ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

· Help bring new technologies into product architectures as solutions to the implementation of requested product functions.

· Innovate new product features based on ability to transform technical possibilities into practical realities.

· Participate in project team meetings.

· Design, troubleshoot, validate 400V class switching power converters, inverters and amplifiers.

· Develop schematics and supervise board layout.

· Maintain existing products including part obsolescence and new feature addition.

· Design for manufacture and compliance including EMI and safety.

· System integration in a team environment.

· Specification and development of board test fixtures.

DECISION-MAKING LATITUDE

This employee will be a member of design teams. The teams as a whole will review all decisions.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering required.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

· 7+ years designing switch-mode power supplies.

· Hands on experience with 400V class switching power converters.

· Power topologies including AC-DC (PFC), isolated DC-DC and DC-AC experience.

· Magnetic design and specification including transformers, inductors and filter design.

· Power component selection and specification.

· Analog feedback design and acquisition.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE (Not Required):

· Class-D inverter/amplifier design.

· FPGA or DSP based digital control.

· Simulation with PSpice, LTSpice, MATLAB, PSIM and/or Simulink.

· GAN and SiC power components.

· High precision analog design.

· Soft-switching and resonant topologies.

· Complete product life-cycle experience.

· IEC61010-1 compliance experience.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

· Knowledge of design for EMC compliance.

· Ability to provide constructive feedback and insights on others’ designs.

· Ability to express ideas clearly in both written and oral communications.

· Ability to independently plan and organize one’s own activities.