Brai Schwandt
About Brai Schwandt
Brai Schwandt is the Lead Engineer for Power Electronics at Nikola Motor Company, with extensive experience in designing power electronics for automotive applications.
Company
Brai Schwandt is currently working at Nikola Motor Company as the Lead Engineer in Power Electronics. His tenure at the company began in 2021. The office is located in Phoenix, Arizona, United States.
Previous Roles
Brai has held several key positions in various companies over the years. From 2019 to 2021, he was a Power Electronics Engineer at Danfoss Editron in the Greater Denver Area. Prior to that, he worked for UQM Technologies, Inc. in Longmont, CO from 2018 to 2021 in the same capacity. He also briefly served as a Sub-consultant at SR3 Engineering, LLC in Denver, CO for two months in 2017-2018. Additionally, Brai was an Electronics Design Consultant at Free Engineer Solutions LLC (FreeES) from 2017 to 2019 in the Greater Denver Area and a Strategic Planning and Grant Writing Consultant at Moorhead Public Service in Moorhead, MN for four months in 2017.
Education and Expertise
Brai Schwandt received his Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree in Electrical Power Engineering from RWTH Aachen University in Germany, where he studied from 2014 to 2017. He also holds a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Electrical Engineering from North Dakota State University, completed between 2006 and 2009. In 2010, he took an online class on Electromechanical Energy Conversion at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Engineering Experience
Brai has amassed over 10 years of experience in designing power electronics with a focus on automotive applications. His earlier roles include working as an Electronic Design Engineer at John Deere Electronic Solutions in Fargo, North Dakota Area from 2008 to 2014. He also had a stint as a Part-Time Engineer at Ingersoll Rand in the Essen Area, Germany from 2016 to 2017.
Professional Interests
Brai has a notable passion for solving complex problems and devising innovative solutions in the field of power electronics. He enjoys collaborating with other engineers, companies, and utilities to address and overcome challenging technical issues.