Principal Design Engineer - Power Electronics / Radio Frequency

ABOUT ADVANCED ENERGY                    

Advanced Energy (Nasdaq: AEIS) is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions for mission-critical applications and processes. AE’s power solutions enable customer innovation in complex applications for a wide range of industries including semiconductor equipment, industrial, manufacturing, telecommunications, data center computing and healthcare. With engineering know-how and responsive service and support around the globe, the company builds collaborative partnerships to meet technology advances, propel growth for its customers and innovate the future of power. Advanced Energy has devoted four decades to perfecting power for its global customers and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

 

POSITION SUMMARY:                                  

The Principal Design Engineer is responsible for leading design efforts with a multi-disciplined product delivery team of RF, Electrical, Mechanical and Software Engineers and coordinate with other cross functional teams to launch new design.  Designs can be full product delivery or sub system design as part of a larger team.

 

The Principal Design Engineer is responsible for leading the product development projects while delivering on time to commitments.  Prior experience in industrial RF power and/or high-power power supply design is preferred.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Be a critical member of the product development engineering team.
• Lead/manage RF and/or PS designs with a cross functional team (direct and indirect resources) to complete product (complete product and/or subsystems) delivery to our customer that meets their expectations and is delivered on time following our design process.
• Provide technical leadership to the team on the design of new products and platforms including helping refine high level requirements and allocate detailed requirements to product modules and components.
• Implement best practices within a cross function design team to support appropriate level of process and review of the design process.
• Work with our Advanced Development team to review technology readiness to launch new products.
• Work with other cross functional teams such as our NPI, purchasing, quality, program & project management, finance, safety, production, and other teams as needed.
• Build peer to peer relationships within AE.
• Travel within US and abroad for short periods of time (as needed).

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Proven track record of getting products to market and providing technical leadership.
• Be a creative problem solver with a focus on quality, safety, cost, and delivery schedules.
• Strong team player skills and attitude.
• The proven ability to analyze, prototype, simulate, and validate circuit designs.
• Basic programming or scripting skills with Python and/or MATLAB.

 

EXPERIENCE:                                              

• Minimum 12 years’ experience in related industries preferably working with industrial RF and/or power electronics. Other relevant industry experience will be considered. (8 years’ experience with Master’s degree)
• Technical experience in several of the following design areas and skills:
  • High power RF design expertise (400kHz to 120MHz) including Driver/Exciter, Combiner/Splitter, Measurement (V/I Sensor, Coupler), RF layout, filter design, and impedance Matching.
  • Power electronics design and power device selection: Si MOSFETs, SiC MOSFETS, GaN, LDMOS
  • DC/DC power supply design - Buck, Boost, Half-Bridge, Full-Bridge, Fly-Back, PFC.
  • Testing and debugging using common lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, power supplies, DMMs, function generators, JTAG or similar tools, etc.
  • Schematic capture and PCBA layout (experience with Altium® Designer a plus).
  • Control loop design and theory
  • Thermal management, heat sink and cooling design
  • Experience with UL /CSA compliance.
  • Experience using simulation tools – LT Spice, HFSS, Ansys, etc.

 

EDUCATION:                                                                                    

Essential:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or similar technical degree.

 

Desirable:

• MS in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or similar technical degree.

 

COMPENSATION:                            

As required by multiple state pay transparency laws, Advanced Energy provides a reasonable range of compensation for each job posting. Actual compensation is influenced by an array of factors inc