Senior Power Electronics Engineer
Heart Aerospace
Senior Power Electronics Engineer
- Los Angeles
- Yearly salary: $147,000 - $184,000
- Los Angeles
- Yearly salary: $147,000 - $184,000
Job Description
At Heart Aerospace we develop the ES-30, a regional hybrid-electric airplane with a capacity of 30 passengers, an electric zero-emission range of 200 km and an extended hybrid range of 400 km. Heart is targeting type certification of the ES-30 by the end of the decade.
Your mission
We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Power Electronics Engineer to join our Propulsion team. You will lead the design and integration of the hybrid propulsion, including but not limited to the inverters, motors, HV cables, with batteries, and in parallel with Turbomachinery. You will interface across mechanical, thermal, electrical, and flight control systems to deliver a fully integrated and certifiable hybrid Electric Propulsion Unit (EPU).
Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- This role is a Responsible Engineer (RE) who focuses on the integration of power electronics and high voltage electrical systems into our hybrid aircraft.
- Full ownership over design, fabrication, commissioning, and certification of the hybrid propulsion system.
- Lead and execute system-level tests, such as motor and propeller test stands.
- Collaborate with suppliers to ensure delivery of integrated, certifiable subsystems.
- Model the electrical and power electronics systems in to our high fidelity Digital Twin for optimization of our hybrid mission profile.
- Perform topology selection trade studies.
Skills & Requirements
You'll Bring These Qualifications:
- 5+ years of professional experience working with power electronics components.
- Strong experience in high voltage power electronics design (+800V) including AC/DC inverters, and DC/DC converters.
- Strong understanding of HV filter design, grounding analysis, coordination of protective devices.
- Hands-on experience with integration of propulsion and/or powertrain test stands, including instrumentation, controls, and mechanical assembly.
- Extensive experience with Altium/cadence/similar), circuit analysis (spice), gate driver design, and lab work (common tools like oscilloscopes, network analyzers)
- Experience with C/C++, Python, Matlab/Simulink, or PLECS.
- Strong knowledge of Avionics communication, ARINC, CAN, and Ethernet.
- Strong understanding of Microcontrollers, Multicore processors, Firmware Development, and digital power conversion.
These Qualifications Would Be Nice to Have:
- Understanding of certification requirements (EASA CS-23/25 or FAA FAR Part 23/25).
- Knowledge of hardware design and airworthiness DO-178C, DO-254, DO-160.
- Demonstrated leadership qualities through cross-functional teamwork on challenging problems.
- Working knowledge of EMI/EMC, underlying physics and specifications, along with best practices for design, and strategies.
- Hands on experience with Matlab/Simulink Auto Code Generation.
Education
- Master’s or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering with focus on Power Electronics, or Power Systems.
About the company
Heart Aerospace has a clear mission. We work to decarbonize and democratize air travel. We believe in electrification. Not only to bring down emissions and build a sustainable future, but to make flying accessible for the many, around the world.
Electric planes are cheaper to operate and can unlock convenient and effective regional traveling, a market that today is restricted by the difficulty of making a sustainable profit. Our mission is about taking electrification to the skies, helping our customers build their businesses, and the traveling public to access an amazing and sustainable service.
Working at Heart Aerospace is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world more accessible and sustainable. Come help us write a new chapter in the history of aviation together!
We seek experienced and skilled professionals to join our fast-moving team developing a new electric aircraft. We’re in a very expansive phase and now is the time to join our team! Visit our career site and check out what it is like working at Heart.
Heart Aerospace is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates and employees pursuant to applicable law. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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