Relectrify
51 - 200 employees
💰 Series B on 2024-05
We're disrupting the energy storage landscape with our cutting-edge proprietary electronics and software. Founded in 2015 out of research at the University of Melbourne, Relectrify has collaborated on projects with industry giants like Nissan and American Electric Power. We’re backed by global clean energy investors, including Toyota Ventures and Australia's own Clean Energy Finance Corporation.
Director of Power Electronics – AI Compute
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Relectrify
51 - 200 employees
💰 Series B on 2024-05
We're disrupting the energy storage landscape with our cutting-edge proprietary electronics and software. Founded in 2015 out of research at the University of Melbourne, Relectrify has collaborated on projects with industry giants like Nissan and American Electric Power. We’re backed by global clean energy investors, including Toyota Ventures and Australia's own Clean Energy Finance Corporation.
📋 Description
• Own power electronics architecture and design decisions across CellSwitch™ applications for AI data centres, including conversion topology, operational dynamics, protection and control interfaces • Provide expert technical leadership in resonant power conversion, control, thermal management, EMI/EMC, insulation, fault management, safety and reliability • Prioritise, schedule and drive activities through TRL stage gates, keeping the team focused on the highest-value technical and commercial outcomes • Guide hands-on design, simulation, prototyping, testing, debugging and performance evaluation of systems, subsystems and critical components • Work with internal and external stakeholders to turn market opportunities and customer needs into clear technical requirements and product direction • Identify and manage technical risks across safety, reliability, manufacturability, schedule, cost, standards compliance and performance • Oversee R&D facility operations as needed to service AI compute development, including lab capability, equipment readiness, safe test practices, maintenance and future orientation • Own and evolve Relectrify's technical roadmap for AI compute markets, aligned with our broader technology and commercial strategy • Continuously read market shifts in AI compute power infrastructure and translate them into roadmap priorities and business strategy recommendations • Recruit, develop and retain the team, establishing effective engineering practices, design reviews, test discipline and a clear decision-making cadence • Establish scalable R&D facility operations and lab practices that support safe, efficient and repeatable development, validation and demonstration • Contribute to our intellectual property portfolio through invention disclosures and strategic patent recommendations • Support customer, partner and investor engagement with credible technical summaries, presentations, demonstrations and due diligence responses • Create a clear path from R&D outcomes to productisation, covering manufacturability, supplier engagement, qualification planning and handover to downstream teams
🎯 Requirements
• Masters or PhD in electrical/electronic engineering, power electronics or a closely related discipline • 10+ years' industry experience in power electronics, including significant ownership of complex converter, inverter, battery storage or grid-connected power systems • A track record of building, leading and growing engineering teams in a high-growth or technically novel environment • Expert knowledge of resonant power electronics design: topology selection, modelling, magnetics design, control, protection, thermal design, insulation coordination and EMI/EMC management • Experience taking technology from R&D or advanced engineering through prototype, validation, customer demonstration and productisation • Experience identifying future customer needs and translating market insight into technical roadmap and business strategy recommendations • Experience overseeing laboratory, test or R&D facility operations, including equipment readiness, safety, scheduling and capability development • Strong systems thinking across batteries, power conversion, controls, communications, safety, reliability and manufacturability • Demonstrated contribution to technology strategy, business planning, customer engagement and/or fundraising due diligence • Experience contributing to or managing patent portfolios and invention disclosure processes • Desirable: Experience with data centre, UPS, grid-interactive, energy storage or high-availability power infrastructure applications • Familiarity with relevant standards and certification pathways for power electronics, energy storage and critical power systems.
🏖️ Benefits
• Market-competitive salary and benefits • Remote work arrangements • Ownership opportunity as part of the Employee Share Option Plan • Advancement opportunities due to rapid scale-up trajectory • Paid time off and holidays • Gender-neutral paid parental, personal/carer’s leave of absence • Education reimbursement
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