Sr. Principal Power Supply Designer - Palm Bay FL or Fort Wayne IN - Now Hiring
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Salary: $31 per hourEstimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Job Title: Sr. Principal Power Supply Designer (Relocation assistance will be provided to candidates outside the posted locations)
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Job Code: SAS20231904-99844
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Job Location: Palm Bay, FL or Ft Wayne, IN
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Job Description:
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The Power Supply Design Engineer will be responsible for specification, design, analysis and testing of GaN-based power supplies for avionics and spaceborne applications.
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Essential Functions:
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- Provide program support, including mission/requirements definition, concept generation and trade studies.
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- Perform system, sub-system, circuit card assembly (CCA) design of GaN-based power supply circuits, including development from preliminary concept to final design. Specific tasks include schematic diagram generation, component selections, modeling and simulation, circuit analysis, testing, evaluation and integration support.
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- Effectively address specific design considerations and apply best design practices relevant to GaN power switching components:n
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- Device biasing, driving, and stability through all quadrants of operation
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- Switching and conduction losses modeling, simulation, empirical measurement
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- Device paralleling and current sharing
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- Key layout practices to minimize and balance undesired parasitics (minimizing loop size, magnetic flux cancellation, gate trace and source return symmetry strategies)
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- Thermal considerations and management
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- Mounting considerations and galvanic isolation
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- EMI/EMC design considerations and problem resolution.
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- Produce technical documentation: including review materials for Customers, performance requirement specifications, test plans, and analysis reports.
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- Lead or support internal and external Design reviews, including Milestone events.
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- Perform Worst Case analyses (WCAs); support root cause corrective actions (RCCAs) and Failure Review boards (FRB).
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- Collaborate with manufacturing operation for fabrication in a program team environment.
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- Work independently or lead a small team of designers.
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Qualifications:
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- Bachelor's Degree with at least 9 years of relevant experience, OR a Graduate Degree with at least 7 years of relevant experience.
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years of experience interpreting high level requirements to develop GaN-based power solutions. - n
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years of experience in the design, development, test, evaluation and troubleshooting of GaN-based power converters. - n
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years of experience of detailed power converter design across multiple topologies; GaN device characteristics, control loop theory, thermal management, custom magnetics design, PWB layout best practices and EMI filtering. - n
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Preferred Additional Skills:
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- Active TS/SCI clearance.
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- Experience with SPICE, MathCAD, Matlab, Simulink, Allegro and MentorGraphics tools.
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- Extensive discrete power supply design experience with GaN power switching components implemented across different topologies of AC/DC and DC/DC power converters (both isolated and non-isolated) that meet power and EMI/EMC requirements described under MIL-STD-1275, MIL-STD-704, MIL-STD-461, and DO-160.
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- Experience with Root Cause Corrective Actions (RCCA) and Failure Review Boards (FRB).
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- Experience leading teams and project designs.
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- Strong communication skills and the ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team environment
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- Demonstrated effective collaboration across all levels of organizational Leadership.
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Salary: $31 per hourEstimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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