Power Electronics Validation Engineer (Climatetech)

TL;DR

Power Electronics Validation Engineer (Power Electronics): Designing and executing validation strategies for high-power converters connecting renewables and storage to the grid with an accent on system integration and root cause analysis. Focus on transforming complex subsystems into robust products through rigorous testing, bring-up, and failure analysis.

Location: On-site in Scotts Valley, USA

Salary: $130,000 – $189,000 per year

Company

hirify.global is a startup building cutting-edge power electronics to de-bottleneck electricity generation and consumption, accelerating the electrification of the grid.

What you will do

• Conduct system-level design and analysis for power electronics-based converters connected to the Medium Voltage grid.
• Define system requirements, interfaces, and verification plans, ensuring traceability from requirement to test.
• Execute integration strategies through hands-on bring-up and testing from subsystem to production/field stages.
• Design and build test setups and tooling, including grid simulators, load banks, and battery emulators.
• Lead troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for failures found in the lab or field, driving corrective actions.
• Develop and maintain regression test frameworks, documentation, and automated data analysis workflows.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Systems Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience in systems integration, bring-up, or testing of complex electrical systems (power electronics preferred).
• Demonstrated ownership across a significant portion of a product lifecycle (prototype to validation).
• Strong fundamentals in power, controls/embedded behavior, and system-level interfaces.
• Hands-on debugging experience with instrumentation, telemetry, and CAN or similar communications.

Nice to have

• Experience in product development of grid-tied inverters, PCS, or medium-voltage systems.
• Familiarity with power system modeling, operation, and protection techniques.
• Knowledge of reliability engineering principles (Weibull analysis, derating, ALT/HALT).
• Experience building automated test coverage or regression frameworks using Python.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, enriching environment focused on personal, technical, and career growth.
• Dynamic, first-principles engineering culture with a strong bias toward hands-on execution.
• End-to-end lifecycle ownership from early trade studies to field feedback.
• Competitive compensation package including salary and equity.