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. Advanced Energy has devoted four decades to perfecting power for its global customers and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

Why be a part of Advanced Energy?

We operate like an agile, growing, small company—you can see your work make a difference to the company every day. At the same time, we’re a global company founded in 1981 and have been publicly traded for more than 28 years, with a strong cash position, deep trust and partnership with leading customers, a global best-in-class operations capability, and a proven leadership team. We have a track record and resources to make things happen both organically and inorganically. Being part of a nimble company with a solid foundation attracts team members that are capable, driven and like a challenge. Our employees collaborate and know how to have fun inventing, working, building and winning together. At our core, we are Advanced Energy—powering the future, together.

About the role

The Electrical Engineer will join Advanced Energy’s (AE) Customer Experience Center (CEC) to develop solutions for EMC, safety, and system integration for power supplies. This position will envision and validate innovative solutions for a wide variety of applications in the industrial and medical space to accelerate our customers’ adoption of AE solutions. This role will also be responsible for a diverse range of engineering tasks including designing, testing, and analyzing systems and components as part of a focused team. Lastly, this position will be responsible for summarizing results and delivering proposals to management.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop efficient and cost-effective power supplies and solutions per customer and regulatory specifications (e.g., analog and digital circuits, EMI filters, power circuits, etc.), including circuit/magnetic design, micro-code development, schematics, board layout, and prototype testing.
• Interface with internal departments and customers to develop solutions in EMI, safety, and system integration.
• Develop design and simulation tools and other predictive methods to reduce changes on subsequent iterations of each design.
• Participate as an active part of the design and application team to meet sales, product management, and field application engineering challenges.
• Conduct testing, development, and debugging of power supply units.
• Build prototypes/modified power sources per customer requirements for preproduction testing.
• Analyze test data and reports to determine if design meets functional and performance specifications.
• Travel as needed to support Field Application Engineering team activities (15% domestic travel).

Work environment

• Location: Wilmington, MA
• Travel: Must be able to travel occasionally domestically and internationally as required
• Environment: Works in a fast-paced power development lab and standard office environment

Qualifications

• Ability to follow standard practices and procedures in analyzing situations or data from which answers can be obtained.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and peers.
• Ability to learn and use professional concepts appropriate to engineering, including analytical methods, computer-aided analysis and design tools, diagnostic instruments and test equipment, lab skills appropriate to design, and selecting appropriate components and materials for designs.
• Highly organized and able to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
• Excellent problem-solving, critical-thinking, and communication skills.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form.
• Proficiency with Windows-based platforms and with computer-based design and analysis tools.
• Working knowledge of database, spreadsheet, and word-processing software.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team; consistent demonstrated ability to meet schedule requirements and define priorities without direct supervision.

Experience

• Essential: 0–3 years of experience in Electrical Engineering or similar
• Desirable: Experience with Mathcad, Cadence, SPICE-based simulation, and/or ViewLogic

Education

• Bachelor’s (BSEE) degree from a four-year college or university; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Master’s (MSEE) degree strongly preferred

Pay

The range of starting pay for this role is $75,000 to $100,000 per year.

Benefits

• Annual pay-for-performance incentive plan for eligible positions
• Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Medical – multiple plans available
• Short- and long-term disability and life insurance
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts
• Generous time-off policy: 3 weeks paid vacation, 7 days paid sick time, and 12 paid holidays
• 8 hours paid volunteer time off
• 8 weeks paid parental leave for both parents
• Company-matched 401(k)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Expanded mental health coverage and employee assistance programs
• Voluntary benefits: critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity, pet insurance, identity theft, and legal assistance