Senior Power Systems Architect, Applications

Analog Devices; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 125,000 - 181,000; Full time

Job summary

Analog Devices, Inc. invites a Lead Engineer, Systems Applications to shape power architectures and platform strategies for aerospace, defence, and communications systems.

You will translate requirements into practical architectures and collaborate with product, systems, and field teams to drive ADI power solutions. You will deliver reference designs, evaluation plans, and training materials, while building strong customer partnerships and ensuring solutions are practical, manufacturable, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field required; Master’s degree, PhD, or equivalent advanced experience in power electronics, electrical engineering, systems engineering, or related discipline preferred.
• Strong understanding of power conversion, distribution, protection, isolation, thermal trade‑offs, transient response, EMI/EMC, reliability, safety, and system design constraints is mandatory.
• 7+ years of relevant experience defining or influencing system‑level power requirements, preferably in drones, robotics, phased‑array radar, satellite communications, or related advanced platforms.
• Background as a systems architect, power designer, or lead systems designer, with the ability to move confidently between detailed design discussions and high‑level system trade‑offs.
• Experience with low‑voltage, high‑current power applications in mixed‑signal systems is highly valuable.
• Strong communication skills and customer presence, with willingness to travel domestically and internationally as needed.
• Hands‑on familiarity with lab tools such as oscilloscopes, electronic loads, spectrum or network analyzers, and Python or LabVIEW.

Responsibilities

• Define end-to-end power architectures for priority applications, covering conversion, distribution, protection, isolation, sequencing, telemetry, efficiency, thermal performance, EMI/EMC, reliability, and control.
• Translate customer and market requirements into solution proposals, power trees, reference architectures, evaluation plans, trade‑off analyses, and product feedback.
• Support architecture and application reviews for strategic opportunities, ensuring proposed solutions are practical, differentiated, manufacturable, supportable, and aligned with ADI’s portfolio direction.
• Partner with product, systems, applications, marketing, business development, sales, field teams, and customers to identify requirements, resolve technical questions, and position ADI power solutions.
• Create reusable technical collateral, including design guides, simulations, evaluation concepts, reference design inputs, training material, and customer presentations.
• Capture insights from customer engagements, evaluations, competitive activity, and design‑in support to inform product planning, solution strategy, and field enablement.
• Communicate technical findings, trade‑offs, and application impact through documentation, reviews, workshops, and presentations.

Skills

Power electronics

System design

Customer engagement

Travel willingness

Python

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree or PhD preferred

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Electronic loads

Spectrum analyzer

Network analyzer

Python

LabVIEW

Job description

Analog Devices, Inc. invites a Lead Engineer, Systems Applications to shape power architectures and platform strategies for aerospace, defence, and communications systems.

You will translate requirements into practical architectures and collaborate with product, systems, and field teams to drive ADI power solutions. You will deliver reference designs, evaluation plans, and training materials, while building strong customer partnerships and ensuring solutions are practical, manufacturable, and