R&D Engineer - Power Electronics (Entry-Level to Senior)
- Location: Toa Payoh North (near Braddell MRT)
- Permanent, full-time
- Salary: $4,000 - $6,500 + AWS + Performance Bonus (depending on experience)
About the role
Our client, a Japanese MNC that designs and manufactures power supplies, is hiring R&D Engineers to design, prototype and validate switch-mode power converters. Entry-level applicants are welcome. Candidates with 5+ years of relevant experience will be considered for a Senior Engineer role.
Key responsibilities
- Design, model and implement analog and digital control systems for switch-mode power converters, balancing performance, cost, size and reliability
- Develop control algorithms and write firmware for MCU/DSP-based controllers, including bootloaders and peripheral drivers
- Simulate circuits, build prototypes, do bench testing and iterate designs
- Plan and run verification and validation: electrical, thermal, EMI/EMC and reliability testing
- Prepare design documentation, schematics, PCB layouts, test plans and evaluation reports; maintain BOMs, ECOs and version control
- Work with mechanical, PCB, manufacturing, procurement and quality teams on the transfer to production
- Coordinate with suppliers on components, magnetics and qualification testing
- Ensure products comply with IEC, UL, RoHS and REACH standards and ISO 9001:2015 practices
- Contribute to design reviews, reliability improvements and cost reduction; senior hires will also mentor junior engineers
Requirements
- Degree in Electronic/Electrical Engineering or a related field (a Master's is a plus)
- Entry-level (0-1 year) applicants with strong academics and relevant FYP, internship or project work are welcome; 5+ years for Senior Engineer
- Knowledge of power supply topologies such as flyback, forward, buck, boost and resonant converters
- Advantageous (not all required): magnetics design; control loop compensation and stability analysis; digital control of SMPS; embedded C/C++; PMBus, I2C, SPI, UART, CAN or USB; Python, MATLAB or LabVIEW; PSpice, LTspice or Simulink; PCB/CAD tools; lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers, electronic loads and hipot testers; FMEA and failure analysis; DFM/DFT
- Analytical, methodical and self-driven, and works well in a team