Power Electronics Application Engineer I

LG Magna e-Powertrain USA, Inc. is a newly established US subsidiary headquartered in South Korea, formed through a joint venture by LG Electronics Vehicle Solution and Magna International, created to bring new synergies based on LG's electric vehicle component capabilities and Magna's experience in the traditional automotive industry. Located in Southeast Michigan, LG Magna USA provides engineering, sales, and quality solutions for developing various electric vehicle products such as drive motors, power conversion devices, and related integrated systems. LG Magna USA, as part of the global LG Magna team, strives to become the global No.1 e-Mobility solution partner by providing the highest value technologies and products, securing profitable growth together with customers, and contributing to a sustainable society. Our team takes pride in driving progress by developing innovative solutions for electric vehicle industry customers. Powered by a culture of passion, teamwork, customer focus, initiative, and creativity, we are pushing the boundaries every day. With the philosophy that "people are the source of corporate competitiveness," we are committed to actively seeking out top talent and investing in career growth and development to retain exceptional people. We invite people to join our mission to create innovative solutions leading the trend in creating an eco-friendly, clean future through the electric vehicle industry, to drive a better life.

Overall Responsibilities:

LG Magna e-Powertrain USA, Inc. is expanding its team in Troy, MI, and is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Power Electronics Engineer to join our dynamic group focused on electric vehicle powertrain development. In close collaboration with customers, you will contribute significantly to deploying advanced technologies and deliverables from our Headquarters Engineering Center, to drive robust solutions.

Major Tasks Listed Below:

• Support customer technical communication to ensure correct and meaningful customer requirements are understood by internal colleagues.
  
  
  
  • Attend Regular PDT (Production Development Team) meetings and urgent meetings to understand the issues that arise during the development and mass production phases of the assigned product.
  • Assist in providing clear recommendations to the HQ development team by collaborating with Lead Engineers to ensure customer requirements, issues, and circumstances are well understood through virtual/onsite meetings and "Go and See" customer visits.
  • Maintain engineering specifications, DFMEAs, DVP&Rs throughout the development phase of the product.
  • Support APQP, DFM/DFA, and IATF 16949 compliance, including defining and verifying critical characteristics and the feasibility of the design
  
  
  
  
• Provide on-site engineering support and service at customer locations
  
  
  
  • Carry out on-site service at the customer location for engineering tasks like software reflash, sample delivery, sample correction, etc.
  
  
  
  
• Assist with root cause analysis of warranty products
  
  
  
  • Analyze the root cause of warranty product concerns and review with the Internal relevant team before reporting to customers.
  • Execute the swap test by soldering and desoldering defective components of the circuit board to verify the analysis result.
  • Conduct a physical breakdown of the warranty products for the analysis and re-assembly of the warranty products.
  • Communicate with lead engineers and/or HQ engineers for root cause analysis and problem solving for warranty part analysis with global overseas colleagues in other time zones as required.
  
  
  
  
• Support technical risk reporting based on customer communication
  
  
  
  • Utilize and apply the knowledge acquired by internal independent research and work experience to assist problem solving and give recommendations to the relevant teams
  • Provide technical communication with HQ development teams, as well as the global cross functional team to report technical risks and issues
  
  
  
  
• Participate in technical information discussions and data gathering for RFQ's, RFP's and quoting stages of projects
  
  
  
  • Support HQ for the technical review materials and provide question/answer based on HQ's direction of the customer requirements of the assigned product
  • Act as a technical window person in communicating with the customer and HQ for assigned products.
  • Escalate summaries of deliverables and background on advanced technical requests from customers to HQ and local leadership, while communicating with customers and related teams to ensure accurate guidance.
  
  
  
  
• Perform technical research and benchmarking for a new business opportunity
  
  
  
  • Assist with internal/external proposals for new technology based on technical study, benchmarking, and research of assigned products.
  • Provide continuous improvement ideas within the engineering organization to be shared regionally and with HQ engineering teams.
  
  
  
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical or electronic engineering is required.
• Experience in development engineering in the automotive industry
• Knowledge in analysis of the semiconductors like MOSFET, diode, gate drive, OP-amp, and digital circuits
• Knowledge to read and understand electrical schematics, control system configurations, and standardized work instructions
• Skills in using equipment for circuit analysis, such as an oscilloscope, function generator, and power supply
• Knowledge to learn how to select electrical and electronic circuits (resistors, capacitors, inductors, transformers) and design and understand analog and digital circuits
• Ability to adapt to flexible work schedules for communication with stakeholders in different time zones (ex, HQ in Korea)
• Proficient skills to use MS Project, MS Office, and MS Teams
• A passion for discovery and learning, with a curiosity that drives you to look beyond obvious obstacles.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in power electronics engineering, including converter and inverter technologies
• Bilingual in English and Korean