Engineering Aide- Product Development

About the position

An opportunity to join a team of world class engineers in the creation of a comprehensive portfolio of leading edge products and solutions. This position provides direct exposure to new products and technologies, with opportunities to innovate and mature ground breaking solutions that represent the state of the art in power conversion. We are seeking individuals with creativity, talent, experience and a drive for success in a collaborative work environment. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who has strong analytical and problem solving skills who wants to gain experience working with power components and power systems.

Responsibilities

• Working closely with Product Development Engineers on projects involving Vicor Power Components
• Performing bench testing and characterization of new products and systems for datasheets, application notes, and model correlation
• Generating test procedures and complete reports documenting the results of experiments, and testing performed on the bench
• Rapid prototyping, troubleshooting and testing of new circuits and components which work with Vicor power components at a system level
• Building complex thermal-mechanical assemblies for air cooled and liquid cooled systems
• Soldering and rework of components, ICs and mechanical assemblies to aid in testing, or repairing damaged components
• Maintaining laboratory and equipment, keeping records of calibrations, researching and testing new equipment, assembling equipment into test racks and managing the stock of components in the lab
• Aiding in the generation of new schematics and PCB designs, creating and maintaining BOMs (Bill of Material) and working closely with either contract manufacturers or operations to assemble PCBAs
• Writing ECO, IAS and other documentation control requests

Requirements

• Associates degree or 5+ years experience as technician, technical aide, or engineering aide
• Familiarity with lab equipment used in the characterization and design of power supplies and systems (oscilloscopes, DMMs, Network Analyzers, EMI analyzers, loads, sources, etc.)
• Proficiency soldering and reworking small surface mount components with good accuracy and cleanliness. IPC J-STD-001 soldering certification a plus
• Ability to methodically approach tasks and projects, manage time, and document results and procedures with minimal supervision
• Troubleshooting skills with basic power systems a plus

Nice-to-haves

• Familiarity with CAD and office tools (Excel, Power Point, Word, etc., especially Altium) a plus
• Experience working with high voltage DC/DC or AC/DC power supplies and power systems is a plus
• Experience designing or assembling thermal-mechanical systems including liquid cooling is a plus