Why This Role Matters
This is an opportunity to create an impact in an innovative company on a growth trajectory.
Who You Are
You will be a results-oriented team player who drives accountability, quality, and efficiency within your department and across the Company. You will be a strong communicator who enjoys working with others to improve various aspects of the company.
Who We Are
Process Technology is a global leader designing and manufacturing cutting edge thermal and power conversion equipment that make tomorrow’s products possible. Our company is a global sales organization with facilities based in Mentor, Mayfield and Willoughby, Ohio; and Flushing, New York. We are a tight-knit team that thrives on positive collaboration and open communication.
Our Values:
· Growth – Think big. Make a difference. Always continue learning personally and professionally. View mistakes as opportunities to improve.
· Ownership – Own decisions, actions, and failures. Do what's right versus what’s easy. Hold yourself and others accountable.
· Drive Results – Display urgency, act, achieve results. Challenge the status quo, take initiative, and make things happen. Focus on what matters most. Solve the biggest problems to make a difference.
· Innovation – Find a better way every day. Think differently. Imagination will take you everywhere!
· Teamwork – ONE Company. ONE Team. ONE Goal. Engage cross-functionally and throughout all levels. Work together to win.
Process Technology Style
- Goal oriented – We collaborate to find the best approach to align and achieve our goals to ensure the best results are attained.
- Metric driven – We set realistic and achievable goals and standards with well-laid project plans.
- People focused – We care about our team; we promote a healthy work-life balance; we are respectful of the roles and time of other individuals.
- Process oriented – We establish and respect clear processes.
Position Overview
We are seeking a skilled Hardware Engineer to design and develop advanced power supply systems, including AC/DC or AC/AC power supplies, DC/DC regulators, electronic loads and related power electronics products for commercial, industrial, research laboratories and military markets. Responsibilities include design and test of electronic circuits as part of a multi-discipline team for electrical analysis, detailed design, and control. This is a hands-on position that includes both design and project management responsibilities across the entire product development lifecycle of power supplies unipolar ,bidirectional and bipolar 4 quadrant, typically in the 100W to 300 kW power range; 3V to 10kV voltage range using a combination of linear ,switching power topologies, controlled analog or digital (DSP/MCU) ,devise their control loops , hot-swap and supervising circuits .
Key Responsibilities
· Power Supply Design & Development: Design and develop electronics circuits including Design Analysis, Schematic Capture and PCB design. Researches, develops, design, directs fabrication and testing of power supplies, special assemblies and loads.
· Benchmark Breadboard & Testing: Perform benchmark on similar designs, build and troubleshoot breadboard concept and prototype. Record, analyze, and interpret test data, making necessary product modifications and conducting retests.
· Design Validation & Testing: Generate test plan and fixture. Produce test procedures and help with providing specifications for design and validation /verification reports
· Collaboration & Innovation: Collaborate with firmware and embedded engineers to drive innovation for analog electrical design integrated DSP/MCU digital control systems. SMPS and latest materials innovation (Sic, Gan) in SMPS/PS.
- Technology Roadmap Contribution: Create Analog electrical design solutions and technical support to a variety of novel and complex projects throughout life cycle stages.
· Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams to define the best power supply topology, resolve technical issues that arise in the supply chain.
- Design Documentation: Prepare detailed design documentation, including schematics, BOMs, and test procedures, writing reports, give design review preparation and presentations.
- Compliance & Standards: Ensure designs comply with relevant safety and regulatory standards (e.g., UL, CE, ISO), EMI/EMC or Mil-Std requirements.
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Required Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related field.
- Experience: Minimum of 6 years of experience in power electronics design and validation. With at least 3+ years in developing power supplies. Experience with bidirectional, four quadrant power supply and recuperating energy is a plus.
- Technical Skills:
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- Proficiency in designing analog circuits and familiarity with digital electronics applied to power supplies control, hot-swap circuitry, and PDN design.
- Experience with low voltage and high current power subsystems using DSP (e.g., MCU, SoC, ASIC, FPGA).
o Thorough understanding of power conversion principles (rectification, inversion, regulation, etc.) and basic converter topologies (buck, boost, fly back, etc.)
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- Demonstrated experience designing power electronics or power supply design and its associated topologies preferred. Knowledge of operational, instrumentation and power amplifiers.
o Hands-on experience (design verification, troubleshooting and bench work)
o The position requires technical skills, interpersonal skills, and personal initiative, ability to multitask, energy and enthusiasm, passion for analog electronics
· Tools & Simulation:
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- Familiarity with schematic and PCB CAD tools (e.g., Altium, Cadence).
- Experience with simulation tools such as SIMPLIS, SIMULINK, ANSYS SIWave, Multisim, SPICE or equivalent.
- Knowledge of control theory, loop compensation, and magnetics design.
- Problem-Solving: Strong analytical skills to analyze and resolve power delivery-related hardware issues.
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Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced Degree: Master’s or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis in power electronics.
- Industry Experience: 7+ years in power delivery validation and design.
- Interface Expertise: Experience with power management interfaces (e.g., PMBus, I2C, SPI, GPIB, LXI).
- Architecture Familiarity: Familiarity with major power supplies architectures AC/DC linear, switch-mode, AC/AC power conversion, power amplifier classes AB, B, D, G and battery-based DC/DC.
- Automation Skills: Proficiency in using C, C++, Python for testing and automation/script development, DSP code programming.
NPI Experience: Experience with New Product Introduction (NPI) hardware design and deployment cycle.
General Notices
Process Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all Team Members. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
In accordance with federal law, we participate in the E-Verify program to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired Team Members. E-Verify is an internet-based system operated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA).