Power Electronics Design Engineer

Job Title: Power Electronics Design Engineer Job Description We are expanding our hardware engineering team with Electrical Power Systems Engineers who will design and develop next-generation AC/DC and DC/DC power supply solutions for high-demand telecom and data centre applications. You will work on reliable, high-performance power systems that meet complex customer and regulatory requirements, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, high-volume environment. Responsibilities

- Design and develop electrical power systems, including AC power conversion solutions such as 400V DC and 800V DC systems for telecom and data centre applications.
- Translate customer, regulatory, and data centre standards into robust and compliant hardware designs.
- Perform detailed hardware and PCB design, development, and validation for power electronics systems.
- Conduct testing, fault simulation, and performance evaluation of AC/DC and DC/DC power systems to ensure reliability and efficiency.
- Troubleshoot, bring up, and optimize designs based on test results, lab findings, and field feedback.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet aggressive delivery timelines and support high-volume production demands.
- Support compliance activities by ensuring designs meet diverse data centre customer standards and industry requirements.
- Apply power electronics, analog and digital design principles, and PCB layout best practices to deliver high-quality designs.
- Communicate design decisions, technical risks, and progress clearly to stakeholders and team members.
- Take high-level requirements and translate them into effective, detailed design solutions.
- Demonstrate strong ownership of design work, making informed technical decisions and driving designs to completion.
- Adopt a hands-on approach to testing, validation, and continuous improvement of power systems.

Essential Skills

- Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
- 310 years of experience in electrical power system design within one or more of the following industries: telecommunications, automotive, industrial systems, or avionics.
- Experience developing power supplies or data centre power systems, including AC/DC and DC/DC solutions.
- Strong hardware design experience with a focus on power electronics and power supply design.
- Proficiency in PCB design and layout for power electronics hardware.
- Experience with power electronics concepts, including AC/DC and DC/DC conversion.
- Strong analog and digital electronics design skills.
- Experience with hardware design tools such as Altium or similar PCB design environments.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively within cross-functional teams.
- Ability to take high-level requirements and translate them into detailed, effective design solutions.
- Strong decision-making skills and a sense of ownership over design work.
- Comfort working in fast-paced environments with tight timelines.
- Hands-on approach to testing, validation, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of hardware designs.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

- Experience in environments focused on power supplies or data centre power systems (for example, exposure to organizations specializing in AC/DC and DC/DC power solutions).
- Experience with PCB layout tools and methodologies, including Mentor or similar platforms.
- Familiarity with motor control applications and related power electronics design considerations.
- Exposure to FPGA-based systems and their integration with power electronics hardware.
- Experience using simulation and analysis tools such as Ansys or comparable platforms for thermal, electrical, or mechanical analysis.
- Experience in telecommunications, automotive, industrial systems, or avionics power platforms.
- Demonstrated ability to lead or contribute to multiple concurrent hardware programs.
- Experience mentoring junior engineers and providing technical leadership on complex hardware projects.
- Comfort operating in high-volume, fast-paced product development environments.
- Interest in working on hardware platforms that support high-speed networking, fiber-optic communications, and cloud or AI computing infrastructure.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Ottawa, ON.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $55.00 - $65.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Ottawa,ON.

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