Responsible for developing innovative power supply and PCB-based gate driver solutions for automotive applications while collaborating with diverse engineering teams.
Responsibilities
Circuit design of power electronic components (excluding ICs and/or ASICs) for automotive applications (e.g. gate drivers, power supplies) including selection and evaluation of suitable components
Design and develop automotive switching power supply units (PSU) and gate driver units (GDU) using the company's products for documentation/training materials, customer requirements or board products
Layout of printed circuit boards for automotive applications including compilation of related production data for manufacturing partners
Low and high voltage evaluation of power electronic components
Provide design support and technical advice to the company's customers
Pre-research of technologies related to future product developments for automotive applications
Technical documentation e.g. for Application Note or Datasheets
Collaboration with and support to related automotive and industrial groups like Business Development, Marketing, ASIC Development, Application Engineering, Operations, Quality Department, etc.
Other duties related to role as assigned
Requirements
Degree in Electrical Engineering or related fields
Good understanding of Power Electronics and electrical engineering fundamentals
Five (5) years of experience as Power Supply Design Engineer or design experience in any of the following areas: power converters/conversion/management, switching/switch mode power supply units (PSU), inverters, power electronics design equipment, analog electronics design, control loop design and power magnetics design (transformer, chokes or inductors)
Excellent written and oral communications with experience in specification creation, technical report writing and test plans/instructions
Very good command of spoken and written English
Self-motivated with the ability to work independently with minimum supervision
Learning capability and willingness to pursue further education
Resilient under stress even in tough situations
Strong organizational skills
Team player
Preferred
Experienced in circuit design and layout of printed circuit boards with CAD systems (e.g. Altium Designer) and simulation tools (e.g. Micro-Cap, LTSpice, Simetrix)
Experienced in characterization of gate drivers, power semiconductors and/or inverter systems
Experienced in designing of power electronic circuitry for automotive electronic equipment
Good knowledge of power electronic components (e.g. IGBT, MOSFET, SiC MOSFET, Gate Driver) and/or inverter systems
Good knowledge of international standards (e.g. DIN EN, VDE, IEC, ISO)
Knowledge of Functional Safety requirements acc. to ISO 26262
Understand the required skills and qualifications, anticipate the questions you may be asked, and study well-prepared answers using our sample responses.
