Power Electronics Design Engineer
Description
The Design Engineer will be a member of the Product Evolution Process, with a major focus on the design, development, and improvement of state-of-the-art power systems.
- AC/DC Converters
- Isolated DC/DC Converters
- Non-Isolated DC/DC Converters
- Uninterruptable Power Supplies (UPS)
- 50 W to 10 kW
Knowledge of circuit theory in the power electronics industry with an emphasis on design for manufacturability and / or a minimum of three years graduate level course work in power electronics with an emphasis on dc/dc converter design is required to meet the following success factors:
- Circuit design and analysis
- Schematic Capture – Mentorgraphics Power logic
- PCB Layout - Mentorgraphics PADs
- Microcontroller code design – C, some Assembly
- Circuit simulation and analysis – SPICE, Mathcad, PLECS
- Planar magnetics design
- Identify and evaluate power components
- Participate in vendor selection process for new components
- Work closely with Manufacturing Engineers in order to transition products to production
- Create design documentation per SynQor processes
- Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering required. MS / PhD degree is a preferred.
- 5+ years in power electronics design, or
- Minimum of 3 years graduate level course work in power electronics with an emphasis on power systems design
- Knowledge of circuit theory, isolated and non-isolated converters, with an emphasis on design for manufacturability
- Proven ability to work in a dynamic, high-paced and changing environment
- MPLAB X – C and Assembly
- Mentographics Power Loigc and PADs
- Microcap
- Previous experience within a hi-tech manufacturing environment