Job Details

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Power Engineer to join our multidisciplinary hardware development team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in printed circuit board (PCB) layout, and thermal engineering for electronics systems. You will play a key role in designing, validating, and optimizing high-performance electronic systems used in consumer electronics.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with the engineering team developing the first Solid State Active Thermal Solution for laptops, ensuring optimal heat dissipation and performance.
• Design and optimize multilayer PCB layouts for high-speed digital and analog circuits.
• Work closely with mechanical engineers and PCB layout designers to meet electrical, mechanical, and thermal constraints.
• Conduct thermal analysis and simulations to ensure thermal reliability and compliance with design requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including firmware, mechanical, and manufacturing to ensure seamless product development.
• Perform design reviews, component selection, schematic capture, and layout verification.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to signal integrity, EMI/EMC, thermal performance, and board bring-up.
• Participate in prototype builds, testing, and validation of hardware systems.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience with power converter design including DC/DC converter design, PCB layout, and board bring up and debugging.
• Experience with common power management methodologies, and power delivery system design.
• Experience with Bench Power Supplies, Multimeters, Oscilloscopes, Data Acquisition Equipment

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Power Electronics or a related technical field.
• Experience in power system design.
• Experience with analyzing and organizing data.
• Understanding of power electronics fundamentals and various power conversion designs for laptop power management.
• Knowledge of power converter modeling and simulation.
• Experience in high voltage power converters.

Salary Range

USD $180,000 - $220,000

Ventiva, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply.