JOB TITLE: Lead Design Engineer

DEPARTMENT: Engineering

LOCATION: Littlehampton, UK

ABOUT ADVANCED ENERGY

Advanced Energy (Nasdaq: AEIS) is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions for mission-critical applications and processes. AE’s power solutions enable customer innovation in complex applications for a wide range of industries including semiconductor equipment, industrial, manufacturing, telecommunications, data centre computing and healthcare. With engineering know-how and responsive service and support around the globe, the company builds collaborative partnerships to meet technology advances, propel growth for its customers and innovate the future of power. Advanced Energy has devoted four decades to perfecting power for its global customers and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leads and challenges design teams involved in Switch Mode Power supply design to arrive at more effective, efficient, and creative electronic design solutions.
• Provides technical direction to several highly-complex design projects for the Semiconductor Industry
• Directs consistent approach to design testing.
• Leads technology roadmap processes and recommends project approach and goals.
• Uses formal analysis and modeling methods as well as formal system engineering and architecture processes.
• Champions new thinking and creativity in team members.
• Coaches others on how to effectively develop, communicate, and implement new solutions.
• Develops and maintains strong relationships across the organization to provide the company with long-term financial benefits.
• Maintains a keen awareness of competitor practices and design direction to help the company’s designs to surpass the competition.
• Uses status as a developer of novel and creative designs to bring positive attention to the company’s technologies.
• With Marketing, develops next generation ideas and solutions to meet client needs before the competition. Uses understanding of competitor products and technological direction to develop more progressive solutions in advance of competitors.
• Analyzes competitor intellectual property and participates in activities related to protecting company intellectual property.
• Initiates cross-company collaboration and develops positive relationships with other engineering disciplines and other business functions, such as sales, manufacturing, and marketing to support client needs.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Electronics and Communications Engineering

• Minimum of 10 years of engineering experience in Switch Mode Power Supply design
• Hands on experience in simulation tools such as Simplis/Simetrix, etc is a plus
• Highly motivated to create innovative solutions
• Strong commitment to innovation
• Trustworthy, loyal, high moral standards
• Passionate and committed