Electrical Engineer

Actalent; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

HSA

Job summary

Actalent in Kirkland, WA seeks an experienced Power Electronics Engineer to design end-to-end multi-rail power architectures for high-reliability electronics. You will design DC-DC converters, optimize PDN layouts, and lead hardware bring-up and lab characterization.

A Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and 5+ years in board-level power design are required, with proficiency in Xpedition and hands-on power integrity and switching regulators.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering; 5+ years of board‑level power design experience.
• Proficiency in EDA tools such as Xpedition; hands‑on with power integrity and switching regulators.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end design, analysis, and validation of complex multi‑rail board power architectures for high‑reliability electronic systems.
• Design DC‑DC converters and manage power distribution networks (PDN).
• Lead hardware bring‑up and characterization in the lab.

Skills

Board Power Architecture

DC-DC Converters

Power Distribution Network

Power Integrity

Power Sequencing

Schematic Capture

PCB Design

FPGA/SoC Power Design

High‑Reliability Electronics

Python

Hardware Debugging

Thermal Analysis

Xpedition

Altium

Cadence

SPICE Simulation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Xpedition

Altium

Cadence

SPICE Simulation

Job description

The role involves the end-to-end design, analysis, and validation of complex multi-rail board power architectures for high-reliability electronic systems. Key duties include designing DC-DC converters, managing power distribution networks, and leading hardware bring-up and characterization in the lab.

Requirements

Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and at least 5 years of industry experience in board-level power design. Proficiency in EDA tools like Xpedition and hands-on experience with power integrity and switching regulators are essential.

Key Skills

• Board Power Architecture
• DC-DC Converters
• Power Distribution Network (PDN)
• Power Integrity
• Power Sequencing
• Schematic Capture
• PCB Design
• Xpedition
• Altium
• Cadence
• SPICE Simulation
• Thermal Analysis
• Python
• Hardware Debugging
• FPGA/SoC Power Design
• High‑Reliability Electronics

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Critical Illness
• Accident
• Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Life Insurance
• Short and long‑term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off