Associate Wireless Power Engineer

Dolby is a highly respected name in consumer electronics and entertainment technologies. At Dolby, science meets art, and high tech means more than computer code. As a member of the Dolby team, you’ll see and hear the results of your work everywhere, from movie theaters to smartphones. This position is in the Standards Group of Dolby focusing on Wireless Power Transfer Technology (WPT). Wireless Power Transfer Technology is widely adopted in smart phone industry with nearly one billion devices being shipped across the globe in 2023. Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) is the leading standards development organization in the two ecosystems of wireless power transfer technology: Qi Wireless for smartphones and small consumer electronics, and Hi for kitchen appliances and industrial tools. Dolby is actively involved in developing and contributing new technologies in Wireless Power Consortium. To do that, we need the absolute best talent. We’re big enough to give you all the resources you need, and small enough so you can make a real difference and earn recognition for your work. We offer a collegial culture, challenging projects, and excellent compensation and benefits.

Role and Responsibility:

• Execution of research and development work in the area of Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) with a focus on the transition of technologies from concepts to products and/or services for licensing. 
• Participate in Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) to defend Dolby’s existing innovation and contribute to the innovation process for contributing to future standards.
• Work hands on in generation of new innovations in WPT, build working prototypes (hardware, software, communication protocols) to demonstrate Dolby’s technology in wireless power consortium Plugfests and Tech try-outs. Document innovation process and research work in an effective way.
• Analyze the WPC standards (qi, Hi and any future standards) and worldwide regulatory/enforcement environments to identify gap areas relative to the current state of art and develop a plan to address the gaps with the future standards. Work with Dolby team to develop and make high quality contributions towards the future standards work.
• Contribute to build or augment the WPT Lab capability driven by Safety and Quality considerations.
• Prioritize proactively under guidance from the Dolby team the technology development workflow based on the dynamics in standard development organization.
• Facilitate filing and prosecuting Patents (including but not limited to Standard Essential Patents). Coordinate with patent experts, licensing professionals about developing Dolby's licensing business opportunities, pool licensing program prospects.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• PhD degree from an accredited university or college in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, Electrical Systems Engineering or similar (or MS degree + 5 years work experience).
• Minimum 3 years’ professional work experience in wireless power transfer.
• Experience in developing testbeds for technologies, testing against existing or emerging standards, Development/review of electrical system designs and prototypes, develop and establish communication protocols. 
• Ability to build in-band & out-of-band communication protocol architecture for wireless power systems. Conversant with various Qi Standard communication protocol phases, operating states & data packets. Conversant with implementation of the NFC communication for Ki wireless power systems. Design of control flow diagrams and implementation for configuration, power delivery, safety aspects of wireless power systems
• Experience in working/setting up power electronics laboratory, establish Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Review and implementation of all associated safety requirements
• Experience with Standards Development Organizations (SDO) such as such as Wireless Power Consortium is desirable.
• Being innovative, excited by new ways to improve designs and challenge current ways of working.  Change oriented – actively generates process and design improvements; champions and drives change initiatives; confronts obstacles.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Familiar with working in global, distributed multi-time zone environment.
• Ability to travel (Domestic and International) up to 20%.

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