Sr. Power Engineer

Company Profile
ZT Systems is an established multibillion-dollar company, and a technology industry veteran with over 22 years in business. One of America’s fastest-growing private companies, ZT has grown at more than twice the industry average for the past 5 years. Headquartered in the USA with global manufacturing spanning the US, EMEA and APAC, ZT engineers hyperscale compute and storage solutions that are tailored to the unique workloads and business needs of our global datacenter customers. We are passionate about delivering the highest quality solutions and exceeding customer expectations. Here at ZT, we recognize hard work, commitment, leadership, and results, and we truly believe that behind every quality solution is a team of highly talented individuals. Join us at this critical growth inflection point as we engineer the hardware infrastructure powering a world of cloud computing, cloud storage, artificial intelligence and machine to machine transactions.

Megatrends Driving Our Industry
By 2020, more than 7 billion people and businesses, and at least 35 billion devices, will be connected to the internet. A new world of digital business and enhanced human connectivity is emerging, enabled by innovations in artificial intelligence, natural language interfaces, virtual/enhanced reality, and the Internet of Things. In fact, Gartner projects that the shift to the “cloud” will affect over $1 Trillion in IT spending by 2020. To deliver on the promise of these transformative technologies, today’s largest cloud providers require ever more powerful, efficient, and workload-optimized hardware infrastructure. With the proven ability to deliver these solutions, ZT Systems is well positioned as the design, manufacturing and logistics partner of choice for hyperscale compute and storage customers.

Job Description
As the Systems Power Engineer, your responsibilities will include power delivery development for rack level solutions and testing these to meet customer’s data center requirements. This includes selecting correct components for AC and DC power delivery (Whips, Bus Bar, PDUs, PSUs), development of tools to qualify rack power interface into the data center, implementing testing, and debugging issues with customers and suppliers. You will need to support cross functional teams with power expertise during design phase in various system areas; mechanical, thermal, firmware, and electrical. You will be developing new hardware and software for testing against power delivery requirement and automating these tests to improve coverage and efficiency.

Responsibilities and Essential Functions  

• Interface with suppliers and customers during development to review requirements, resolve bugs, report testing results, and provide feedback 
• Analyze power delivery from rack power inputs to servers and understand compatibility with data center power delivery systems 
• Develop detailed testing plans for meeting customer data center power delivery requirements 
• Develop new testing tools and equipment for qualifying racks to function with zero down time in the data center 
• Write technical documentation and presentation for internal and external use  

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities  

• Ability/experience working with suppliers, ODMs, and customers  
• Power conversion stages/topologies in the 500W to 20KW power range (power factor correction, DC/DC, DC/AC, battery chargers/dischargers) and general analog circuit design skills. 
• Single phase and three phase lower voltage utility power delivery including UPS systems and generators 
• Lab equipment: programable AC sources, active DC loads, oscilloscopes, power analyzers, DVMs, signal generators, and basic soldering tools 
• Basic understanding of regulatory requirements regarding safety and immunity/compatibility of power systems and components 
• Basic battery systems knowledge for backup power systems 
• Desired to have server power management protocols knowledge such as IPMI, PMBus, and SMBus 
• Desired to have software back ground for automating testing  

Competencies  

• Strong understanding of power electronics design and testing of AC/DC power delivery systems 
• Strong analog circuit skills to develop new testing tools 
• Strong ability to management multiple projects, grow knowledge and capabilities of power team, and perform hands-on testing  

Education  

• BS Degree in Electrical Engineering   

Experience  

• 8-10 years of experience or equivalent in system hardware design with a focus on power
  
  ZT Systems offers a highly competitive salary commensurate with work experience and/or education, an excellent benefits program that includes a 401(k) plan, health and dental insurance, and paid time off. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and do not discriminate against otherwise qualified applicants on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, age, gender, marital status, national origin, disability or handicap, or veteran status. ZT Systems is a Drug-Free Workplace.