Fluidstack
Senior Power Electronics Engineer, Thermofluids
$210K–$260K
Austin, TX +3 · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 10, 2026
- Location
- Austin, TX
San Francisco, CA
Los Angeles
CA - Experience
- 10+ years; the posting also describes specific prior design, integration, commissioning, troubleshooting, and electrical-safety work.
About the job
Own the electrical design, integration, testing, and safety of power systems for high-speed thermofluids machines, including their motor drives, test benches, and installations.
What you'll do
- Design the machine power path, including the DC bus, inverter, motor drive, and magnetic-bearing amplifiers; specify and integrate the high-speed hermetic motor drive.
- Design test-bench and load-bank power and protection schemes, and resolve EMC, harmonic, bearing-current, and related electrical issues.
- Own electrical safety in the test cell, including safe-work procedures and readiness for installation and operation.
What they ask for
- 10+ years of experience in power electronics and motor drive design, including high-power converters, high-speed motor drives, and electrical safety for test and production systems.
- Designed and commissioned a high-power converter or motor drive under real load.
- Experience integrating a drive with a motor designed by another party and diagnosing resulting machine or shared-bus effects.
- Regular travel of 25% or more, depending on business needs.
Nice to have
- High-speed and magnetic-bearing drive systems; electric propulsion or aerospace power systems.
- 800 V class DC architectures, SiC or GaN devices, or test-cell power and safe practices around energized work.
Pay
$210K – $260K USD base salary
Tools
DC bus, inverter, motor drive, EMC, 800 V class DC architectures, SiC, GaN
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