Electrical Engineer – Power Electronics Job in Longmont 80501, Colorado Us
Stored Energy Systems (SENS) is an award-winning manufacturer of quality power conversion products located in Longmont, CO. In business for over 40 years, SENS has a proven track record of providing highly reliable battery chargers, DC power supplies and related products to industrial and commercial markets.
This position requires both focused expertise in switch-mode power design and broad electrical engineering skills.
· The Engineer will have primary responsibility for detailed design of new switch-mode battery chargers for industrial applications such as generator set engine starting. The Engineer will be a key participant in defining a switch-mode architecture for on-going development of a family of switch-mode products.
· The Engineer will apply a broad set of skills to sustaining engineering tasks on existing products.
· Actively establishes and maintains effective working relationships with customers, company management, and co-workers.
· Communicates with high effectiveness verbally and in writing.
· Works effectively and flexibly in a small company environment to perform a variety of tasks.
· Works with minimal supervision to meet established goals and schedules and proactively communicates progress and setbacks.
· Leads small cross-functional or engineering teams as required.
· Effectively uses all common business office software – email, word processing, spreadsheets, networked file systems, etc.
· Travels occasionally on company business.
· Designs new products and contributes to sustaining engineering on existing products.
· Translates high-level product requirements to highly effective hardware solutions.
· Applies design for testability and manufacturability (DFX) principles to new designs.
· Creates and maintains a variety of technical documentation such as product specifications, white paper analyses, new product proposals, and test reports, etc.
· Uses EE CAD tools for schematic capture and printed circuit layout. Creates and maintains component libraries. Uses EE CAD tools to create wiring/interconnect diagrams. Uses revision control software as required. Performs all CAD work in accordance with company standards.
· Creates and maintains component data sheets for approved suppliers and assembly bills of material (BOMs).
· Qualifies new/alternate suppliers and performs first article inspections.
· Specifies (and sometimes executes) a variety of testing requirements for design verification, stress testing, regulatory testing, system-level regression testing, and production functional testing. Designs custom hardware, fixtures, etc. as required to support these tests.
· Builds breadboard and prototype circuits as required.
· Uses oscilloscopes, voltmeters, spectrum analyzers, data acquisition systems, load banks and similar instruments to perform tests and measurements.
· Analyzes product failures to identify root cause and specifies corrective action.
· Performs technical research on a broad range of topics and gives reliable advice on difficult engineering problems.
Required Skills
· Performs in-depth analyses and modeling of analog power circuits and high-frequency magnetics including worst-case analysis, stress analysis, and derating to achieve performance and reliability. Validates models with appropriate empirical data. Experience in using computer analysis and simulation tools such as Spice, MatLab, etc.
· Performs thermal analysis and modeling of critical components and validates models with appropriate empirical data.
· Balances requirements for performance and reliability goals with cost constraints.
· Designs power systems with embedded microcontrollers.
Additional Desired Skills
· Firmware development for microcontrollers using C-language and/or assembly language.
· Prior experience with application software development for engineering and production tests.
· Prior experience with non-switch-mode power technologies, such as thyristor controlled converters.
· Prior experience with large batteries and battery charging.
· Prior experience with design of single-phase and 3-phase line frequency 50/60Hz transformers.
· Prior experience with design for UL, CSA, CE, FCC, NEC compliance and similar regulatory requirements.
Education/Experience
· B.S. in Electrical Engineering with 8-10+ years of applicable experience, M.S. in Electrical Engineering with 5+ years of applicable experience. Strong power electronics design skills applicable to switch-mode power.
· Demonstrated ability to bring a switch-mode power supply design through a complete development cycle from concept to production.
· Demonstrated ability in analysis of power electronics.
· Demonstrated ability with all phases of printed circuit assembly (PCA) design and development.
· Work is performed in office, engineering lab, and manufacturing environments that may be noisy and fast-paced. Tasks include the use of office equipment (phone, fax, computer, etc.) and electrical lab/test equipment.
· Speaking and hearing are required to communicate by telephone. Vision and depth perception are required to perform essential duties. Occasional lifting of up to 50 lbs is required.
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To apply:
Colorado applicants only; no relocation package included.
Please email resume to job18@sens-usa.com or fax to 303-776-1457.