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Job Description
JOB SUMMARY
The Principal Power Electronics Engineer will lead design teams focused on unique design projects and challenges in the power electronics domain. Typical projects will include power converters, chargers, inverters, energy storage systems, battery management systems, etc. The ideal candidate will have a successful track record of developing such systems and launching them into production.You will be expected to demonstrate a level of expertise in power electronics design that matches or exceeds the expertise of customers. Consult on system architectures, assess technical requirements and competencies needed during quoting and oversee design progressions during product developments. You will mentor and lead others in the organization to build team members design capability.
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LOCATION
This role will be part of a design team located in St. Petersburg, FL - Gandy location.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
• Lead designs of power conversion products from requirements development to manufacturing transfer.
• Develop product requirements from customer input.
• Apply applicable industry standards and regulatory requirements, such as UL1741 or IEC62109.
• Select power topologies and key components with an emphasis on cost reduction.
• Interface with magnetic suppliers to design custom magnetic components.
• Capture schematics and supervise layout engineers.
• Perform design analysis, including DFMEA, worst case circuit analysis, simulations, and efficiency calculations.
• Develop test plans against customer requirements.
• Debug prototype units using standard lab equipment, or guide technicians to do so.
• Execute verification test plan using standard lab equipment, or guide technicians to do so.
• Write manufacturing test specifications.
• Represent Jabil Design Engineering in technical customer discussions.
• Maintain industry leading knowledge of the latest power conversion trends.
• Perform design reviews.
• Provide guidance to junior engineers.
• Recommend projects to develop Jabil capabilities, potentially resulting in patents, technical publications, or white papers.
EDUCATION AND WORK HISTORY REQUIREMENTS
• A Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field is required. A Master's degree or PhD is preferred.
• At least 12+ years of relative experience in electrical hardware design is required.
• Experience managing entire design cycles from concept-to-production.
• Or an equivalent combination of education, experience, and/or training.
REQUIRED TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
• High power (>1kW) power converter design, such as DC/DC, AC/DC, and DC/AC inverters.
• Circuit analysis of power converter topologies.
• Debug and testing using standard lab equipment.
• Testing to regulatory compliance standards such as IEC61000-4-x, UL1741, or similar.
• Successful transfer to manufacturing and commercial product launches.
• Schematic capture process using at least one ECAD tool, such as Altium, Cadence Allegro, or Mentor Xpedition.
DESIRED EXPERIENCE AND ABILITIES
• ESS standards: UL1741, UL9540, UL1973, IEC62109, or similar
• Functional safety designs: IEC61508 or similar
• SPICE, Matlab/Octave, Simulink, MathCAD or similar
• Simulation tools such as the Ansys suite
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