Electrical Engineer/Designer - intermediate

Date:  Oct 4, 2024
Location: 

Markham, ON, CA, L3R 0J3

Murata Power Solutions is a leading provider of power conversion products, focused in two macro market segments; Server, Storage, Networking (SSN); and E-Mobility, including electric vehicles, robotics and energy storage. Ranked amongst the world’s top 5 suppliers of power electronics, we design and manufacture the industry’s broadest offering of standard products and are a market leading designer of custom power solutions.

 

Murata is well known for the quality of its products and workforce, we can provide you the opportunity to work with talented people and a management team focused on growth and the ongoing development of leading-edge technologies for many of the world’s major OEM’s.

Position Summary

At the Toronto Design Centre, our Product Development teams provide solutions to our customers through the design and development of AC-DC and DC-DC power supplies.  In this role, you will:

  • Support a Principal or Senior Level Engineer/Designer or lead a Power Supply development project or sub-project of small to medium complexity from kickoff through to manufacturing introduction.
  • Have an opportunity to grow toward a Senior/Principal Design or Engineering Management position

Job Duties/Responsibilities

  • Receive complex design guidance or approaches from  Principal or Senior level engineers.
  • Ensure the technical integrity of the design.
  • May interface with the customer to communicate technical information.
  • May supervise the work of technologists working on the project
  • Where applicable, ensure that the design conforms to corporate engineering procedures.
  • Where applicable, ensure the design is documented according to ISO9001 procedures.
  • Where applicable, ensure the design meets cost, performance and schedule requirements.
  • Perform schematic entry, calculations, simulations, & bread-boarding in the design process
  • Implement microcontroller firmware and hardware for power management/control functions in power supplies. 
  • Design circuits and perform tests and evaluations for design verification & integrity
  • Must keep him/herself up to date with innovations and trends in Power Electronics.
     

Education

Bachelors in Electrical Engineering or Electronics Engineering

Experience Required

  • Minimum 5 years of experience in high frequency power supply design
  • Experience in switching power supplies AC/DC, DC/DC with various topologies (Full-Bridge,Half-Bridge, Forward, Boost, Flyback, Soft Switching, Bridgeless  PFC, synchronous rectification, current sharing, etc.) and knowledge in resonant converter such as LLC, LCC converters.
  • Experience with Wide band Gap devices like SiC and GaN devices and their application in power electronics circuits.
  • Experience in design and optimization of magnetic components like transformers and Inductors for power electronics.
  • Experience in Analog circuit design (Analog circuit with transistor Level, Op-Amp, D/A, A/D, interface with micro-controller, sensing techniques and calibration)
  • Theoretical and experience in Control theory Techniques, Z-transformation, and digital control systems for power electronics application. Familiarity with control algorithms, such as PID, and their implementation in microcontrollers for closed-loop regulation and stability in power supply designs.
  • Experience with the use of, MATLAB,  MathCAD and PSPice simulation tools
  • Experience in designing systems to meet  product safety and EMC requirements (e.g. grounding, etc…) 
  • Experience in electronic packaging (high density SMT, PCB layout techniques, planar transformers, EMI, thermal)
  • Hands-on experience in product development activities: bench instrumentation, soldering parts, bread-boarding and testing circuits.
  • Familiarity with product qualification requirements
  • Knowledge of embedded design and microcontroller as it applies to power supply design shall be considered an asset. 
  • Excellent teamwork and communication skills to collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary engineering team.

Physical Requirements

  • 90% of time sedentary – working at desk and workbench
  • 5% of time lifting, carrying equipment – maximum weight 25 pounds
  • 5% of time working in confined spaces (racks/chambers)

Work Environment

This position is an on-site role, with one flex day per week of remote work.

Competencies

Building and Supporting Teams
Communicating Effectively
Delivering High Quality Work
Evaluating and Implementing Ideas
Prioritizing and Organizing Work
Supporting Organizational Goals

Compensation and Benefits:

Our comprehensive benefits package includes Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance, Employer RRSP match, EAP, Paid Vacation and holidays, Short-term and Long-term Disability insurance and Tuition Reimbursement.