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Power Integrations Staff Product Definition Engineer in Ottawa, Canada
Define and develop power IC products with innovative and competent features;
· Participate actively in design verification testing and characterization of first sample ICs in the lab, such as high voltage GaN based IC;
· Implement the simulation/emulations for new product definitions;
· Cooperate with and provide support to the IC design team to ensure the IC implementation meets system requirements;
· Provide the detail internal and external technical documentation on the product definition and specification;
· Support the applications team to facilitate acceptance and design-in of Power Integrations IC products.
Requirements:
· Electrical Engineering Education background in University;
· Deep understanding of power conversion topologies including flyback, forward, PFC and LLC topologies;
· Understanding wide bandgap devices (SiC or GaN) characterization and performance comparison;
· Practical bench skills and confident user of lab equipment Appreciation of cost/performance trade-offs in SMPS design for cost-sensitive, high volume applications;
· Magnetics design knowledge and experience is preferred;
· Control loop theory and practice in the context of switch-mode power supplies;
· Good understanding of international EMC and electrical safety regulations and circuit techniques to achieve compliance at minimal BOM cost;
· Proficiency with software tools such as Matlab, Mathcad, Simplis/Simetrix, PLECs;
· Demonstrated ability to write accurate and concise technical documentation including bench evaluations and simulation results.