Power Supply Design Engineer

Supermicro; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Supermicro is seeking a Power Supply Design Engineer to contribute to the design, review, and validation of server power supplies. The ideal candidate will be hands-on and have 2+ years of ITE server PSU design experience, covering PFC, flyback, LLC, phase shift, and OringFET in mass production.

You will collaborate across teams, assist product managers, and produce technical documentation, test procedures, and engineering reports to support validation, manufacturing quality, and readiness for

Qualifications

• BSEE/MSEE with 2+ years of direct experience in AC to DC server power supply design.
• Ability to work independently and deliver high-quality design with minimal supervision.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent written and verbal communication.
• Experience with high power density designs and reliability-focused development.

Responsibilities

• Design schematics and BOMs for server power supplies and perform debugging and testing.
• Evaluate and propose new design approaches to improve efficiency and cost.
• Plan projects, manage schedules, and ensure Time To Market objectives.
• Collaborate with validation teams to resolve design signals and quality issues.
• Produce technical documentation, layout instructions, and test procedures.
• Support cross-functional teams and customers with technical insights.

Skills

Power electronics

Server PSU design

Circuit analysis

PSIM

PSPICE

Matlab

I2C/PMbus

DFM/FMEA

Education

BSEE/MSEE

Tools

PSIM

PSPICE

Mathcad

Matlab

I2C/PMbus

Job description

Job Req ID: 30558

About Supermicro

Supermicro® is a Top Tier provider of advanced server, storage, and networking solutions for Data Center, Cloud Computing, Enterprise IT, Hadoop/ Big Data, Hyperscale, HPC and IoT/Embedded customers worldwide. We are the #5 fastest growing company among the Silicon Valley Top 50 technology firms. Our unprecedented global expansion has provided us with the opportunity to offer a large number of new positions to the technology community. We seek talented, passionate, and committed engineers, technologists, and business leaders to join us.

Job Summary

Supermicro is seeking a Power Supply Design Engineer who can contribute to product design, review, and validation of server power supply and related products. The ideal engineer will not just collaborate with the engineering team, but will be hands-on, and shall have 2+ years ITE server power supply design experiences, cover PFC, flyback, LLC, phase shift, power sharing, OringFET applications in mass production with records. This individual will be required to work cross-department and assist product managers as needed in product design and development.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Ability to perform schematics design, BOM generation, debugging and testing of power supply
• Research, analyze and recommend new power supply design approaches
• Plan project, manage schedule and work to meet TTM (Time to market), reduce cost and improve product quality
• Evaluate current and future high efficiency & compact power supply design and recommend design modifications or enhancements to eliminate design roadblocks, improve product performance, and product quality
• Collaborate with system or lab validation testing engineers to discover and resolve any design, signal integrity, or quality related issues
• Create and review technical documentation including product specifications, layout instructions, test procedures, etc.
• Support other teams & FAE for technical support and perform failure analysis
• Support sales to fix customer's problem
• Support Power Supply Product Manager for technical support
• Evaluate and debug design prototypes on the bench and generate detailed engineering reports of findings and recommendations

Qualifications

• BSEE/MSEE with 2+ years of direct experience with AC to DC server power supply design
• Abilities to work independently in a highly efficient way to achieve design goals with quality, efficiency, and with minimal supervision
• Strong analytical/problem solving skills, excellent written and oral communication skills
• Self-motivated, team player with ability to work in fast-paced environment
• High power density (30W~60W/cubic inch) design experienced is desired
• power supply design experiences in resonant/redundant power supply is desired
• Familiar with simulation tools such as PSIM, PSPICE, Mathcad, Matlab and experience with I2C or PMbus interface
• Professional in power supply circuit analysis, simulation, and debugging
• Comprehensive knowledge of using new power devices
• Experienced in high power transformer design
• Experience with quality control aspect (ex. DFM, FMEA) for power supply manufacturing or design is desired

Salary Range

$110,000 - $120,000

The salary offered will depend on several factors, including your location, level, education, training, specific skills, years of experience, and comparison to other employees already in this role. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as participation in bonus and equity award programs.

EEO Statement

Supermicro is an Equal Opportunity Employer and embraces diversity in our employee population. It is the policy of Supermicro to provide equal opportunity to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or special disabled veteran, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.