Staff Product Definition Engineer

New Product Definition Ottawa, Canada


Description

Define and develop power IC products with innovative and competent features;

·         Participate actively in design verification testing and characterization of first sample ICs in the lab, such as high voltage GaN based IC;

·         Implement the simulation/emulations for new product definitions;

·         Cooperate with and provide support to the IC design team to ensure the IC implementation meets system requirements;

·         Provide the detail internal and external technical documentation on the product definition and specification;

·         Support the applications team to facilitate acceptance and design-in of Power Integrations IC products.

 

Requirements:

·         Electrical Engineering Education background in University;

·         Deep understanding of power conversion topologies including flyback, forward, PFC and LLC topologies;

·         Understanding wide bandgap devices (SiC or GaN) characterization and performance comparison;

·         Practical bench skills and confident user of lab equipment Appreciation of cost/performance trade-offs in SMPS design for cost-sensitive, high volume applications;

·         Magnetics design knowledge and experience is preferred;

·         Control loop theory and practice in the context of switch-mode power supplies;

·         Good understanding of international EMC and electrical safety regulations and circuit techniques to achieve compliance at minimal BOM cost;

·         Proficiency with software tools such as Matlab, Mathcad, Simplis/Simetrix, PLECs;

·         Demonstrated ability to write accurate and concise technical documentation including bench evaluations and simulation results.