Electrical Engineer - R&D
About The Position
Astrodyne TDI is seeking a motivated R&D Electrical Engineer for their Hackettstown, NJ location. This role offers a flexible hybrid schedule and focuses on power electronics, digital control, and turning innovative concepts into working hardware within the Research & Development Team. It is a hands-on engineering opportunity contributing to the development of advanced switch-mode power supplies, digital control systems, and high-performance power conversion technologies. The engineer will work across simulation, circuit design, embedded firmware, prototyping, laboratory testing, and troubleshooting, collaborating with experienced engineers on challenging real-world applications. The ideal candidate enjoys solving complex engineering problems, experimenting with new technologies, and seeing designs progress from concept to production.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) required.
- 2–5 years of hands-on experience in switch-mode power supply design, power electronics, and/or digital control.
- Practical experience with Texas Instruments C2000 microcontrollers, including Code Composer Studio and C2000Ware.
- Solid understanding of classical and digital control concepts, including peak current mode, average current mode, and voltage mode control.
- Experience modeling power converters and closed-loop control systems using SIMPLIS, SIMetrix, QSpice, or comparable tools.
- Familiarity with high-frequency magnetic components, including inductors and transformers.
- Understanding of PCB layout considerations for high-frequency power electronics.
- Strong laboratory troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to communicate technical concepts effectively and work collaboratively in a cross-functional engineering environment.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Power Electronics is a plus.
- Experience with SiC and/or GaN wide-bandgap semiconductors.
- Experience with high-voltage power conversion topologies.
- Proficiency with Cadence OrCAD Capture / Allegro PCB Editor or comparable schematic and PCB design tools.
- Familiarity with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing or rapid prototyping platforms.
- Experience with EMI/EMC testing and troubleshooting.
- Experience developing power supplies for regulated, safety-critical, medical, aerospace, or defense applications.
Responsibilities
- Design, prototype, and evaluate switch-mode power converters, including PFC, resonant LLC, phase-shifted full-bridge, buck, and boost topologies.
- Contribute to power architecture, circuit design, component selection, and design optimization.
- Develop high-reliability power conversion solutions for demanding industrial, medical, aerospace, and defense applications.
- Implement real-time digital control loops for switch-mode power stages using Texas Instruments C2000 microcontrollers.
- Develop and test C/C++ firmware using TI C2000 peripherals, including ePWM, Type IV PWM, CMPSS, and high-speed ADCs.
- Optimize control-loop performance, transient response, stability, and protection functions.
- Model power converters and closed-loop control systems using SIMPLIS, SIMetrix, QSpice, or comparable simulation tools.
- Perform transient analysis, AC sweeps, control-loop stability analysis, and frequency-response evaluation.
- Validate continuous-to-discrete control-loop transitions and use simulation results to guide hardware development.
- Take designs from simulation and schematic through prototype development and laboratory validation.
- Conduct electrical, thermal, efficiency, stress, and reliability testing.
- Troubleshoot complex power conversion and control issues using oscilloscopes, electronic loads, power analyzers, network analyzers, and other laboratory equipment.
- Analyze test results and translate findings into practical design improvements.
- Support gate-driver design and switching-stage optimization.
- Evaluate switching losses and performance of MOSFET, SiC, and GaN power devices.
- Consider high-frequency magnetics, PCB layout, parasitics, thermal management, and EMI as part of the overall design.
- Participate in design verification, EMI/EMC troubleshooting, and product qualification activities.
- Support testing and documentation for applicable industrial, medical, military, and aerospace requirements, including MIL-STD-461 and UL/IEC 62368.
- Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Quality, and other cross-functional teams to advance designs toward production.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package designed to support the health, financial well-being, and overall quality of life of our employees.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
