Senior Power Electronics Design Engineer
Amperesand · San Francisco, California, United States
Posted about 2 months ago · $175,000-$205,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 53 days Amperesand's roles stay open a median of 37 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 16% of Amperesand's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Amperesand
- high 22 stale, 0 reposted of 49 open
- Hiring momentum
- 60 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-25
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Amperesand's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Amperesand.
About this role
As a Senior Power Electronics Design Engineer at Amperesand, you will design and optimize power conversion hardware, focusing on advanced topologies and ensuring safety compliance for medium and low voltage systems. Your role involves developing control algorithms, conducting trade-off analyses, and collaborating closely with mechanical and manufacturing teams throughout the development cycle.
- benefits
- 4/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Amperesand as an employer.
What you need
- M.S. or Ph.D. in Power Electronics, Electromagnetics or related field
- 2+ years' experience in power conversion design
- Strong fundamentals in power converter topologies, modulation techniques, and design trade-off analysis
- Experience working with SiC/GaN devices in high-density designs
- Good understanding of loss mechanisms in Semiconductor devices, Passive EE components and high-frequency magnetics
- Demonstrated expertise in simulation-driven design and figure-of-merit evaluation across topology, controls, devices, and magnetics
What you get
- Competitive Salary + Incentive Stock Options
- Medical, vision, and dental benefits for employees and their dependents, effective from the start of hire
- Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
- 401k retirement savings plan through Empower
- Employees receive paid time off (PTO), paid sick days, and paid company holidays
- Commuter Benefits
Worth weighing
- No hybrid or remote work options available
- Salary range is dependent on experience and location, which may vary widely
- Role involves significant collaboration with other teams, which may affect individual autonomy
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Listed by Amperesand on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-25. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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