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Riccardo Tinivella

Head of System Power Engineering @ BRUSA HyPower | Buchs, Switzerland

Power electronics engineer leading a team of 30 engineers in automotive powertrain systems. I build open-source tools that bridge hardware design with modern software — from circuit simulation automation to AI-assisted engineering workflows.

MSc Electrical Engineering, Politecnico di Torino (110/110 cum laude) | 8 publications, 70+ citations

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Career Highlights

PeriodRoleScope
2023 – presentHead of System Power Engineering, BRUSA HyPowerLeading 30 engineers on automotive high-voltage power converters (DCDC, OBC, inverters) for OEM programs. System requirements, architecture, and technology scouting.
2020 – 2023Senior Power Electronics Engineer, BRUSA HyPowerDesign and validation of SiC-based automotive power converters. Led EMC compliance and homologation across EU/US/CN markets.
2015 – 2020Research Engineer, NTB/OST BuchsR&D on medium-frequency transformers, GaN power amplifiers, and FPGA-based digital predistortion. University teaching in power electronics.
2008 – 2010Researcher, Politecnico di TorinoGaN HEMT device modeling and high-efficiency RF power amplifier design.

Domains: automotive powertrains (400V/800V), SiC/GaN wide-bandgap devices, DC/DC converters, motor drives, magnetics design, EMC, model-based development


Featured Projects

Power Electronics & Simulation

RepositoryDescription
pyplecsPython interface for PLECS circuit simulator — automate parametric sweeps, batch simulations, and post-processing. 30+ stars
pycircuitsimUnified Python monorepo for circuit simulation automation (PLECS + GeckoCIRCUITS) with shared ABCs
GeckoCIRCUITSMaintained fork of the fast power electronics circuit simulator, ported to modern JDK
mutual_transformerMATLAB mutual transformer model for magnetics design, based on Bryce Hesterman's work

Hardware & Firmware

RepositoryDescription
interleaved_boostC2000 firmware for 3-phase interleaved boost converter — production-grade embedded power electronics
awesome-power-eval-kitsCurated catalog of power electronics evaluation kits, built with the HTWG PES course community

Magnetics Design

RepositoryDescription
MKFMagnetics Knowledge Foundation — C++ core library for magnetic component models
MVBMagnetics Virtual Builder — Python scripts to produce FreeCAD models, meshes, and drawings from MAS schemas
PyOpenMagneticsPython bindings for the OpenMagnetics ecosystem
mutual_transformerMATLAB + LTspice mutual impedance transformer model for accurate AC winding loss characterization
inductor_optimizerFEMM/MATLAB-based inductor optimization
choke_ac_model_fittingLCR meter measurement fitting to AC spice model
py_magnetic_femFEM-based magnetic design in Python

Hardware & Firmware

RepositoryDescription
interleaved_boostC2000 firmware for 3-phase interleaved boost converter with CLA current control
awesome-power-eval-kitsCurated catalog of power electronics evaluation kits, built with the HTWG PES course community
doublepulse_testerLTspice double-pulse tester simulation + MATLAB/Python switching loss extraction
syr-eMATLAB/Octave synchronous reluctance machine design with FEMM and multi-objective optimization

Test & Measurement

RepositoryDescription
fftFFT utilities oriented to power electronics waveform analysis
pyZfitImpedance fitting tool — fit LCR measurements to equivalent circuit models
emc-analyzerEMC spectrum analyzer (Nuxt 3 + Rust WebAssembly)
iomyfilesPython utilities for importing Excel, MATLAB, and instrument data files
pymatlabPython-MATLAB engine bridge scripts
Maxwell-Electronic-Transformer-KitANSYS Maxwell automation for electronic transformer design

AI & Automation

RepositoryDescription
agents-kindergardenPlayground for AI agentic frameworks — experimenting with LLM agents for engineering automation
rosetta-frameworkBlackbox testing framework inspired by Citadel
standard-expertIntelligent homologation support for parsing and querying IEC/ISO/CISPR standards
LinkedinPublicJupyter notebooks: EE utilities, data analysis, and technical content creation tools

Quantitative Finance

RepositoryDescription
myfinanceQuantitative finance experiments in Python
DV2_StratMean-reversion trading strategy for S&P 500 using DV2 indicator
qmodels_serverlessServerless quantitative models (MenthorQ)
qbotDiscord bot for MenthorQ community

Tech Stack

Languages: Python, C/C++, MATLAB/Simulink, Java EDA & Simulation: PLECS, GeckoCIRCUITS, LTspice, Altium Designer, ANSYS AI/ML: LLM agents, Claude Code, TensorFlow Embedded: TI C2000, FPGA, CAN/Modbus DevOps: Docker, Git, CI/CD


Publications

Selected peer-reviewed work in IEEE and international conferences:

  • GaN HEMT high-efficiency power amplifier design (Class B, Class F)
  • Real-time FPGA-based baseband predistortion for W-CDMA 3GPP systems
  • Wide-bandgap semiconductor device modeling and characterization

Full list on ResearchGate | Google Scholar


GitHub Stats


Open to: consulting, technical collaboration, open-source contributions in power electronics and simulation tooling

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  1. OpenMagnetics/MKFOpenMagnetics/MKFPublic

    Magnetics Knowledge Foundation: Repository for holding all the different models, ideally and initially writen in C++

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