Director of Systems Engineering

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership

• Manage, mentor, and grow a small team of engineers spanning Systems, Firmware, Packaging, and Magnetics disciplines
• Set individual and team goals aligned with product roadmaps; conduct regular performance reviews and career development planning
• Recruit and onboard new team members as the team scales
• Foster cross-functional collaboration between disciplines that historically operate in silos

Technical Direction

• Guide DC/DC converter architecture definition, including topology selection, power stage design, and control loop analysis/compensation
• Oversee firmware requirements and architecture for digital control, telemetry, and system-level communication (e.g., PMBus)
• Direct package engineering efforts for power packages, balancing thermal, electrical, and manufacturability constraints
• Guide magnetics selection and co-design (inductor/transformer) to meet efficiency, size, and EMI targets
• Review and approve key technical deliverables: architecture documents, control loop stability analyses, package floorplans, magnetics specifications

Program & Cross-Functional Execution

• Partner with Product Marketing, Design, Test, and Package Development teams to define product requirements and specifications
• Own technical risk identification and mitigation planning across the team's deliverables
• Drive schedule adherence for architecture reviews, tape-out readiness, and testchip milestones
• Represent the team in program reviews, providing status, risks, and technical recommendations to senior management

Process & Quality

• Establish and improve design review processes across Systems, Firmware, Package, and Magnetics
• Ensure design decisions are well-documented and traceable (specs, simulation results, test data)
• Promote reuse of proven architectures, IP blocks, and magnetics solutions across projects

Required Qualifications

• MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field

• 7+ years of experience in power electronics, including experience in DC/DC converter design and control loop analysis

• Prior experience leading or mentoring engineers, either as a people manager or senior technical lead

• Working knowledge of firmware/embedded systems concepts as applied to power management (control algorithms, digital compensation, telemetry)

• Familiarity with power package design considerations (thermal management, parasitic inductance, current sensing)

• Familiarity with magnetics design tradeoffs (core material, saturation, winding losses, integration)

• Strong communication skills; able to translate technical detail for both engineers and senior stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing teams spanning multiple engineering disciplines
• Direct hands-on experience with control loop modeling/simulation tools (e.g., SIMPLIS, MATLAB/Simulink)
• Experience with power module or SiP (System-in-Package) development
• Track record of taking products from architecture definition through testchip and into production

What Success Looks Like (First 6-12 Months)

• Team is staffed, aligned on roles, and operating with clear technical ownership across the four disciplines
• Architecture and control loop methodology for current-generation products is well understood and documented
• Cross-discipline design review process is established and running
• At least one testchip or product milestone is delivered on schedule with the team's technical ownership clearly demonstrated

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Job Req Type: Experienced

Required Travel: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift Type: 1st Shift/Days

The expected wage range for a new hire into this position is $212,520 to $307,740.

Actual wage offered may vary depending on work location, experience, education, training, external market data, internal pay equity, or other bona fide factors.

This position qualifies for a discretionary performance-based bonus which is based on personal and company factors.

This position includes medical, vision and dental coverage, 401k, paid vacation, holidays, and sick time, and other benefits.