Senior Power Supply Design Engineer

Maker of high-end power supplies and subsystems seeking senior SMPS designer with solid background in a variety of topologies.

Responsibilities

Duties: Develop products from concept through manufacturing and support them to end of life. Design, analyze, review, build, and test power-system and POL concepts for advanced portable equipment. Develop modeling and simulation tools. Participate in multi-organizational working groups in support of OEM organizations to meet specialized requirements. Work with compliance groups to ensure successful completion of certification process. Write Engineering Requirements, Test Plans, Validation Reports.

Qualifications

Required: M.S. in Electrical Engineering with minimum 5 years’ direct work experience in power-supply and -systems design. Strong analytical background in AC/DC converters and low-cost, high power-density DC/DC converters. Knowledge of various converter topologies, including: flyback, full-bridge, half-bridge, quasi-resonant and resonant designs. Solid foundation in PCB layout, component placement and routing. Able to model and simulate complex circuits. Experience with design of high efficiency, high-frequency magnetics and filters. Experience simulating and merging analog and digital designs and making them work. Understanding of thermal considerations, advanced power packaging techniques, and RF and EMI issues.

Desired: Applied knowledge of production techniques for power systems in military applications. Experience with circuit design for high-power, high-efficiency power supplies with switching rates to multiple MHz. Knowledge of high-temperature, space-based power generation and distribution systems and flight vehicle power distribution systems. Experience with safety and compliance regulations. Familiarity with MIL-STD-461 and EN61000 a definite plus.

Special Work Conditions

Occasional travel to external technical review meetings and customer sites required, as well as to testing labs.

Benefits

Highly competitive salary commensurate with skills and experience, plus stock option participation. Extremely flexible work structure and environment; we’re looking for self-starters with broad skills who can manage projects from concept through production and support, as well as take responsibility for schedules, performance and cost objectives.

Equal Employment Opportunity