Senior Electrical Design Engineer
Murata Power Solutions is a leading provider of power conversion products that are sustainable and efficient. We are focused in two transformative technology, 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 breakthrough power electronics, we design and manufacture the industry’s broadest offering of standard products and are a market leading designer of custom power solutions.
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
Responsible for the design and development of leading-edge power conversion products with a focus on reliability, productivity, lowest cost, and raising the bar on power density and efficiency.
Job Duties/Responsibilities
- Leads and coaches junior engineers and technicians in various engineering assignments.
- Reviews PCB layouts & other design documents prior to their releases for procurement or production.
- Conduct design reviews in various design stages.
- Research new technologies for future product needs.
- Perform sustaining engineering activities to resolve all production related issues.
- Suggests technical approaches and estimated man-hours to support quotations and ROI analysis.
- Work with compliance groups to ensure successful completion of certification process.
- Write engineering requirements documents, test plans, validation reports.
- Empirically models and simulates complex circuits.
- Propose circuit topology, perform loss budget, evaluate performance targets, estimate product cost from a given product spec or market requirement document.
- Design circuits (power, control, supervisory, regulatory), select components, create schematic and necessary documents to facilitate CAD layout.
- Reviews PCB layouts & other design documents prior to their releases for procurement or production.
- Test and debug prototypes to ensure the design meets all required specifications.
- Support product qualifications to ensure design integrity. Determine root cause and implement corrective actions to close all issues found.
- Prepare documentation deliverables for pre-release and final production release.
- Prepare ECOs and TCOs to implement design changes.
- Supports Marketing and Sales staff in the course of opportunity generation.
- Responsible that all product designs meet their intended design specifications and complies with all appropriate engineering guidelines and requirements.
- Design new families of BMP DC/DC power converters based on Customer and Marketing generated product specification.
- Resolves and overcomes challenging technical hurdles with innovative circuitry and/or methods.
- Generates relevant documentation to support design, manufacturing, and the marketing of products.
- Travels to remote contract manufacturers to troubleshoot issues and bring them to resolution.
Experience Required
- BSEE with 4 years, MSEE w/ 3years or Ph.D. with 1 years’ experience in designing & developing high-frequency, high-density DC/DC power converters.
- Minimum 2 years in product development, with evidence of successful concept, to prototyping, to manufacturing production.
- Solid experience with MathCAD, PSpice, SIMplis or other design software tools is required.
- Experienced in M.S. Office Suite. Cadence SW Allegro.
- Knowledge of and experience in all facets of high frequency high-density switching power supply design including circuit topologies, control theories, loop compensation, magnetics design, EMI/RFI, supervisory functions, and PCB layout
- Demonstrated ability to work and thrive in a fast-paced engineering environment and bring products to high volume manufacturing.
- Must be flexible, pro-active, and willing to dedicate the necessary efforts when needed to meet team objectives.
- Experience in several power conversion topologies and methodologies; Flyback, Resonant, LLC, Buck, ZVS, Synchronous, Current-mode-control, DAB etc.
- Possesses good understanding of thermals, mechanical and packaging challenges.
- Possess knowledge of high-volume manufacturing technologies and production variances.
- Works well with cross-functional teams.
- Demonstrates analytical/problem solving skills and ability to guide critical decisions.
- Experience in digital control via embedded controllers and associated firmware.
- Good understanding in the theory, design, construction and implementation of magnetics both embedded and SMT versions.
- Solid foundation in PCB layout, component placement and routing.
- Previous experience in leading and coaching team members is an asset
Work Environment
This position is an on-site role, with 1 flex day per week of remote work.
Competencies
Compensation Data
Salary range for this role is $120,000/year - $130,000/year.
Compensation and Benefits:
Our benefit package is comprehensive and includes Medical Insurance; Dental Insurance; Vision Insurance; 401(K); Flexible Spending Accounts; Paid Vacation/Holidays; Short Term Disability; Long Term Disability; Tuition Reimbursement.
Nearest Major Market: Worcester