Power Electronics Engineering Manager

Company: Delta Electronics Americas
Location: Livonia
Posted on: August 1, 2022

Job Description:

Company and BG Description: Founded in 1971, Delta Group is the global leader in power and thermal management solutions. Our mission statement, "To provide innovative, clean and energy-efficient solutions for a better tomorrow," focuses our role in addressing key environmental issues such as global climate change. With our concern for the environment, we continue to develop innovative energy efficient products and solutions. We realize the more energy efficient Delta's Electronics becomes, the greater our impact on reducing global warming. Delta Electronics (Americas) is the US subsidiary of Delta Group.
Responsibilities:

• Lead the global team in design, development and implementation of traction inverters for battery electric vehicle applications
• Manage the local EE team members and direct the activities of the global team members via their local leaders
• Mentor team members in all aspects of circuit design, testing methods, worst case analysis, and design demonstrations
• Prepare and lead design reviews with OEM customers and global design teams
• Specify and characterize the key components in automotive vehicle traction inverters, such as power modules, capacitors, and sensors
• Lead and coordinate loss measurements for components and inverter system, and verification of simulation against measurements
• Interface with component suppliers on component selection and future generation component development
• Specify component reliability goal and conduct lifetime analysis and simulations
• Lead and coordinate component failure analysis with supplier
• Facilitate technical discussions and communicate issues clearly and effectively between the North American customer and the global project teams
• Review and approve DFMEA, WCCA, design demos, and other engineering documents
• Support vehicle integration and resolve quality issues
  Requirements:
  • BS, MS degree in Engineering
  • 10+ years of design engineering experience on power electronic products, preferably in automotive traction inverter design
  • Expert at circuit design, modeling and simulation.
  • Hands-on experience with all aspects of real-time microprocessors
  • Good verbal and written communication skills in English
  • Understanding of automotive product development processes
  • Deep understanding of electronic module and component quality requirement, reliability prediction, failure analysis and validation
  • Strong problem solving skills. Familiar with tools such as 8D, fishbone diagram, 5 Whys, DoE, Is/Is-not

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