Electronic Engineer

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. With four decades of experience, Advanced Energy is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

Why be a part of Advanced Energy? We operate like an agile, growing small company where you can see your work make a difference every day. At the same time, we’re a global company with a strong cash position, deep trust with leading customers, and a proven leadership team. Our employees collaborate and know how to have fun inventing, working, building, and winning together.

About the Role

Seeking an Electronic Engineer with a strong background in power conversion electronics and analog mixed-signal design. Experience with RF circuit design is desirable. In this role, you will play a key part in sustaining and evolving our existing product portfolio, with primary responsibility for product enhancements, redesigns, and derivative solutions that extend product life and meet evolving customer needs. You will work directly with customers and internal stakeholders to define needs and requirements for new aftermarket product solutions and lead projects with a small team of supporting engineers. Your expertise will provide training and mentorship to others.

Responsibilities

• Lead the re-design, analysis, and development for DC and Radio Frequency (RF) power delivery system derivatives and RF Match derivatives for industrial and semiconductor aftermarket solutions.
• Drive product enhancements, redesigns, and obsolescence management efforts to extend product life, improve performance, and address field and customer-driven issues.
• Apply a broad technical knowledge of circuit/hardware design including but not limited to DC circuits, AC to DC converters, AC power factor correction, high power transistors and rectifiers, digital and analog loop stability, RF matching networks, magnetic design, digital hardware, test and measurement systems, and electrical/safety regulatory compliance.
• Conduct simulations, modeling, root cause analysis, and testing to validate design changes and optimize performance, reliability, and manufacturability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project requirements, specifications, and performance goals.
• Participate in design reviews, feasibility assessments, and risk analyses to ensure robust implementation of product changes and derivative designs.
• Follow key engineering procedures including the ECO process, Copy Exact and Product Development Process.
• Work closely with customers and product managers to identify improvement opportunities, define aftermarket solutions, and communicate project progress; support on-site validation and installation as needed.
• Own post-development success and sustainment of developed products in customer applications.

Work Environment

• Location: Onsite in Fort Collins, CO.
• Works within standard office and engineering lab environment.
• Must be able to travel 5% of the time, including internationally.

Requirements

• Excellent leadership skills with a passion to innovate enabling precision power products for critical customer processes.
• Demonstrated experience in sustaining engineering, including product enhancements, redesigns, and lifecycle management of released products.
• Proven ability to develop derivative products and aftermarket solutions based on field performance, customer needs, and obsolescence challenges.
• Proficiency in simulation tools such as MATLAB®/Simulink, or SPICE (experience with ADS a plus).
• Schematic capture and PCBA layout with EMC considerations, and system integration (experience with Altium® Designer a plus).
• Strong expertise in power conversion technologies and controls.
• General scripting language skills; MATLAB® and/or Python™.
• Familiar with laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, waveform generators, spectrum and network analyzers, power supplies, RF and DC fixturing.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex electrical issues.
• Effective communication skills to convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Work well in a team environment; both able to learn from and give direction and mentorship to other engineers and engineering technicians.

Qualifications

• Essential: 0 - 5 years in related engineering field (with Master’s degree or PhD) or 5+ years experience (with Bachelor’s degree).
• Desirable: RF design or application experience; working knowledge of power conversion equipment and applications; working knowledge of thin film industry, vacuum science and/or plasma processing; product troubleshooting to board level.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Science; Master’s Degree in Engineering preferred.

Pay

The range of starting pay for this role is $85,000 - $135,000 per year.

Benefits

• Medical - multiple medical plans are available to choose from.
• Short and long-term disability and life insurance.
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts.
• Generous time off policy starting with 3 weeks of paid vacation, 7 days of paid sick time, and 12 paid holidays.
• 8 hours of paid volunteer time off.
• 8 weeks of paid parental leave for both Moms and Dads.
• Company matched 401(k).
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Expanded mental health coverage and employee assistance programs.
• Other voluntary benefits include critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity, pet insurance, identity theft, and legal assistance.