Jobs · Engineering · Minnesota

Senior Power Electronics Engineer

Konik · St Paul, MN · 6 days ago
Engineering$110k–$160k/yrFull-time

About the role

Konik is partnering with an innovative engineering and manufacturing company seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead the design, development, and testing of advanced DC-DC power systems used within high-performance electronic test equipment. This role combines hands-on electrical design, power electronics development, system validation, and technical leadership. The opportunity includes leading complex engineering projects, mentoring junior engineers, and collaborating across engineering, manufacturing, sales, and customer teams.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and development of high-power DC-DC switching power supplies and electronic systems.
  • Perform circuit design, analog simulation, component selection, schematic development, and PCB layout support.
  • Develop and optimize digitally controlled power systems using microcontrollers and embedded technologies.
  • Create and execute hardware validation plans, diagnostic tools, and testing procedures to verify system performance.
  • Troubleshoot complex electrical designs and support product improvements throughout the development lifecycle.
  • Provide technical leadership on engineering projects, coordinating with cross-functional teams and mentoring junior engineers.
  • Develop engineering documentation, including user manuals, troubleshooting guides, and technical support materials.
  • Collaborate with customers and internal teams to define product requirements and deliver effective engineering solutions.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 3-4+ years of relevant electrical engineering experience.
  • Strong experience designing power electronics systems, including DC-DC switching power supplies.
  • Experience with high-current, high-power, digitally controlled power systems preferred.
  • Experience with PCB design, schematic capture, component selection, and hardware validation.
  • Experience with embedded microcontrollers and hardware/software integration.
  • Strong leadership, communication, collaboration, and organizational skills.
  • Ability to work independently while leading technical projects and supporting a multidisciplinary engineering team.
  • Ability to travel up to 5% domestically and internationally.
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen.

Preferred Qualifications

  • 5+ years of relevant engineering experience.
  • Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
  • Project leadership or engineering project management experience.
  • Cadence Allegro PCB design experience.
  • Thermal management or thermal control experience.
  • Verilog FPGA logic design experience.

Pay

$110k - $160k based on experience plus discretionary profit-sharing bonus opportunity.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Health Savings Account (HSA).
  • 401(k) with Roth option.
  • Paid Time Off (PTO).
  • Life and disability insurance.
  • Tuition reimbursement.
  • Relocation assistance available.

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