Sr. Electrical Engineer/ Power Supply Design Salt Lake City, Utah Active Secret or Top Secret Schedule: 9/80 Salary Range: $90,000 – $165,000
Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation’s toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don’t look any further than Cornerstone Defense.
Job Description: Cornerstone Defense is currently seeking a lead power supply design engineer who will join the design team to contribute to the growing power conversion circuit card design needs. The designer will apply their knowledge designing low and high voltage, high frequency switch mode power supplies in collaboration with fellow senior power supply engineers. The individual must work with other engineering disciplines to assure power supply designs meet the power, thermal, emissions and safety requirements of the system requirements. Essential Functions:
Design AC/DC power converters
Design DC/DC power converters
Design power distribution architectures
Design and analyze EMI filters
Siemens Xpedition
Analyze analog/power circuits for stability, efficiency, power draw, in-rush, etc.
Write specifications and test approaches for power supply circuit designs
Select components for discrete power converter designs, or modules for systems
Create schematics for analog/power circuits, support printed circuit card design
Conduct and participate in internal peer design reviews, design verification testing of engineering units and oversight of design into production
Perform analog and power testing in a laboratory setting for development components and circuit cards
Work in conjunction with multi-disciplinary engineering teams for digital, RF, mechanical and systems engineers on the overall program/project performance
Ability to obtain Secret Security Clearance.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant (Power Supply, Electrical Engineering) experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 12 years of prior related experience.
Preferred Additional Skills:
Experience with power conversion design, power analysis, analog circuit simulation, control loops and stabilization.
Knowledge of high frequency magnetics design, development, and manufacturing.
Demonstrated knowledge of AC/DC & DC/DC power converter design, build and test.
Understanding of power analysis with MathCad, Excel or similar tools.
Experience with electrical simulations using SIMPLIS and SPICE modeling tools.
Experience with CAD tools (preferably Mentor Graphics) for schematic entry and layout.
The individual must be able to work from oral and written instructions, be dependable, positive, assertive, a team player and have a strong desire to succeed.
Great communications skills to expeditiously coordinate efforts through all phases of the engineering and manufacturing process while contributing to a high-performance team environment to meet customer needs.
Familiarity with MIL-STD-704, MIL-STD-1275, MIL-STD-1399, and MIL-STD-461 is a plus.
Must be proficient with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio software.
Design experience in military or other ruggedized industries.
Company Benefits: Cornerstone Defense offers a comprehensive list of benefits, designed to give employees and their families several options to choose from when selecting benefits that best fit their needs. These offerings include not only a full suite of the traditional Medical/Dental/Vision insurances, but also a number of other benefits and perks to include, but not limited to: A 401(K) plan with a company match, tuition and training assistances, paid vacation/leave, a fitness reimbursement program, college savings plan, commuter benefits, financial advisory services, flex spending accounts, health savings accounts, STD/LTD coverage, life and AD&D insurance, employee assistance programs, life financial planning assistance, and legal resources.
