Principal Power Electronics Engineer @ Hgen

Hgen’s mission is to achieve a clean and sustainable energy future through tackling emissions in hard-to-decarbonize industries. By enabling cheap and abundant green hydrogen, Hgen can help to decarbonize the 25% of total global emissions that are best addressed with green hydrogen. Learn more about why green hydrogen is critical for achieving zero-emissions.

As a Principal Power Electronics Engineer, you will drive the design and delivery of power electronics. You will own the success of power systems, from kW-scale prototypes, to MW-scale production systems. This role will leverage your knowledge, experience, and creativity to develop novel power architectures and solutions that are simple, reliable, and manufacturable. You will play a critical role at Hgen, working within a fast and collaborative start-up environment to develop and commercialize Hgen’s advanced alkaline electrolyzer.

Responsibilities

Own the research, design and development of the power and controls systems of Hgen’s advanced alkaline electrolyzer, from raw AC/DC input through conditioning, conversion and delivery.
Act as the chief engineer, engaging in cross-disciplinary collaboration with engineering and research team arrive at the simplest solutions
Help drive system-level architecture, with power systems capabilities and vulnerabilities in mind, to minimize total cost of hydrogen production

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
5+ years of experience designing and analyzing complex power electronics and electrical systems
Industry and Hands-on experience with ~500-1000V class switching power converters
Understanding of different high power conversion topologies, from DC-DC, AC-DC conversion

Preferred Skills and Experience

Experience designing, building, testing and troubleshooting complex power electronics systems
Experience with high power electronics design: motor inverters, switching power suppliers, rectifiers
Experience with EMI, Thermal and HF Magnetics design and simulation
Experience with renewable power systems: PV, Wind
Proficient from rapid iterative prototyping through NPI production ramp-up
Experience in fast-paced iterative design and development environments

Professional Qualities

Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills, enthusiasm for complex problem solving, and desire to optimize systems holistically
Strong project management skills and effective communication of technical concepts across multi-disciplinary teams
First principles based decision making
Passionate about decarbonization and addressing climate change

Responsibilities

Basic Qualifications

Preferred Skills and Experience

Professional Qualities

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