Senior Power Electronics Controls Engineer

This role is located onsite in our Boulder design facility.

About Emporia
Emporia is accelerating the energy transition by helping small commercial and residential consumers save up to 50% on their utility bills.  We combine automated energy management tools, real-time 24/7 energy monitoring with utility rate schedules and wholesale energy prices to give our customers true insight into how they are using and spending money on energy.  Our EV chargers, Smart Outlets, home batteries and cloud integrations to a third-party smart home device, thermostat and smart appliances allow us to reduce pollution, shift usage to less expensive times and save our customers money.

Our Mission
We help people use energy smarter, save money, and improve the world—guided by four pillars:

• Customer Satisfaction: We listen to our customers and build products that elevate their lives.
• Optimization: We refine processes to offer the highest-quality products at the best value.
• Innovation: We continuously evolve through technology, ingenuity, and common sense.
• Making the World Better: We develop home electrification solutions that solve real problems and improve lives.

Role Overview
At Emporia Energy, hardware products are the tip of the spear - attracting customers, fueling data analytics, and enabling demand response through integration with Emporia’s energy management platform. We provide our customers with reliable, high value-add products at industry-leading pricing.

We are looking for a passionate Power Electronics Controls Engineer to help expand the Emporia Energy hardware ecosystem – initially by working on our upcoming Bidirectional EV Charger. Work will involve owning control loop design and verification for both AC/DC and DC/DC power converters and contributing to needed V2G, G2V, and V2H control designs.  As a senior member of the Hardware Development team, the ideal candidate will be expected to work closely with and provide mentorship to peers and junior members of the team, as needed for this cross disciplinary project. Throughout, they will demonstrate the strong analysis, design, and test skills required to produce the reliable, low-cost hardware that our customers expect.

Responsibilities 

• Own the design and validation of the control loop for bidirectional AC/DC and DC/DC power conversion hardware, including units involving the interconnection of multiple converters acting together as a single product
• Act as a technical expert for bidirectional 10 kW+ level AC/DC and DC/DC control systems at all stages of design and verification.  Support other power related projects as needed
• Design controls code for high voltage and high power systems and validate its functionality and performance
• Work with our established firmware team to transition that code into production
• Develop prototype firmware to enable hardware bring up and testing
• Support the transition from new product development into high volume manufacturing including assisting with the development of production line testing methods
• Lead and/or participate in design reviews and trade studies as needed
• Collaborate with firmware, electrical, mechanical, manufacturing and other engineering teams

Required Qualifications & Skills 

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
• 10+ years experience developing complex products as a power electronics controls engineer, electrical engineer, or related role
• Strong understanding of power converter theory and design
• Experience developing digital control systems for grid tied inverters, rectifiers, and DC/DC converters using microcontroller platforms
• Working knowledge of V2G and G2V related regulations in North America as they relate to the design of grid interactive power converters
• Working knowledge of renewable energy related concepts such as home energy storage systems, general power conversion/regulation/distribution, and power fault protection
• Experience with modeling and simulation-aided analysis for control loop design in tools such as PLECS
• Familiarity with scripting language such as Python, Javascript, Visual Basic, or equivalent
• Familiarity with electrical hardware lab equipment
• Strong writing, interpersonal, and communication skills

Desired Qualifications & Skills 

• Master's degree or PhD in electrical engineering or related field
• Bidirectional inverter design experience for North American grid tied applications
• Experience writing embedded software for the STM32 family of microcontrollers
• Experience designing and debugging for electrical and safety compliance standards such as FCC, CE, UL/ETL, etc.
• Experience designing and shipping high-volume consumer products 

What We Offer

💰 Compensation: The expected base salary range is $140,000-$180,000, plus stock options, however the offered salary may be higher or lower than the above range depending on numerous factors including, but not limited to work experience, skills and internal equity considerations. The base salary is not inclusive of benefits or other incentives.

🏥 Benefits: medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), employee stock option program, paid holidays plus unlimited PTO, discounts on Emporia products and partner offerings.

📈 Career Growth: Be part of a fast-growing company at the forefront of home energy innovation.

Emporia Energy is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. We will make reasonable accommodations for any qualified applicant with a disability, provided that the individual is otherwise qualified to safely perform the essential functions of the job with or without accommodation and that the accommodation would not impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. Please let us know if you believe you require reasonable accommodation, or if you would like assistance to complete an application or to participate in an interview at the company.

A resume is required to be considered for this position.

New employees will be required to successfully complete a background check.

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