Principal Engineer-Design

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Job Description:

Microchip HRR has a key opening in our Garden Grove office for a Principal Engineer – Design. This key position is primarily responsible for leading the development of Power Electrical Converters and Inverters in pursuit of our Aerospace Product Roadmap. The High Reliability and RF (HRR) is the power systems division of Microchip Corporation and a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of high-performance modules and systems in Power Management. Our primary markets are in Space Systems and other high reliability applications such as flight critical aviation power systems. We see ourselves as partners to our customers providing differentiated solutions that address system and sub-system level challenges. We place great emphasis on validated solutions that work right the first time and provide reliable service over the product life cycle.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the development of power electrical converters for the aerospace market, managing projects from concept through production release.
• Perform detailed design and analysis of complex analog electronic circuits.
• Lead an electrical development team specializing in power and mixed signal design, while mentoring early-career engineers and new graduates.
• Develop comprehensive product verification test plans, requirements compliance matrices, qualification test plans, and production acceptance test procedures.
• Prepare successful technical proposals for Microchip’s aerospace customers.

Successful candidates are expected to demonstrate:

• Employment stability, reliability, and sustained accountability in prior roles.
• Effective teamwork and cross-functional collaboration.
• Integrity and accuracy in representing qualifications, experience, and credentials.

Requirements/Qualifications:

• MS degree in Electrical Engineering with a preferred emphasis on Power and Analog Engineering.
• 10+ years Electronic Power Conversion design experience preferably in aerospace field.
• Experience in Space power systems preferred.
• Experience designing power stages for isolated and non-isolated DC-DC converters (Buck, Boost, Flyback, Forward, Half-bridge, Full bridge, and Resonant converters).
• Experience designing custom signal and power magnetics, as well as power filters optimized for low-noise and electromagnetic compatibility.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with Mechanical Engineering teams to develop power converter designs optimized for electromechanical compliance requirements.
• Strong expertise and competence in electrical analysis, modelling, and simulation including worst-case circuit analysis, electrical stress and derating analysis, small signal analysis, and power integrity analysis.
• Experience with analysis simulation tools such as SPICE, LTSPICE, SIMetrix/SIMPLIS, MATLAB, or MathCAD.
• Experience with electronics schematic capture and printed circuit board layout tools such as Altium or Xpedition.
• Knowledge of space radiation environments and radiations effects in electronics preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to present effectively to Internal & External customers.

U.S. Export Controls Requirements: This job requires access to technology, materials, software or hardware that is controlled by the export laws of the United States. Candidates are required to provide proof of either US citizenship, Permanent US residency or classification as a protected individual as defined in 8 USC 1324b (a) (3).

Travel Time:

0% - 25%

Physical Attributes:

Feeling, Hearing, Seeing, Talking, Works Alone, Works Around Others

Physical Requirements:

80% sitting, 10% standing, 10% walking, 100% inside

Pay Range:

We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive base pay, restricted stock units, and quarterly bonus payments. In addition to these components, our package includes health benefits that begin day one, retirement savings plans, and an industry leading ESPP program with a 2 year look back feature. Find more information about all our benefits at the link below:

Benefits of working at Microchip

The annual base salary range for this position, which could be performed in the US, is $75,000-$232,000.*

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