System Power Design

Rivos is seeking a full-time System Power Design engineer in Santa Clara, CA, focusing on system-level power delivery design and characterization. Key responsibilities include designing power systems for chip bring-up boards and final form factors, developing specifications and test plans, and performing validation, characterization, and debugging. The role requires close collaboration with silicon, package, PI/SI, and system teams, as well as external vendors, to optimize power delivery solutions and resolve system-level issues. This position also involves developing new power electronics technologies.

Must Have

• Power system design for chip bring up boards, power boards and final form factors to meet the electrical, mechanical, and thermal requirements
• Develop specifications and system requirement, draft design documentation and test plans
• Power system validation, characterization, lab bring-up, test, and debugging
• Close collaboration with silicon power team, package team, PI/SI team, system team and vendors to design and optimize power delivery solution
• Work with system engineers to resolve system level issues related to silicon validation and characterization
• New power electronics technologies development with external partners

Good to Have

• Test automation using Python
• Experience of power integrity analysis

Positions are open for full-time in system-level power delivery design and characterization.

Responsibilities

• Power system design for chip bring up boards, power boards and final form factors to meet the electrical, mechanical, and thermal requirements
• Develop specifications and system requirement, draft design documentation and test plans
• Power system validation, characterization, lab bring-up, test, and debugging
• Close collaboration with silicon power team, package team, PI/SI team, system team and vendors to design and optimize power delivery solution
• Work with system engineers to resolve system level issues related to silicon validation and characterization
• New power electronics technologies development with external partners

Requirements

• Knowledge of power converter design and analysis, including 48V IBC, multiphase DC-DC converters, POL, linear regulators, switched-cap converters, hotswap, etc..
• Understanding of feedback control theory
• Knowledge of board-level analog and digital circuits
• Experience using circuit simulation tools (Simplis, Spice, etc.)
• Excellent hands-on skills in problem solving, written and verbal communication, excellent organization skills, and highly self-motivated.
• Solid working knowledge of electrical lab equipment and techniques
• Test automation using Python is a plus
• Experience of power integrity analysis is a plus
• Ability to work well in a team and be productive under aggressive schedules.
• Ability to work well with vendors, manufacturers and support customers.

Education and Experience

• PhD, Master’s Degree or Bachelor’s Degree in technical subject area.