Senior Precision Analog/Power Electronics Engineer
About The Position
A Senior Precision Analog/Power Electronics Engineer designs, specifies, develops, and tests analog/ power electronics for a wide array of applications, such as switched-mode power conversion, battery management circuitry, distributed power architectures, wireless power transfer, radiation hardened designs, motor controllers, low noise power conditioning for precision instrumentation, analog front ends, signal conditioning, analog-to-digital conversion, precision feedback systems, and dc/dc conversion. The engineer develops the architecture, designs these circuits, performs simulations, implements the physical layout, verifies and tests designs. They also perform a variety of engineering activities throughout the life cycle to support planning, design, test, deployment, and sustainment. Applicant will be responsible for carrying out circuit simulations to verify custom spice models against component specifications. The engineer will collaborate closely with the part designer and model designers to verify and modify both as necessary.
Requirements
- Proficient with schematic capture and printed circuit board layout.
- Ability to perform circuit simulation using Spice or other simulation tools.
- System modeling and analysis experience using MATLAB, Simulink, or other comparable tools.
- Ability to prioritize tasks.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent time management skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a related field required.
- 5-10 years of experience in electrical engineering or related field.
- Candidates selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a US government security clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree preferred.
Responsibilities
- Optimizes system designs for reduced size, weight, and power.
- Designs new products and develops technical specifications for their production.
- Analyzes hardware configuration and processing solutions and tests hardware conformance to specifications.
- Independently drives solutions to complex problems - develops requirements, proposes ways forward when customer requirements are unclear or incomplete, and adapts appropriately to changes in requirements.
- Subject Matter Expert (SME) able to develop advanced architectures and designs for complex electronics.
- Involved in business development and proposal activities.
- Identifies program/system-level technical risks and develops and executes mitigation strategies.
- Ability to manage multi-disciplinary tasks with a cross functional team and effectively communicates status to project leadership and customers.
- Develops, documents, and teaches best practices to less experienced teammates.
- Demonstrates strong organization, planning, and time management skills to achieve program goals.
- Support business development and proposal activities.
Benefits
- Draper supports many programs to improve work-life balance including workplace flexibility, employee clubs ranging from photography to yoga, health and finance workshops, off site social events and discounts to local museums and cultural activities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
