Sr. Electrical Design Engineer

Sr. Electrical Design Engineer Position Overview: SUMMARY: Company is a provider of DC/DC convertersand AC/DC power supplies and solutions, data acquisition converters, digital panel metersand magnetics products, focusing primarily on the computing, communications, industrial and medical markets. Ranked amongst the world’s top 5 suppliers of power electronics,they design and manufacture the industry’s broadest offering of standard products and are a market leading designer of custom 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. DESCRIPTION: The Sr. Electrical Design Engineer is responsible for the design and development of leading edge power conversion products with a focus on reliability, productability, lowest cost, and raising the bar on power density and efficiency. 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. 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. 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. SKILLS & REQUIREMENTS Education/Experience: BSEE with 4 years, MSEE with 3 years 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. PADS SW a plus. 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, 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr