Power Supply Design Engineer

Supermicro•San Jose, CA

About The Position

Supermicro is seeking a Power Supply Design Engineer to contribute to the design, review, and validation of server power supplies and related products. The engineer will work hands-on with the engineering team and across departments, and will assist product managers with product design and development. The role calls for experience designing ITE server power supplies for mass production, including PFC, flyback, LLC, phase-shift, power-sharing, and OringFET applications. The position involves designing schematics, generating bills of materials, debugging and testing power supplies, evaluating design approaches, and helping projects meet time-to-market goals while improving cost and product quality. The engineer will collaborate with system and lab validation teams, create and review technical documentation, provide technical support and failure analysis, address customer problems, and evaluate prototypes on the bench.

Requirements

BSEE or MSEE.
At least 2 years of direct experience with AC-to-DC server power supply design.
At least 2 years of ITE server power supply design experience covering PFC, flyback, LLC, phase shift, power sharing, and OringFET applications in mass production.
Ability to work independently and efficiently to achieve design goals with quality and minimal supervision.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Self-motivated team player able to work in a fast-paced environment.
Professional expertise in power supply circuit analysis, simulation, and debugging.
Experience with high-power transformer design.
Familiarity with simulation tools such as PSIM, PSPICE, Mathcad, or Matlab, and experience with I2C or PMbus interfaces.
Comprehensive knowledge of using new power devices.

Nice To Haves

Experience with high power density designs of 30W–60W per cubic inch.
Experience with resonant or redundant power supply design.
Experience with quality-control aspects such as DFM and FMEA for power supply manufacturing or design.

Responsibilities

Design schematics, generate bills of materials, and debug and test power supplies.
Research, analyze, and recommend new power supply design approaches.
Plan projects, manage schedules, meet time-to-market goals, reduce costs, and improve product quality.
Evaluate current and future high-efficiency, compact power supply designs and recommend modifications or enhancements to resolve design roadblocks and improve performance and quality.
Collaborate with system or lab validation engineers to identify and resolve design, signal integrity, or quality issues.
Create and review technical documentation, including product specifications, layout instructions, and test procedures.
Provide technical support to other teams and FAE, and perform failure analysis.
Support Sales in resolving customer problems.
Provide technical support to the Power Supply Product Manager.
Evaluate and debug design prototypes on the bench and prepare detailed engineering reports with findings and recommendations.