Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Jobtailor; Westborough (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a skilled Power Electronics Engineer to design and develop leading-edge DC/DC converters. You will lead junior engineers, review PCB layouts, and generate test plans and validation reports to ensure design integrity through development to production.

Candidates should have strong experience in high-frequency switching power supplies, magnetics, and embedded control with PCB design proficiency.

Qualifications

• BSEE with 4+ years in designing high-frequency, high-density DC/DC power converters.
• Minimum 2 years in product development from concept to production.
• Proficient with design tools such as MathCAD, PSpice, SIMPLIS or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop power conversion products focusing on DC/DC converters.
• Lead and coach junior engineers and technicians on engineering tasks.
• Review PCB layouts and design documents prior to release.
• Write engineering requirements, test plans, and validation reports.
• Model and simulate complex circuits; evaluate performance targets.

Skills

Power electronics

DC-DC converters

Digital control

Embedded firmware

PCB layout

Thermals & packaging

Product development

Team coaching

Simulation tools

Education

BSEE

MSEE

PhD

Tools

Orcad

Altium

PSpice

SIMPLIS

MathCAD

Job description

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the design and development of leading-edge power conversion products with a focus on DC/DC converters.
• Design of DC/DC converters/modules utilizing novel topologies including digital control and WBG devices (cc100W – 2KW).
• Lead and coach junior engineers and technicians in various engineering assignments.
• Review PCB layouts & other design documents prior to their releases for procurement or production.
• Conduct design reviews in various design stages.
• Research new technologies for future product needs.
• Suggests technical approaches and estimated man-hours to support quotations and ROI analysis.
• Write engineering requirements documents, test plans, and validation reports.
• Empirically models and simulates complex circuits.
• Propose circuit topology, perform loss budget, evaluate performance targets, estimate product cost from a given product spec or market requirement document.
• Design circuits (power, control, supervisory, regulatory), select components, create schematic and necessary documents to facilitate CAD layout.
• Test and debug prototypes to ensure the design meets all required specifications.
• Support product qualifications to ensure design integrity.
• Determine root cause and implement corrective actions to close all issues found.
• Ensure that all product designs meet their intended design specifications and comply with all appropriate engineering guidelines and requirements, including safety standards.
• Generate relevant documentation to support design, manufacturing, and the marketing of products.
• Liaise with suppliers and coordinate new technology information.

Requirements

• BSEE with 4 years, MSEE w/ 3 years or Ph.D. with 1 year’s experience in designing & developing high-frequency, high-density DC/DC power converters preferred.
• Minimum 2 years in product development, with evidence of successful concept, to prototyping, to manufacturing production preferred.
• Solid experience with MathCAD, PSpice, SIMplis or other design simulation software tools.
• Experience with PCB ECAD tools (Orcad, Altium).
• Knowledge of and experience in all facets of high frequency high-density switching power supply design including circuit topologies, control theories, loop compensation, magnetics design, EMI/RFI, supervisory functions, and PCB layout.
• Experience in power conversion topologies and methodologies; Buck, Boost Flyback, Resonant, LLC, ZVS, Synchronous.
• Possess good understanding of thermals, mechanical and packaging challenges.
• Possess knowledge of high-volume manufacturing technologies and production variances.
• Work well with cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrate analytical/problem solving skills and ability to guide critical decisions.
• Experience in digital control via embedded controllers and associated firmware.
• Good understanding in the theory, design, construction and implementation of magnetics both embedded and SMT versions.
• Solid foundation in PCB layout, component placement and routing.
• Previous experience in leading and coaching team members is an asset.