Staff Power Supply Design Engineer

Job Req ID: 28949 About Supermicro Supermicro® is a Top Tier provider of advanced server, storage, and networking solutions for Data Center, Cloud Computing, Enterprise IT, Hadoop/ Big Data, Hyperscale, HPC and IoT/Embedded customers worldwide. We are the #5 fastest growing company among the Silicon Valley Top 50 technology firms. Our unprecedented global expansion has provided us with the opportunity to offer a large number of new positions to the technology community. We seek talented, passionate, and committed engineers, technologists, and business leaders to join us.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Design and develop high-power, high-efficiency, and high-density AC/DC power supplies.
• Create and optimize high-efficiency, high-density DC/DC converters.
• Develop and validate power shelves and rack power test systems.
• Lead design reviews for new projects, ensuring robust and scalable designs.
• Drive performance and quality improvements for existing projects.
• Conduct second-source qualification and implementation processes.
• Analyze and resolve power supply system issues, including RMA failure root cause analysis and corrective action.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and assist product managers as needed throughout product development.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in switching mode power supply design, ideally with OCP ORV3 Power Shelf or ORV3 PSU design experience.
• Expertise in Totem Pole PFC development.
• Hands-on experience with Battery Backup Unit (BBU) design, including battery charger and high-power/high-density DC/DC converters.
• Experience with AC input 3-phase PFC development (preferred).
• Strong knowledge of high-power brick DC/DC converter development.
• Proficiency in control loop design, ensuring compliance with loop gain/phase margin requirements.
• Magnetic design expertise, including transformer and inductor design.
• Familiarity with power management communication protocols such as PMBus and I2C.

EEO Statement Supermicro is an Equal Opportunity Employer and embraces diversity in our employee population. It is the policy of Supermicro to provide equal opportunity to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or special disabled veteran, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.