Title:  Sr Electrical Engineer

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. Advanced Energy has devoted four decades to perfecting power for its global customers and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

POSITION SUMMARY:        

Advanced Energy’s Plasma Power division is seeking a skilled Senior Design Engineer working on power electronics to join our New-Product-Development team. This role offers a unique opportunity in a startup-like environment to contribute to the design and integration of High Voltage Switch Mode Power Supplies and modules that power plasma generators in semiconductor applications. Ideal candidates bring a strong background in new product introduction, hardware delivery, and a desire to push technology limits in power density, performance, and efficiency in power electronics design.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design and develop switch mode power supply circuitry for high voltage power stages (including topology choice, analog and digital circuits, embedded controls logic, magnetics, EMI filters, power conversion circuits, etc.).
• Own engineering tasks like schematic capture, PCB layout, prototype debug, and bench testing/scripting development for power stages and corresponding circuitry.
• Assist in the development, bring-up, de-bugging and testing of prototype power supply hardware.
• Develop analytical models, simulation tools and other predictive methods to reduce changes on subsequent iterations of each design.
• Model and analyze SMPS hardware including worst-case stress analysis, power dissipation calculations, controls stability analysis, efficiency investigations.
• Participate as an active part of the core team to meet product schedule, cost, quality, and customer satisfaction goals.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Location: Redwood City, CA; Must be able to travel occasionally domestically and internationally (<10% of time)
• Environment: Works in a fast-paced power development lab and standard office environment

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Demonstrated design-phase experience with power conversion and associated analog/digital circuitry, including modeling, layout, testing, component selection, and evaluation.
• Simulation and analytical tool analysis experience including SPICE, LTSPICE, Matlab/Simulink, SIMetrix/Simplis or other equivalent tools.
• Lab-focused experience working directly with power supply hardware undergoing bring-up, design verification testing and qualification.
• Excellent problem solving, critical thinking, and communication skills.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

EXPERIENCE:

Essential:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in power electronics design or similar experience.

Desirable:

• Experience with high voltage and high frequency power conversion stages.
• Experience delivering power conversion products for mass production deployment.
• Experience with Mathcad, Cadence or Altium, Spice based circuit simulation, and scripting/test generation software.

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor's (BSEE) degree from four-year college or university; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

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 including, but not limited to, skill set, level of experience, and specific office location.  The range of starting pay for this role is $135,000 to $170,000 per year.   

BENEFITS:

As part of our total rewards philosophy, we believe in offering and maintaining competitive compensation and benefits programs for our employees to attract and retain a talented, highly engaged workforce. Our compensation programs are focused on equitable, fair pay practices including market-based base pay, an annual pay-for-performance incentive plan, and discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan. 

In addition to our competitive compensation practices, we offer a strong benefits package in each of the countries in which we operate. In the U.S., we offer a rich benefits package that includes:

• Medical - multiple medical plans are available to choose from
• Short and long-term disability and life insurance
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts
• Generous time off policy starting with 3 weeks of paid vacation, 7 days of paid sick time, and 12 paid holidays
• 8 hours of paid volunteer time off
• 8 weeks of paid parental leave for both Moms and Dads
• Company matched 401(k)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Expanded mental health coverage and employee assistance programs  
• Other voluntary benefits include critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity, pet insurance, identify theft, and legal assistance

Advanced Energy is committed to diversity in its workforce including Equal Opportunity Employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, and/or veteran status. 

Advanced Energy is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our job application process/procedures for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance in completing an Advanced Energy application, please reach out to HumanResources@aei.com