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VIVA USA INC

Civil Engineer

Adelanto, CA · On-site

Preferred Industry Background 1. HVDC / Power Transmission / Energy Infrastructure The top ... Civil engineering background Experience working onsite in field construction environments ...

MasTec Inc

Safety Specialist

San Jose, CA

$110/day

... Delivery companies engineer and construct efficient and reliable electrical transmission ... Conduct daily safety walks across HVDC work areas, including converter stations, cable routes ...

MasTec Inc

Safety Specialist

San Jose, CA · On-site

$110/day

... Delivery companies engineer and construct efficient and reliable electrical transmission ... Conduct daily safety walks across HVDC work areas, including converter stations, cable routes ...

MasTec Inc

Safety Specialist

San Jose, CA · On-site

$110/day

... Delivery companies engineer and construct efficient and reliable electrical transmission ... Conduct daily safety walks across HVDC work areas, including converter stations, cable routes ...

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What does an HVDC engineer do?

As an HVDC Engineer, your daily tasks may include designing HVDC systems, performing simulations and analyses, preparing technical documentation, and overseeing installation or commissioning activities on-site. You will regularly collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams, including project managers, technicians, and other engineers, to ensure project milestones are met. Troubleshooting technical issues, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and coordinating with clients or regulatory bodies are also common aspects of the role. Your work environment may shift between office settings and field locations, depending on project stages. These diverse responsibilities offer valuable hands-on experience and opportunities to develop specialized expertise in HVDC technology.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as an HVDC engineer?

To thrive as an HVDC Engineer, you need a solid background in electrical engineering, particularly power systems and HVDC transmission technologies, usually supported by a relevant engineering degree. Familiarity with simulation tools like PSCAD/EMTDC, SCADA systems, and knowledge of international standards (such as IEC or IEEE) is essential, and certifications like Professional Engineer (PE) can be advantageous. Strong problem-solving ability, project management, teamwork, and effective communication skills distinguish outstanding professionals in this role. These competencies ensure safe, efficient, and reliable planning, commissioning, and maintenance of high-voltage direct current installations.

What is an HVDC engineer?

An HVDC Engineer is responsible for designing, analyzing, and maintaining High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) transmission systems. They work on power converters, control systems, and grid integration to ensure efficient and stable electricity transmission over long distances. Their role includes system modeling, fault analysis, and collaborating with other engineers to optimize performance. HVDC Engineers are essential for modernizing power grids and integrating renewable energy sources.

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System Engineer - HVDC

Texas Instruments Incorporated

Santa Clara, CA • On-site

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Change the world. Love your job.
Do you want to work for an organization that values your opinion? Do you want to work for an organization where you can play a pivotal role in several different areas? Look no further. As a Texas Instruments (TI) Systems Engineer, you will have the opportunity to work in a vibrant and dynamic team oriented environment with exposure to a variety of state-of-the art applications each day.
Responsibilities may include:
  • Define system architectures for high-power-density DC-DC converters, intermediate bus converters (IBCs), and HVDC power delivery solutions.
  • Develop power system specifications, requirements, and validation plans.
  • Lead topology evaluation, tradeoff analysis, and system optimization for efficiency, power density, cost, and reliability.
  • Collaborate with IC design, magnetics, packaging, thermal, firmware, and applications teams.
  • Perform modeling and simulation using tools such as SIMPLIS, SPICE, MATLAB, or equivalent.
  • Analyze system performance including efficiency, transient response, EMI, thermal behavior, and fault protection.
  • Engage directly with hyperscale and enterprise customers to understand future power requirements and translate them into product roadmaps.
  • Support product bring-up, debugging, characterization, and customer deployments.

Qualifications
Minimum requirements:
  • M.S. or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering.
  • Strong background in power electronics and power conversion architectures.
  • Deep understanding of magnetics, resonant converters, switching converters, and power semiconductor devices.
  • Experience with system modeling, simulation, and hardware validation.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities.

Preferred qualifications:
  • Experience with LLC, DAB, CLLC, multiphase buck, or switched-capacitor converters.
  • Knowledge of high-voltage power distribution (48V, 400V, 800V HVDC).
  • Familiarity with AI server, GPU, telecom, or data center power architectures.
  • Experience with planar magnetics, GaN devices, and advanced packaging technologies.
  • Experience working directly with hyperscale customers.

About Us
Why TI?
  • Engineer your future. We empower our employees to truly own their career and development. Come collaborate with some of the smartest people in the world to shape the future of electronics.
  • We're different by design. Diverse backgrounds and perspectives are what push innovation forward and what make TI stronger. We value each and every voice, and look forward to hearing yours. Meet the people of TI
  • Benefits that benefit you. We offer competitive pay and benefits designed to help you and your family live your best life. Your well-being is important to us. Please find our country-specific benefits here

About Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments Incorporated (Nasdaq: TXN) is a global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures and sells analog and embedded processing chips for markets such as industrial, automotive, data center, personal electronics and communications equipment. At our core, we have a passion to create a better world by making electronics more affordable through semiconductors. This passion is alive today as each generation of innovation builds upon the last to make our technology more reliable, more affordable and lower power, making it possible for semiconductors to go into electronics everywhere. Learn more at TI.com.
Texas Instruments is an equal opportunity employer and supports a diverse, inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, disability, genetic information, national origin, gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
If you are interested in this position, please apply to this requisition.
About the Team
TI does not make recruiting or hiring decisions based on citizenship, immigration status or national origin. However, if TI determines that information access or export control restrictions based upon applicable laws and regulations would prohibit you from working in this position without first obtaining an export license, TI expressly reserves the right not to seek such a license for you and either offer you a different position that does not require an export license or decline to move forward with your employment.

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As a global semiconductor company, we design, manufacture, test and sell analog and embedded processing chips to nearly 100,000 customers. Our products enable electronics everywhere and in things you experience every day - from health care, smart homes and connected cars to drones, smart phones and more. Our passion to create a better and more sustainable world by making electronics more affordable through semiconductors drives us to make our technology smaller, more efficient, more reliable and more affordable.

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Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

Dallas, TX, US

Year founded

1930

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