Engineering Aide-Product Development

Vicor Corporation • Andover, MA

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About The Position

Vicor is a place where engineers see the impact of their work every day. We’re an American manufacturer of advanced 48V centric DC-DC converters with industry-leading power and current density, enabling breakthrough power delivery performance. As an engineering-focused company, we provide a hands-on opportunity to further innovate and advance the topologies, control systems, components and packaging of our power modules and the power delivery networks that drive key advancements in AI, electric vehicles, and aerospace.
The Product Development Engineering Aide contributes to the development of new products and systems by supporting engineers in the design, prototyping, system testing, characterization and documentation of new products and systems. The Product Development Engineering Aide also responsible for managing and maintaining the lab, equipment and component inventory as well as BOMs (Bill of Material) for PCBs.

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.
• Ability to methodically approach tasks and projects, manage time, and document results and procedures with minimal supervision.

Nice To Haves

• IPC J-STD-001 soldering certification a plus.
• Troubleshooting skills with basic power systems a plus.
• 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

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree