Electronics Hardware Engineer

About the role

This is an opportunity to create an impact in an innovative company on a growth trajectory. You will be a results-oriented team player who drives accountability, quality, and efficiency within your department and across the Company. You will be a strong communicator who enjoys working with others to improve various aspects of the company.

Who we are

Process Technology is a global leader designing and manufacturing cutting edge thermal and power conversion equipment that make tomorrow’s products possible. Our company is a global sales organization with facilities based in Mentor, Mayfield and Willoughby, Ohio; and Flushing, New York. We are a tight-knit team that thrives on positive collaboration and open communication.

Our values

• Growth – Think big. Make a difference. Always continue learning personally and professionally. View mistakes as opportunities to improve.
• Ownership – Own decisions, actions, and failures. Do what's right versus what’s easy. Hold yourself and others accountable.
• Drive Results – Display urgency, act, achieve results. Challenge the status quo, take initiative, and make things happen. Focus on what matters most. Solve the biggest problems to make a difference.
• Innovation – Find a better way every day. Think differently. Imagination will take you everywhere!
• Teamwork – ONE Company. ONE Team. ONE Goal. Engage cross-functionally and throughout all levels. Work together to win.

Process Technology Style

• Goal oriented – We collaborate to find the best approach to align and achieve our goals to ensure the best results are attained.
• Metric driven – We set realistic and achievable goals and standards with well-laid project plans.
• People focused – We care about our team; we promote a healthy work-life balance; we are respectful of the roles and time of other individuals.
• Process oriented – We establish and respect clear processes.

Position overview

We are seeking a skilled Hardware Engineer to design and develop advanced power supply systems, including AC/DC or AC/AC power supplies, DC/DC regulators, electronic loads and related power electronics products for commercial, industrial, research laboratories and military markets. Responsibilities include design and test of electronic circuits as part of a multi-discipline team for electrical analysis, detailed design, and control. This is a hands-on position that includes both design and project management responsibilities across the entire product development lifecycle of power supplies—unipolar, bidirectional and bipolar (4-quadrant), typically in the 100 W to 300 kW power range; 3 V to 10 kV voltage range using a combination of linear, switching power topologies, controlled analog or digital (DSP/MCU), devising their control loops, hot-swap and supervising circuits.

Responsibilities

• Power Supply Design & Development
  • Design and develop electronics circuits including Design Analysis, Schematic Capture and PCB design.
  • Research, develop, design, direct fabrication and testing of power supplies, special assemblies and loads.
• Benchmark, Breadboard & Testing
  • Perform benchmark on similar designs, build and troubleshoot breadboard concept and prototype.
  • Record, analyze, and interpret test data, making necessary product modifications and conducting retests.
• Design Validation & Testing
  • Generate test plan and fixture.
  • Produce test procedures and help with providing specifications for design and validation/verification reports.
• Collaboration & Innovation
  • Collaborate with firmware and embedded engineers to drive innovation for analog electrical design integrated with DSP/MCU digital control systems.
  • Apply SMPS and latest materials innovation (SiC, GaN) in SMPS/power supplies.
• Technology Roadmap Contribution
  • Create analog electrical design solutions and provide technical support to a variety of novel and complex projects throughout lifecycle stages.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams to define the best power supply topology and resolve technical issues that arise in the supply chain.
• Design Documentation
  • Prepare detailed design documentation, including schematics, BOMs, and test procedures.
  • Write reports and prepare design review presentations.
• Compliance & Standards
  • Ensure designs comply with relevant safety and regulatory standards (e.g., UL, CE, ISO), EMI/EMC or Mil-Std requirements.

Required qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related field.
• Experience: Minimum of 6 years of experience in power electronics design and validation, with at least 3+ years in developing power supplies. Experience with bidirectional, four-quadrant power supply and recuperating energy is a plus.
• Technical Skills
  • Proficiency in designing analog circuits and familiarity with digital electronics applied to power supplies control, hot-swap circuitry, and PDN design.
  • Experience with low-voltage and high-current power subsystems using DSP (e.g., MCU, SoC, ASIC, FPGA).
  • Thorough understanding of power conversion principles (rectification, inversion, regulation, etc.) and basic converter topologies (buck, boost, flyback, etc.).
  • Demonstrated experience designing power electronics or power supply design and its associated topologies preferred.
  • Knowledge of operational, instrumentation and power amplifiers.
  • Hands-on experience (design verification, troubleshooting and bench work).
• Tools & Simulation
  • Familiarity with schematic and PCB CAD tools (e.g., Altium, Cadence).
  • Experience with simulation tools such as SIMPLIS, SIMULINK, ANSYS SIWave, Multisim, SPICE or equivalent.
  • Knowledge of control theory, loop compensation, and magnetics design.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical skills to analyze and resolve power delivery-related hardware issues.

Preferred qualifications

• Advanced Degree: Master’s or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis in power electronics.
• Industry Experience: 7+ years in power delivery validation and design.
• Interface Expertise: Experience with power management interfaces (e.g., PMBus, I2C, SPI, GPIB, LXI).
• Architecture Familiarity: Familiarity with major power supplies architectures—AC/DC linear, switch-mode, AC/AC power conversion, power amplifier classes AB, B, D, G and battery-based DC/DC.
• Automation Skills: Proficiency in using C, C++, Python for testing and automation/script development; DSP code programming.
• NPI Experience: Experience with New Product Introduction (NPI) hardware design and deployment cycle.