Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Position Summary

Responsible for the design and development of leading-edge power conversion products with a focus on DC/DC converters achieving: - reliability, productivity, lowest cost, and raising the bar on power density and efficiency.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Design of DC/DC converters/modules utilizing novel topologies including digital control and WBG devices (cc100W – 2KW)
• Lead and coach junior engineers and technicians in various engineering assignments.
• Review 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.
• Suggests technical approaches and estimated man-hours to support quotations and ROI analysis.
• Write engineering requirements documents, test plans, and 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.
• Review 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.
• Ensure that all product designs meet their intended design specifications and comply with all appropriate engineering guidelines and requirements, including safety standards.
• Generate relevant documentation to support design, manufacturing, and the marketing of products.
• Liase with suppliers and coordinate new technology information.

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 preferred.
• Minimum 2 years in product development, with evidence of successful concept, to prototyping, to manufacturing production preferred.
• Solid experience with MathCAD, PSpice, SIMplis or other design simulation software tools.
• Experience with PCB ECAD tools (Orcad, Altium).
• 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
• Experience in power conversion topologies and methodologies; Buck, Boost Flyback, Resonant, LLC, ZVS, Synchronous.
• Possess good understanding of thermals, mechanical and packaging challenges.
• Possess knowledge of high-volume manufacturing technologies and production variances.
• Work well with cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrate 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

The salary range for this role is $129,000/year - $150,000/year.

The salary range listed is based on market data and internal benchmarks. Actual compensation may vary depending on a candidate’s experience, skills, and qualifications.