Senior Specialist, Power Supply Design Engineer ( Full-time )Rochester, NY -DK

Job Description:

The company's Communication Systems segment is seeking a highly motivated, team-oriented Electrical engineer with DC-DC and AC-DC analog and digital power converter experience to join an engineering organization that designs and delivers leading edge communications products.

This role is responsible for the design and development of circuitry and PWB layout best practices in power supply development for ruggedized radios and accessories. The individual participates as a member of a cross functional development team through the integrated product development lifecycle.

The candidate should be experienced in leading projects within power supply design. They should be able to influence collaborative efforts across the engineering organization with an understanding of technical requirements, development of schematics and layouts (Rigid and Rigid-Flex), and implementation of validation test plans.

Essential Functions:

Support Power Supply hardware design and development of DC-DC and AC-DC (3-phase and single-phase) topologies for applications with power consumption ranging from 50W to 2kW
Perform simulation and analysis on Power Supply circuitry
Perform bring-up and integration at board and system levels
Perform subsystem and system level verification and validation testing
Provide guidance and mentoring of engineering resources as required
Ability to obtain US Government Secret Security Clearance

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience in power supply design, including simulation and analysis.
3+ years of experience with schematic capture tool usage (DxDesigner and PADS preferable)

Preferred Additional Skills:

Experience with Power Supply simulation tools (LTSPICE, Matlab, etc.)

Experience with Isolated Convertor topologies and design principles including PFC
Experience designing and evaluating power supplies for compliance with MIL-STD-704 or MIL-STD-1275
Knowledge of EMI design and test techniques for conducted and radiated emissions/susceptibility (MIL-STD-461)

Experience with continuous improvement techniques for manufacturing
Experience with Configuration Management software (Agile preferred)