Power Inverter Module Specialist

The Tech Fellow for PIMs will work within power electronics core engineering team and collaborate with PIM Product Release Centers (PRCs) and with other Stellantis cross-functional teams to ensure the development of PIMs products that meet electrical, thermal, mechanical, reliability, and cost requirements. Technical expertise and experience with product release, strong technical, interpersonal and team leadership skills are essential. This position reports to the Power Electronics Core Engineering Manager.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead PIM/power module and subcomponents technologies review and roadmaps ensuring best tradeoff between packaging, cost, performance, quality, yield and reliability
• Work with cross functional teams to define best optimized design and technology for future PIMs and power modules
• Be point of contact person and expertise for HV PIM related issues
• Support competitors and suppliers benchmarking
• Support "engineering best practice" documents and supplier design reviews
• Support core DFMEAs for Stellantis platform design
• Support root cause analysis of PIM issues in product development, warranty/quality, or manufacturing
• Generate cost reduction ideas
• Develop team's technical capabilities and provide mentorship to team members

Basic Qualifications:

• Masters degree in Engineering or related degree field
• 5 or more years of experience in power electronics field
• 10 or more years of relevant experience
• Experience with device qualification and reliability testing
• Experience with PIMs failure analysis, and reverse engineering analysis
• Experience with PIM thermal/performance / efficiency characterization
• Experience with motor control and modulation techniques
• Expertise of PIM design & technologies with Si & SiC power modules
• Expertise of gate drivers, DC link capacitors and current sensors
• Experience and expertise in electric and electro-thermal modeling of PIM module and subcomponents
• Knowledge in industry standard and next generation assembly processes including design for manufacturing
• Knowledge in power module reliability and failure modes
• Knowledge of FMEA and automotive quality standards such as AEC-Q101 and AQG 324
• Effective communications skills and analytical thinking
• Advanced English language skills 90% (Read and Write)
• Functional knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Preferred Qualifications:

• PhD
• Ability to navigate complex stakeholder relationships and uncertainty
• Excellent work ethic, organization skills and communication skills
• Proactive, learning, self-driven, teamwork oriented
• Efficient work under pressure and high communication skills
• Training in problem solving techniques