Principal Electrical Design Engineer

Reporting to the Director of Engineering, successful applicant will be the subject matter expert in switching mode power supply design and solution. The incumbent will be involved in solutioning and switching mode power supply development activities such as electrical circuit design, magnetic design, prototyping, evaluation and assisting manufacturing in BETA run of the new product.

Responsibilities

• Design new platform solution for power supply & power system products within XP standard design practice, safety guidelines and in timely manner to meet the product spec, modify existing designs, improve existing products for better performance and /or cost.
• Lead project planning to identify critical path(s) and provide direction to mitigate risk.
• To perform tests and experiments as needed to support or confirm the design with written report. For both the new product design and legacy product failure analysis
• Reviews product designs for compliance with engineering principles, company procedures, safety, and other agency requirements
• Perform product verification & validation test such as electrical performance, thermal, EMC and DVT to ensure product meet specification before delivered to internal/external customer.
• Bill of materials (BOM) creation and documentation.
• Breadboard and prototype samples making and debugging.
• Provide technical support to factory on design related issue.
• Provide coaching and guidance to engineers and technicians in evaluation and design.
• There will be some travelling required in conjunction with customer and manufacturing support as well as outside training.
• Provides technical direction to the team.

Requirements

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in electrical/electronic engineering.
• More than 10 years’ experience in power supply electronics design.
• In-depth knowledge of key components (magnetic/GaN/SiC) for SMPS circuit and topologies.
• Experience in DC-to-DC high voltage and high-power design.
• Able to analyse and design MIMO system. Can work with/parameterise mixed signal systems with multiple control.
• Detailed knowledge of Flyback, forward, half-bridge, resonant convertors and control loops.
• Detailed knowledge of requirements and tests for current safety standards (EN60950-1, EN62368-1, EN60601-1, and EN61010-1) for IT and medical equipment will be an added advantage.
• Capable of leading long-term structured problem-solving projects
• Good understanding of project management requirement.
• Good understanding of firmware design for power supply requirements.
• Familiarity with PCB design using Altium/PADS will be an added advantage.
• Good communication, problem solving and analytical skills.
• Tenacious, dynamic, takes ownership and a good team player