Power Electronics Engineer

Power Electronics Engineer Job Highlights

Company Profile

Miller Electric Mfg. is an industry leader in building advanced, solution-focused products and meeting crucial needs for welding safety and health. The company’s products are designed users for manufacturing, fabrication, construction, aviation, motorsports, education, agriculture, and marine applications. Miller Electric Mfg. is wholly owned by Illinois Tool Works (ITW).

Job Profile

The company is recruiting a Power Electronics Engineer who will be a key contributor in the investigation, development, and implementation of hardware solutions for new and innovative industrial products with a primary focus on switch-mode power conversion (5-30kW).

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of designing and testing multi-KW power supplies including semiconductor selection and magnetics design.

Educational Qualification

• Applicants should have a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (college/university) with at least 5 years of power electronics design experience

Work Experience

• Experience with power semiconductor selection and testing
• Experience designing to 3rd party (UL/CSA/CE) standards
• Experience in mixed-signal embedded hardware design including signal conditioning for high-speed/precision signals in a power conversion setting, signaling across multiple insulation boundaries, and gate driver power supplies
• Experience with 230/460/575VAC multi-KW power conversion such as motor drives

Duties/Responsibilities

• Effectively work on a multidisciplinary team with electrical, software, mechanical, and welding engineers to take projects from original concept through implementation
• Ensure adherence to quality standards and project deliverables
• Identify innovative patentable solutions to end-market needs
• Participate in project meetings and be responsible for assigned action items
• Perform testing and create documentation on new designs
• Primary responsibilities include the design, development, and test of welding power converters for the Industrial Equipment Division’s New Product Development initiatives
• Provide power electronics mentoring and consultation on various projects

Credible Qualifications

• Master’s Degree or Ph.D. with a power electronics focus
• Magnetics design experience including flyback, forward, and full bridge transformers as well as inductors
• Working knowledge of power conversion control systems

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Must be a team player with a positive attitude
• Knowledge of PCB layout considerations for switch mode power supplies
• Proficient with circuit modeling/simulation tools
• Must be a self-starter and have strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Highly motivated individual with exceptional communication and interpersonal skills

Benefits/Perks

• Miller’s salary and benefits package includes a 401(k) with a generous company-match provision, a comprehensive group medical plan, dental insurance, company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance, and company-paid group life insurance.
• In addition to our benefits package, our employees are rewarded with a wellness incentive benefit, tuition assistance, relocation benefits, and service awards. Miller also provides a competitive vacation package and celebrates paid holidays.

Employer’s Statement

Miller Electric Mfg. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.