Electronic Engineer I

About Advanced Energy

Advanced Energy (Nasdaq: AEIS) is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement, and control solutions for mission-critical applications and processes. AE's power solutions enable customer innovation in complex applications for a wide range of industries including semiconductor equipment, industrial, manufacturing, telecommunications, data center computing, and healthcare.

Position Summary

As an Electrical Engineer I, you will work alongside experienced engineers to design, test, and bring to market advanced switch-mode power supplies and power conversion solutions. You will gain hands-on experience across the product lifecycle, from concept development and validation to manufacturing support, while collaborating with cross-functional teams and industry experts.

Key Responsibilities

• Be a critical member of the product development engineering team.
• Assist in the development, testing, and de-bugging of prototype power supply subsystems including AC/DC circuits, control systems, EMI filters, RF filters, and logic circuits.
• Test products and subsystems using test equipment such as oscilloscopes, power meters, LCR meters, signal generators, dynamic loads, and network analyzers.
• Exercise engineering judgment to select and develop methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for project success.
• Work in a team environment with electrical, mechanical, and firmware engineers on product development.
• Effectively communicate thoughts and ideas within the design team.
• Participate in the preparation of internal and external documentation including, but not limited to: Requirements Specifications, Design Specifications, and Test plans.
• Apply technical knowledge of electronic components and circuitry for use in electronic equipment, including DC circuits, AC to DC converters, power factor correction, high power semiconductors, digital and analog loop stability, magnetic design, worse case stress analysis, digital hardware, firmware, test and measurement systems, and electrical/safety regulatory compliance.
• Diagnose and solve issues with design, field performance, root cause/failure analysis, reliability, and manufacturing test yields of existing power supply products using formal investigation methods and corrective actions.
• Contribute to technical review, design analysis, development, and selection of hardware.

Work Environment

• Location: Redwood City, CA
• Environment: Works in a noisy, fast-paced power development lab and standard office environment.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Ability to support testing and debug using common lab equipment such as Network Analyzers, oscilloscopes, power supplies, DMMs, function generators, JTAG or similar tools.
• Ability to assist in analysis, prototyping, simulation, and validation of circuit designs.
• Be a creative problem solver with a focus on quality, safety, cost, and delivery schedules.
• Ability to solve technical problems independently with minimal assistance.
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Basic programming or scripting skills such as LabVIEW, Python, or MATLAB.

Qualifications

• Experience with basic circuit analysis and understanding of circuit schematics.
• Experience with power electronic concepts.
• Experience working in a lab environment with standard electrical test/design equipment.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering (or similar) technical degree.

Compensation

• The range of starting pay for this role is $85,000 to $115,000 per year.