Senior Power Engineer

TheTalentos; Marlborough (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

TheTalentos is seeking a Senior Power Engineer to lead the design and development of power electronics for electric generation, transmission and distribution products. You will run simulations, select components, and supervise schematic capture and board layout in a collaborative team setting.

Required is a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering with 7+ years in switch-mode power supplies, and hands-on experience with 400V class converters, AC-DC/DC-DC-AC topologies, and magnetic design.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering required for candidacy.
• 7+ years designing switch-mode power supplies and 400V class converters.
• Experience with power topologies: AC-DC (PFC), isolated DC-DC, DC-AC.
• Magnetic design including transformers/inductors and filter design.
• Power component selection and analog feedback design.

Responsibilities

• Participate in research, design and development of power products for electric generation, transmission and distribution.
• Run simulations to evaluate designs and oversee schematic capture and board layout supervision.
• Design, troubleshoot, validate 400V class switching power converters, inverters and amplifiers.
• Develop schematics and supervise board layout; ensure EMC and safety compliance.
• Maintain existing products, obsolescence planning and new feature additions.

Skills

7+ years experience

switch-mode power supplies

400V class switching power converters

AC-DC / DC-DC / DC-AC topologies

magnetic design (transformers/inductos

power component selection

analog feedback design

EMC design knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

PSpice

LTSpice

MATLAB

PSIM

Simulink

Job description

The Senior Power Engineer is responsible for participating in the research, design and development of products for the electric power generation, transmission and distribution industry. This person will be tasked with running simulations to evaluate designs and responsible for all part selections, schematic capture, and supervising the board layout. The Senior Power Engineer must be able to participate in a team environment, while managing their own assigned responsibilities.

This position will be located in our Marlborough, MA corporate headquarters, reporting to the Senior Hardware Engineering Manager.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Help bring new technologies into product architectures as solutions to the implementation of requested product functions.
• Innovate new product features based on the ability to transform technical possibilities into practical realities.
• Participate in project team meetings.
• Design, troubleshoot, validate 400V class switching power converters, inverters, and amplifiers.
• Develop schematics and supervise board layout.
• Maintain existing products including part obsolescence and new feature addition.
• Design for manufacture and compliance including EMI and safety.
• System integration in a team environment.
• Specification and development of board test fixtures.

DECISION-MAKING LATITUDE

This employee will be a member of design teams. The teams as a whole will review all decisions.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering required.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

• 7+ years designing switch-mode power supplies.
• Hands-on experience with 400V class switching power converters.
• Power topologies including AC-DC (PFC), isolated DC-DC and DC-AC experience.
• Magnetic design and specification including transformers, inductors and filter design.
• Power component selection and specification.
• Analog feedback design and acquisition.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE (Not Required):

• FPGA or DSP-based digital control.
• Simulation with PSpice, LTSpice, MATLAB, PSIM and/or Simulink.
• GAN and SiC power components.
• High precision analog design.
• Soft-switching and resonant topologies.
• Complete product life-cycle experience.
• IEC61010-1 compliance experience.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of design for EMC compliance.
• Ability to provide constructive feedback and insights on others’ designs.
• Ability to express ideas clearly in both written and oral communications.
• Ability to independently plan and organize one’s own activities.