Job Description

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

This is a key position which will require you to lead the hardware description language (HDL) architecture for the next generation of high voltage power supply platforms. The individual in this role needs to have strong FPGA design experience. VHDL experience preferred, Verilog experience acceptable. This is in addition to having in-depth FPGA logic design skills with a depth of experience in digital design. Performs engineering work in applied research, design, development, testing, manufacturing, and documentation of products or systems. Works with the team to understand equipment/system requirements and to ensure that the product(s) work in the application(s). Uses research techniques to analyze and validate design or theory concepts.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participates in all phases of the FPGA development life cycle, including requirements analysis, design, implementation, integration, and test of all products.
• Applies sound engineering principles in the development of digital design/architecture for the target application.
• Ownership of advanced digital architecture and design.
• Works with Systems Engineers and Program Management to decompose system level requirements.
• Conducts design reviews of team members work products.
• Works closely with cross functional members of the engineering organization to develop and evaluate interfaces between hardware and software, and operational performance requirements and design of the overall system.
• Design product and sub components on supply chain typical manufacturing methods for sheet metal, machined parts, casting, molding, extruding, stamping, and 3D printing.
• Provide engineering support to safety, QA and customers

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• 8+ years relevant work experience in the following:
• FPGA / HDL design
• Using Simulation Tools in product development
• Research & Development
• Knowledgeable in Circuit operation and failure analysis
• HDL knowledge with an emphasis on using language features towards reusable libraries, maintainable, and testable designs.
• Development of self-checking test benches.
• Circuit design, documentation and implementation of high-speed digital electronics, FPGAs, and embedded processor systems.
• Very good communication skills
• Team player

• Familiarity with agile, continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD), Git source control desired.