Lead Power Module Design Engineer (μModule)

Analog Devices, Inc.; San Jose, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 151,000 - 219,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Medical, vision, dental insurance

401(k)

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Sick time

Job summary

Analog Devices, Inc. in San Jose is seeking a Staff Power Module Design Engineer in the ADI µModule Group to lead new power module product development, including definition, feasibility, design, simulation, test, and release.

You will collaborate with marketing, applications teams and customers to understand applications and contribute to architectural decisions, develop innovative techniques, and mentor junior engineers while driving schedules and delivering design reviews.

Qualifications

• MSEE or Ph.D. in Power Electronics, preferred.
• Minimum 6-year industry experience of switching power converter design and development.
• Strong foundation of analog circuit, power electronics and power management systems.
• Strong DC/DC power converter (Buck, Boost, etc.) design and optimization experiences and skills.
• Solid knowledge and experience of transformer-based power converters (Flyback, forward, half-bridge, full bridge, etc.)
• Strong analytic skills.
• Good knowledge and skills of power converter modeling, control architecture and loop design, static and dynamic performance optimizations.
• Familiar with circuit design/simulation/optimization tools (SPICE/LTspice, Simplis, MathCAD/Matlab, Ansys/Maxwell, etc) and lab equipment for power applications.
• Strong hardware and circuit debugging skills.
• Firmware, DPS or FPGA programming and I2C/PMbus experience (preferred).
• Analog IC design knowledge (preferred).
• Magnetic design and simulation, thermal analysis knowledge and experiences.
• Good technical writing and presentation skills.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Lead new power module product development, including product definition, feasibility, design, simulation, test, lab evaluation, qualification and release.
• Collaborate with product marketing, applications teams and customers to understand applications and contribute to architectural decisions of new products.
• Develop innovative techniques for advanced products and technology applications.
• Identify project technical risks, define mitigating strategies, and establish milestones to ensure project success.
• Enhance product development flows and qualities through advanced tools and methodologies.
• Prepare and present design review documentation at peer review meetings.
• Work cross-functionally to drive project schedules and achieve performance targets.
• Perform lab evaluation or debug.
• Mentor and develop junior engineers for technical growth.
• Deliver technical writing, presentations and training sessions.

Skills

Power electronics

DC/DC converter design

Transformer-based converters

Circuit modeling

Control architecture

Lab equipment & debugging

Firmware/FPGA/I2C or PMBus

Thermal analysis

Hardware debugging

Technical writing & presentations

Education

MSEE or Ph.D. in Power Electronics

Tools

SPICE/LTspice

Simplis

MATLAB/Simulink

Ansys/Maxwell

Job description

Analog Devices, Inc. in San Jose is seeking a Staff Power Module Design Engineer in the ADI µModule Group to lead new power module product development, including definition, feasibility, design, simulation, test, and release.

You will collaborate with marketing, applications teams and customers to understand applications and contribute to architectural decisions, develop innovative techniques, and mentor junior engineers while driving schedules and delivering design reviews.