Power Electronics Design Engineer

SynQor - Boxborough, MA

- Mid Level

Boxborough, MA

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Design Engineer will be a member of the Product Evolution Process, with a major focus on the design, development, and improvement of state-of-the-art power systems, including AC/DC Converters, Isolated DC/DC Converters, Non-Isolated DC/DC Converters, Uninterruptable Power Supplies (UPS), and systems ranging from 50 W to 10 kW.

Responsibilities

• Knowledge of circuit theory in the power electronics industry with an emphasis on design for manufacturability
• Circuit design and analysis
• Schematic Capture - Mentorgraphics Power logic
• PCB Layout - Mentorgraphics PADs
• Microcontroller code design - C, some Assembly
• Circuit simulation and analysis - SPICE, Mathcad, PLECS
• Planar magnetics design
• Identify and evaluate power components
• Participate in vendor selection process for new components
• Work closely with Manufacturing Engineers in order to transition products to production
• Create design documentation per SynQor processes

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering required
• 5+ years in power electronics design, or
• Minimum of 3 years graduate level course work in power electronics with an emphasis on power systems design
• Knowledge of circuit theory, isolated and non-isolated converters, with an emphasis on design for manufacturability
• Proven ability to work in a dynamic, high-paced and changing environment

Nice-to-haves

• MPLAB X - C and Assembly
• Mentographics Power Logic and PADs
• Microcap
• Previous experience within a hi-tech manufacturing environment