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
- Two (2) 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