Staff PCB Design Engineer

Enphase Energy, Inc.; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

Equity options

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Enphase Energy, Inc. is seeking a PCB Designer in Austin, TX, to work on high-speed design and support the next generation of energy technologies. This hybrid role involves mentoring junior staff and ensuring designs meet safety standards.

The ideal candidate will have a BS/MS/PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering, significant PCB design experience, and familiarity with industry-standard tools.

Competitive salary ranges from $100,000 to $151,000, alongside bonus and equity opportunities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years PCB design experience for BS or 3+ years for MS.
• Significant experience with high-speed multi-layer PCBs.
• Familiar with UL and IEC safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Design multi-layer PCBs including high-speed and power supply circuits.
• Ensure PCB designs meet safety and reliability standards.
• Mentor junior staff and optimize PCB integration in products.

Skills

PCB design experience

Familiar with Cadence Allegro and Orcad

Understanding of PCB layout practices for EMC

Proficient with PCB CAD tools

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Tools

Cadence Allegro

Altium

Job description

Enphase Energy is a global energy technology company and a leading provider of solar, battery, and electric vehicle charging products. Founded in 2006, our innovative microinverter technology revolutionized solar power, making it a safer, more reliable, and scalable energy source. Today, the Enphase Energy System enables users to make, use, save, and sell their own power. Enphase is also one of the most successful and innovative clean energy companies in the world, with more than 80 million products shipped across 160 countries.

Join our dynamic teams designing and developing next-gen energy technologies and help drive a sustainable future!

About the team

The Enphase System Control Innovation (SCI) team in the office of the CTO is responsible for defining, prototyping, and supporting the next generation system control solutions for Enphase products. The team is an integrated, multi-disciplinary group that is fast-moving and looking for motivated individuals that can contribute and collaborate closely with the team to deliver innovative solutions. As a member of the SCI team, you will solve some of the most exciting problems in the distributed energy and industrial power infrastructure space while helping shape the direction of our products.

What you will do

• Design complex multi-layer printed circuit boards (PCBs) including high-speed, off-board communications, power supply/switching regulator, and higher voltage (>=300V) and current (>=10A) subsystems.
• Design and own quality PCB layouts, from schematic import to production artifact release, that meet UL and IEC standards of creepage/clearance, EMC/EMI, surge, safety, and reliability
• Work with a multi-disciplinary team to optimize the integration of PCBs in products via selection of PCB technologies, stackup, form factors, thermal management solutions, mechanical interfaces, and interconnect approaches
• Maintain specifications and documentation for fabrication and assembly of PCBs and their components, including production artifacts and bill of materials
• Support signal integrity, power integrity, and electromagnetic compliance verification for PCB integration
• Mentor junior staff

Who you are and What you bring

• BS/MS/PhD Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience
• BS and 5+ years or MS and 3+ years PCB design experience
• Significant experience designing complex multilayer PCBs with high-speed, power supply/switching regulator, and high voltage/current subsystems for commercial products
• Familiar with Cadence Allegro and Orcad
• Highly proficient with at least one PCB CAD design tool (Allegro, Altium, etc.)
• Understanding of best PCB layout practices for EMC performance
• Familiar with UL / IEC Safety Standards
• DFM, DFA, DFT

Additional Desired Skills

• IPC Designer Certification CID & CID+ (or equivalent) preferred
• High-volume product development experience
• Power and Signal Integrity analysis, simulation tools

Work location

• Hybrid position (at least 3 days in the office per week) based in Austin, TX

Candidates must be authorized to work in the US.

The base pay range for this position is $100,000 to $151,000. This salary range may be modified in the future. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, education or training, work location, and market conditions. This position is also eligible for bonus, equity, and benefits.