Power Electronics Senior Application Engineer (Automotive)

Location: Troy, Michigan, United States. The role includes on-site engineering support at customer locations and requires current authorization to work full-time in the United States.

Company

LG Magna e-Powertrain USA develops electric vehicle products including drive motors, power conversion devices, and integrated systems as part of the global LG Magna team.

What you will do

• Translate customer requirements, issues, and technical risks for internal and headquarters engineering teams.
• Maintain engineering specifications, DFMEAs, DVP&Rs, and support APQP, DFM/DFA, and IATF 16949 compliance.
• Provide on-site customer engineering support, including software reflashing, sample delivery, and sample correction.
• Lead warranty product root cause analysis, including circuit-board component swap tests, product teardown, and reassembly.
• Prepare technical information for RFQs, RFPs, quoting, customer reviews, and new technology proposals.
• Coordinate technical problem solving with global cross-functional teams and headquarters engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical or electronic engineering.
• At least five years of development engineering experience in the automotive or related industry.
• Practical experience with power electronics, including converter and inverter technologies.
• Experience analyzing MOSFETs, diodes, gate drives, operational amplifiers, digital circuits, and electrical schematics.
• Ability to use oscilloscopes, function generators, power supplies, MS Project, MS Office, and MS Teams.
• Current authorization to work full-time in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in electrical or electronic engineering with an emphasis on power electronics.
• OEM or Tier 1 automotive experience.
• Bilingual English and Korean communication skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaboration with customer, regional, headquarters, and global engineering teams across time zones.
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription benefits with no-cost employee premiums for eligible full-time employees.
• Company-matched 401(k) contributions with immediate vesting.
• Paid holidays, sick leave, vacation time, parental leave, life insurance, and disability insurance.
• Mental health resources and personal fitness incentives.