System Architect – Power electronics - San Jose, CA, United States
Originally posted 18 May 2026 by the employer — open 127 days.
Focus on power electronics solutions for AI-DC and Automotive industries.
About the role
This role involves leading the definition and architectural development of solid-state power device solutions for safety-critical systems and motor control. The focus is on power electronics platforms for AI-DC and Automotive industries.
What you'll do
- Lead system architecture definition for power electronics solutions, ensuring alignment with functional safety, performance, and scalability requirements.
- Collaborate with OEMs and internal cross-functional teams to define and refine system-level requirements and interfaces.
- Drive end-to-end architectural decisions, balancing trade-offs across power, sense & control, thermal, cost, mechanical, and safety constraints.
- Work with the Functional safety team to ensure compliance with ISO 26262, UL safety and other relevant automotive or Industrial safety standards.
- Translate customer and market requirements into robust, modular, and reusable system architectures that support long-term product roadmaps.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to systems engineering teams, guiding best practices in architecture modeling, safety analysis, and system validation.
What you'll need
- Experience building power electronics systems from an OEM or semiconductor applications background.
- Expertise in using MOSFETs, SiC, GaN power ICs, AC-DC and DC-DC power conversion topologies, motor control, and magnetics.
- Proven experience in power electronics systems focusing on AC-DC and DC-DC power conversion topologies and architecture, using SiC, GaN, and Si MOSFETs.
- Strong background in electrical and thermal modeling, simulations, and bench testing.
- Hands-on experience in system architecture of high voltage power electronics products in automotive safety critical applications or Industrial applications.
- Experience in collaborating with Tier 1 Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) on the development and integration of power electronics systems, including understanding system-level requirements and component selection.
Nice to have
- Master’s or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related field with minimum 10 years of experience in power electronics for automotive systems, AI datacenter or other related applications.
- Deep understanding of solid-state switching technologies (e.g., SiC, GaN) and their application in high-reliability automotive and industrial environments.
- Proven experience architecting systems that meet functional safety requirements under ISO 26262, including development of safety concepts, technical safety requirements, and safety cases.
- Familiarity with automotive communication protocols (e.g., CAN, LIN, Ethernet) and system integration challenges.
- Familiarity with different motors, motor control algorithms, and position control.
- Prior experience representing technical strategy in customer engagements, industry working groups, or standardization bodies.
Skills: power electronics, system architect, AI-DC, Automotive industries, safety-critical systems
This role has been open 126 days — well above the 59-day median for Power Electronics roles.
Power Electronics · Power Conversion
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Open roles in category
51
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Median days open
59 d
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Median salary
$184k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | onsemi | All employers we track in this specialty (51 roles · 24 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 3 | 51 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 40 | 1344 · 106 employers |
| Median days open | 126 d | 59 d (+67 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $184k |
Skills observed across this category: power electronics, system architect, AI-DC, Automotive industries, safety-critical systems
Who's hiring in this category
- Infineon Technologies · 6 open roles · median 33 d
- Renesas Electronics · 5 open roles · median 41 d
- Power Integrations · 4 open roles · median 51 d
- Analog Devices · 3 open roles · median 60 d
- Navitas Semiconductor · 3 open roles · median 26 d
- onsemi (this employer) · 3 open roles · median 126 d
How we counted: 51 open Power Electronics (Power Conversion) roles from 24 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 22 Sept 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family row. Figures refresh nightly.