Associate Product Development Engineer - HPC

Summary: Vicor is a company specializing in power components and solutions, and they are seeking an Associate Product Development Engineer to join their team. This entry-level position involves defining new power components, conducting verification testing, and supporting customer systems while providing opportunities for innovation and advancement in product development engineering. Responsibilities: - Verifying new power component functionality and performance at a system level - Creation, definition and verification of tools for facilitating customer designs - Designing, simulating, prototyping, testing, and optimizing systems using Vicor power components - Evaluating new products in support of datasheet development - Development of reference designs and evaluation printed circuit boards - New products definition - Troubleshooting, optimizing and supporting customer systems - Working as part of a team on various projects Required Qualifications: - Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or equivalent - Has previous CO-OP/Internship experience with AC-DC, DC-DC power supplies or power components - Basic understanding of analog design and an analytical approach to engineering - Troubleshooting skills with basic power electronics systems - Bench testing skills, comfortable with lab equipment used in the characterization and design of power supplies and systems (oscilloscopes, DMMs, Network Analyzers, EMI analyzers, loads, sources, etc.) - Strong written and verbal communication skills, comfortable presenting at a technical level - Familiarity with simulation tools (LTSpice, Simetrix, OrCAD, Mathcad, MATLAB, etc.) Preferred Qualifications: - Familiarity with CAD and office tools (Altium, Cadence, Excel, Power Point, Word, etc.) a plus, if not, a willingness to learn and adopt the use of software tools in support of job function Required Skills: Analog electrical engineering, Power supply design, Troubleshooting power electronics Important Skills: Simulation tools, Bench testing skills Nice-to-Have Skills: Willingness to learn CAD