Staff PCB Design Engineer

About the Company

Enphase Energy is a global energy technology company and a leading provider of solar, battery, and electric vehicle charging products. Founded in 2006, our innovative microinverter technology revolutionized solar power, making it a safer, more reliable, and scalable energy source. Today, the Enphase Energy System enables users to make, use, save, and sell their own power. Enphase is also one of the most successful and innovative clean energy companies in the world, with more than 80 million products shipped across 160 countries.

About the Team

The Enphase System Control Innovation (SCI) team in the office of the CTO is responsible for defining, prototyping, and supporting the next generation system control solutions for Enphase products. The team is an integrated, multi-disciplinary group that is fast-moving and looking for motivated individuals who can contribute and collaborate closely with the team to deliver innovative solutions. As a member of the SCI team, you will solve some of the most exciting problems in the distributed energy and industrial power infrastructure space while helping shape the direction of our products.

Responsibilities

• Design complex multi-layer printed circuit boards (PCBs) including high-speed, off-board communications, power supply/switching regulator, and higher voltage (>=300V) and current (>=10A) subsystems.
• Design and own quality PCB layouts, from schematic import to production artifact release, that meet UL and IEC standards of creepage/clearance, EMC/EMI, surge, safety, and reliability.
• Work with a multi-disciplinary team to optimize the integration of PCBs in products via selection of PCB technologies, stackup, form factors, thermal management solutions, mechanical interfaces, and interconnect approaches.
• Maintain specifications and documentation for fabrication and assembly of PCBs and their components, including production artifacts and bill of materials.
• Support signal integrity, power integrity, and electromagnetic compliance verification for PCB integration.
• Mentor junior staff.

Requirements

• BS/MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• BS and 5+ years or MS and 3+ years of PCB design experience.
• Significant experience designing complex multilayer PCBs with high-speed, power supply/switching regulator, and high voltage/current subsystems for commercial products.
• Familiar with Cadence Allegro and Orcad.
• Highly proficient with at least one PCB CAD design tool (Allegro, Altium, etc.).
• Understanding of best PCB layout practices for EMC performance.
• Familiar with UL / IEC Safety Standards.
• DFM, DFA, DFT.

Additional Desired Skills

• IPC Designer Certification CID & CID+ (or equivalent) preferred.
• High-volume product development experience.
• Power and Signal Integrity analysis, simulation tools.

Work Location

Hybrid position (at least 3 days in the office per week) based in Austin, TX. Candidates must be authorized to work in the US.

Pay

The base pay range for this position is $100,000 to $151,000. This salary range may be modified in the future. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, education or training, work location, and market conditions. This position is also eligible for bonus, equity, and benefits.