Lead Digital Power Electrical Hardware Engineer

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Proper Voltage is unlocking the next generation of battery technology across robotics, data centers, and defense.

We're building intelligent battery systems that make advanced chemistries (sodium-ion, lithium-titanate, lithium-silicon) work in products that were never designed for them. Humanoid robots can upgrade power systems without redesigning their entire platform. Data centers get safer, cheaper backup power. Drones and autonomous vehicles get higher energy density without lengthy integration cycles.

If you want to work on hard engineering problems that matter (power systems that enable humanoid robots, AI infrastructure, and next-gen mobility) this is the place.

Job Overview :

We are in search of a Lead Digital Power Electrical Hardware Engineer who is passionate, versatile, and highly motivated to join our nimble team of multi-disciplinary engineers. This role is for a hands-on leader who has broad experience in digital power electronics, including DC-DC conversion, encompassing design, hardware, testing, and manufacturing. This position offers the opportunity to drive innovation, define product roadmaps, and shape product architecture within a collaborative, dynamic environment as part of a rapidly growing startup company.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and enforcement of Proper Voltage's internal engineering processes, including validation gates, release criteria, and documentation standards.
• Lead system-level and detailed design efforts for cutting-edge digital DC-DC power converters used across our product range, including industrial applications, robotics, LEVs, utility-scale power systems, and many other battery-powered applications.
• Perform design calculations, component selection, circuit design, schematic capture, and PCB layout and routing for high-performance, mixed-signal power electronics for use in low- and high-voltage applications.
• Document, prototype, test, and debug both evolutionary and novel power converters to continually expand our market reach.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop the roadmap for the evolution of our DC-DC converters and related technology.
• Drive continuous improvements in our core system functionalities, including battery management, DC-DC power conversion, and mixed analog / digital design for sensing and control.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to transition designs to high-volume production, providing production-ready schematics, PCB layouts, and bills of materials.
• Support programming, calibration, debugging, and quality control processes.
• Lead efforts to optimize power electronics in key metrics such as power density, size, weight, and cost.
• Mentor and manage team members, delegating tasks and overseeing project progress within the electrical engineering department.
• Help grow the power conversion team, eventually managing direct reports.
• Exercise a high degree of autonomy, take ownership, and contribute as a key individual to project milestones and objectives.
• Ability to either work in person at our Carlsbad, CA office or travel there as needed with a demonstrated track record of highly efficient, collaborative remote work.

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Ready to work on power systems that matter? Let's talk.

Proper Voltage is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws or our own sensibilities.