Senior Power Electronics Engineer – Reliability Testing

Power Integrations; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Power Integrations seeks an experienced Analog and Digital Hardware Design Engineer to develop platforms for reliability characterization of power conversion ICs. You will design, develop, and evaluate power supply systems and novel architectures used to assess product reliability early in development.

Key work includes building life-test circuits, working with high-temperature environments, and interfacing with IC design and reliability teams to validate new products before market release.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering (BSEE) or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Design dynamic operating life test circuits for accelerated reliability testing of power conversion ICs using a variety of switching power supply topologies.
• Develop modular test systems capable of operating in environmental chambers at temperatures up to 95°C while maintaining DUT temperatures up to 125°C.
• Translate requirements into functional evaluation and reliability test circuits.
• Collaborate with IC design, product development, and reliability teams to translate device requirements into stress test platforms and validation methodologies.
• Participate in design reviews and provide hardware feedback for product development and qualification activities.
• Design and specify magnetic components for reliability stress-test platforms.
• Collaborate with external suppliers to fabricate test boards and components.
• Evaluate and optimize reliability test hardware and methodologies.
• Document designs, test procedures, and specifications.

Skills

Power electronics design

Analog circuit design

Digital circuit design

SMPS design

Verilog

FPGA development

PCB layout

High-temperature testing

Troubleshooting

Circuit simulation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering (BSEE)

Tools

Verilog

FPGA development

Simetrix

SIMPLIS

PCB design tools

Job description

Power Integrations seeks an experienced Analog and Digital Hardware Design Engineer to develop platforms for reliability characterization of power conversion ICs. You will design, develop, and evaluate power supply systems and novel architectures used to assess product reliability early in development.

Key work includes building life-test circuits, working with high-temperature environments, and interfacing with IC design and reliability teams to validate new products before market release.