reliable bootloaders, including memory management, firmware partitioning, communication interfaces, flash memory programming, and validation processes.
- Experience in hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing, including testbed setup, real-time simulation, plant modeling, hardware interfaces, test scripting, fault injection, and test result analysis.
- Proven skills in debugging complex firmware issues using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and debuggers.
- Experience working with real-time operating systems (RTOS).
- Knowledge of communication protocols commonly used in power electronics systems.
- Experience in developing control systems for power inverters/converters.
- Proficient in FPGA programming and simulation techniques.
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