Description:

A Principal Engineer will support a wide range of electrical design projects. You will contribute to all aspects of the full product lifecycle: from requirements development, through preliminary design, critical design, prototype, test, and production. A Principal Engineer works independently on their assignments, and often owns responsibility for their own project cost and schedule performance, with minimal oversight from a more senior technical staff member. A Principal Engineer is often asked to engage directly with customers, and provide guidance to more junior staff.Responsibilities:- Support development of unique power converters, batteries, and other space electronics- Perform schematic capture for PCB design- Lead design efforts among more junior engineers- Lead circuit analysis and testing- Collaboration with multi-disciplinary engineering team

Skills:

Power electronics, pcb design, analog design, Electronics, Electrical engineering, Hardware design, power converter, Digital, vhdl, verilog, environmental testing, voltage regulation, operational amplifier, flyback

Top Skills Details:

Power electronics,pcb design,analog design

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

Required:- 7-12 years of experience with PCB Design• 3 years of experience developing switch-mode power supplies (SMPS)• 3 years of experience with digital, high-speed circuit design, including schematic and PCB layout• 3 years of experience with development and debug of analog or digital electronics• Schematic capture and PCB design using Cadence or Altium• Circuit analysis including worst-case analysis, SPICE simulation, stress, and FMECA• PCB fabrication, parts procurement, and assembly management• Benchtop testing and debuggingPreferred:• Experience with GaN, SiC technologies, as well as in-space technologies• Experience with firmware design in VHDL and/or Verilog• Experience with environmental testing (thermal, vacuum, EMI/EMC)• Experience developing test equipment and test automation, including test script development using Matlab, Simulink, C, or Python• Experience writing, developing, and maintaining effective documentation (drawings, build procedures, datasheets, etc.)• Familiarity with radiation effects on electronics, EEE parts plans• Experience designing products for operation in space or radiation environments

Experience Level:

Expert Level

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

• Hiring diverse talent
• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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