Power Electronics Engineer
Genoptic LED Inc.About The Company: Genoptic is a deep-technology company building next-generation platforms across power, energy storage, intelligent lighting, and semiconductor-enabled systems. Operating through four divisions - Energy, Storage, GrowLight, and NanoGen IC - Genoptic develops modular, high-efficiency technologies that enable resilient infrastructure, controlled-environment agriculture, and intelligent edge systems. Genoptic’s innovation is anchored by a robust global intellectual property portfolio, with 25+ patent families and more than 150 patent filings worldwide spanning hybrid energy systems, supercapacitors, cell-level electronics, power ICs, advanced chip architectures, AI-driven grow lighting, optics, imaging, and controlled-environment agriculture. This breadth of IP reflects a long-term vision focused on scalability, performance, and real-world adoption. By combining system-level engineering with chip-scale integration and AI-enabled intelligence, Genoptic is positioned to accelerate industry adoption of compact, efficient, and sustainable technologies across multiple global markets. Summary: At Genoptic, you’ll help build real, deployable products by performing detailed circuit design, PCB development, regulatory compliance, and validation testing. This position reports to the Project Team Lead and is primarily focused on Genoptic Energy, contributing to next-generation power systems for renewables, batteries, energy security, and grid modernization, while also supporting energy storage and controlled-environment agriculture technologies. You’ll work in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment where research transitions into products and solutions, ensure design meets performance, safety, cost and manufacturability. Responsibilities: · Perform detailed design of new products from component level to system level, including selection and design of switching topologies, DC-DC converters, and inverter stages. · Re-evaluate existing electrical designs, including DC-DC converters, inverters, and protection circuits; and optimize for efficiency, thermal performance, reliability, and cost. · Perform detailed design of new products from component level (schematics, topology selection, component selection) to system level (architecture, interfaces, protection, thermal) and drive designs from concept to production. · Design printed circuit boards, including schematic capture, component selection, layout guidance, and design-for-manufacture/assembly (DFM/DFA) considerations. · Interpret and design to relevant regulatory and safety standards, and support testing and certification activities. · Lead and support design and validation of lithium battery systems, including protection, measurement, power conversion interfaces, and integration with control/firmware. · Provide production support for existing products by qualifying new components and suppliers, implementing design updates, and resolving issues arising from manufacturing, supply chain, or field feedback. · Assist in the preparation and maintenance of schedules, specifications, bills of materials, and engineering reports for assigned projects. · Author and maintain product documentation including design concepts, requirements, specifications, design reviews, and validation/verification test plans. · Apply engineering knowledge across multiple domains - analog, digital, power, firmware interfaces, EMC, safety - to develop robust product architectures that consider regulatory approvals, manufacturability, procurement, and production testing. · Liaise with suppliers and customers as required to resolve technical issues, clarify requirements, and support design-in or customization. · Provide engineering support and guidance to other team members in hardware, firmware, test, and operations. · Collaborate with operations and logistics teams to support product packa…