Senior Applications Firmware Engineer

1 Month ago • 5 Years +

Software Development & Engineering

Job Description

This role involves researching, designing, developing, and optimizing applications using Power Integrations' products, including application boards and firmware algorithms. The engineer will assist in new product development, evaluate designs, perform circuit evaluation and simulation, and troubleshoot hardware and firmware issues. Responsibilities also include providing technical support to customers, creating design documentation, and leading application development projects.

Good To Have:

Experience in designing power electronics circuitry for industrial equipment or consumer devices.
Experience in motor application and/or motor control.
Background in Field Oriented Control (FOC), 6-step, single-phase, and three-phase motor application.

Must Have:

Research, design, develop, and optimize applications using Power Integrations’ products.
Design and develop application boards.
Develop algorithms to optimize design applications.
Assist in new product development and research of new applications.
Evaluate designs, perform circuit evaluation, simulation, and computation.
Develop or update hardware and software tools for testing and validation.
Develop or update firmware algorithms.
Perform design and code reviews.
Troubleshoot system, performance, and functional issues.
Provide design documentation, training materials, and technical support.
Provide design support and technical advice to customers.
Satisfy customer design requirements.
Research and write technical application materials.
Lead development of hardware and firmware design applications.
Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering or Electrical Engineering.
5 years of experience in relevant areas (inverters, motor control, programming, power electronics, test equipment, control loop design, EMI/ESD/thermals, PCB design, circuit simulation).
Experience in development and use of microcontroller (MCU) platforms.
Experience in code/firmware development or review.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.

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Duties and Responsibilities

Research, design, develop, and optimize applications using Power Integrations’ products
Design and develop application boards using Power Integrations’ products
Develop algorithms to optimize design applications using Power Integrations’ products
Assist in new product development and research of new applications for both new and older generation of Power Integrations’ products
Evaluate designs built using the company’s products
Circuit evaluation, simulation, and computation
Develop or update hardware and software tools to perform testing and to validate product architecture and design
Develop or update firmware algorithms to support target application requirements
Perform design and code reviews and recommend improvements
Troubleshoot system, performance and functional issues with hardware and firmware
Provide design documentation, training materials, and technical support to users and/or customers.
Provide design support and technical advice to Power Integrations’ customers worldwide
Satisfy customer design requirements
Research and write technical application materials for publication and presentation
Provide support and materials for conferences, exhibits, industry sessions, seminars, webinars, trade magazines and data books
Lead role in the development of different applications pertaining to hardware and firmware design
Train other engineers as needed.
Other duties as assigned

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering or Electrical Engineering
5 years of experience in any of the following areas:
inverters (three phase, single phase, etc.)
motor applications and control (field-oriented control, trapezoidal control, etc.)
basic programming, firmware, and/or software development
power electronics design, test, and evaluation
use of electronic equipment like oscilloscope, AC/DC source, power meter, digital multi meter, etc.
Control loop design, test, and evaluation
EMI, ESD, surge, thermals
PCB layout and design
Circuit simulation
With experience in development and use of different microcontroller (MCU) platforms
With experience in code/firmware development or review
Experience in designing power electronics circuitry for industrial equipment or consumer devices is desirable
Experience in motor application and/or motor control is desirable
Background in Field Oriented Control (FOC), 6-step, single-phase, and three-phase motor application is desirable
Excellent written and oral communication with experience in creating design specification, technical report writing and test plan/instructions
Willing to learn and be trained
Open for detailed discussions, suggestions, and planning
Excellent team player