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Title: Lead Electrical Engineer/Power Supply Design
Security Clearance: No Clearance required (will accept candidates with a clearance)
Work Schedule: Onsite | 9/80 work schedule | Department-wide team Fridays with social events
Contract Duration: 6+ months, with potential extensions
Salary: $125k - $150k
Job Description:
Lead Electrical Engineer/Power Supply Design
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.
Position Overview:
We are seeking a Lead Power Supply Design Engineer to join our design team and support the growing demand for advanced power conversion circuit card designs. This role involves applying expertise in designing low- and high-voltage, high-frequency switch-mode power supplies while collaborating with senior power supply engineers and cross-disciplinary teams.
The engineer will work closely with other disciplines to ensure that power supply designs meet stringent requirements for power, thermal management, emissions, and safety in alignment with overall system specifications.
Essential Functions
Required Qualifications
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.
Security Clearance: No Clearance required (will accept candidates with a clearance)
Work Schedule: Onsite | 9/80 work schedule | Department-wide team Fridays with social events
Contract Duration: 6+ months, with potential extensions
Salary: $125k - $150k
Job Description:
Lead Electrical Engineer/Power Supply Design
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.
Position Overview:
We are seeking a Lead Power Supply Design Engineer to join our design team and support the growing demand for advanced power conversion circuit card designs. This role involves applying expertise in designing low- and high-voltage, high-frequency switch-mode power supplies while collaborating with senior power supply engineers and cross-disciplinary teams.
The engineer will work closely with other disciplines to ensure that power supply designs meet stringent requirements for power, thermal management, emissions, and safety in alignment with overall system specifications.
Essential Functions
- Design and develop AC/DC and DC/DC power converters
- Develop power distribution architectures
- Design and analyze EMI filters
- Analyze analog/power circuits for stability, efficiency, power draw, and in-rush characteristics
- Write specifications and test approaches for power supply circuit designs
- Select components for discrete converter designs or modules for system integration
- Create schematics for analog/power circuits and support PCB design
- Conduct and participate in peer design reviews, design verification testing, and transition designs into production
- Perform analog and power testing in laboratory environments for development components and circuit cards
- Collaborate with digital, RF, mechanical, and systems engineers to ensure overall project performance
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering (or related field) and 9+ years of relevant experience, OR
- Graduate Degree with 7+ years of related experience, OR
- In lieu of a degree, 12+ years of prior related experience
- Hands-on experience with power conversion design, power analysis, analog circuit simulation, and control loop stabilization
- Knowledge of high-frequency magnetics design, development, and manufacturing
- Proven expertise in AC/DC and DC/DC converter design, build, and testing
- Strong power analysis skills using MathCad, Excel, or similar tools
- Experience with electrical simulation tools such as SIMPLIS or SPICE
- Proficiency with CAD tools (preferably Mentor Graphics) for schematic entry and layout
- Familiarity with MIL-STD-704, MIL-STD-1275, MIL-STD-1399, and MIL-STD-461 standards (a plus)
- Experience with common laboratory equipment
- Ability to obtain a U.S. DoD security clearance (preferred)
- Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio
- Prior design experience in military or ruggedized industry applications
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.
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