XP Power Limited Hiring! Full Time Snr Electrical Design Engineer in North-east Region (Singapore), Earn up to SGD 11,000 - Ricebowl

This position is responsible for leading the end-to-end product development process, from requirements definition, topology selection, cirucit design, product verification and validation and finally support the transfer to manufacturing. The role also involves providing technical direction, guiding engineering teams and coordinating project activities to ensure product performance , quality and delivery objectives are met.

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Project leadership:
Lead assigned engineering projects, establish scope, plans, milestones, deliverables and technical priorities, and coordinate activities across design, testing, manufacturing, quality, sales and other stakeholders.

• Identify critical tasks, dependencies and technical risks; drive timely decisions, corrective actions and escalation to keep projects on schedule, within agreed cost and aligned with customer requirements.
• Provide regular project updates, maintain accurate technical documentation and communicate progress, risks and changes clearly to stakeholders.

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Customer and product requirements:
Translate customer and business requirements into robust technical specifications and recommend new, modified or added-value power solutions in line with XP design criteria and procedures.

• Develop strong knowledge of XP products and technologies to select the most suitable platform or architecture for each engineering solution.

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Product design:
Design and improve power-supply and system products, including electrical circuits, schematics, magnetics and embedded hardware/software, to meet performance, safety, quality, cost and schedule requirements.

• Collaborate with the cross-functional team (PCB layout, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Test and Quality Engineering) to ensure that design meets all DfX requirements.
• Create and maintain bills of materials, design records, reports and other documentation required for product development and release.
• Build, debug and evaluate breadboards and prototypes, and lead technical problem-solving for design, reliability and failure-analysis issues.

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Verification and compliance:
Plan, conduct and review verification and validation activities, including electrical performance, thermal, EMC and DVT testing, to confirm that products meet specifications and applicable regulatory requirements.

• Review designs for compliance with engineering principles, XP procedures, safety requirements, agency standards and agreed design practices.

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Manufacturing and customer support:
Support design transfer, BETA builds and manufacturing readiness, including DFM reviews, issue resolution and cost or performance improvements.

• Provide technical support to customers and manufacturing sites and travel when required for project, customer or training needs.

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Technical leadership:
Act as a subject-matter expert, facilitate design reviews, coach less-experienced engineers and provide project-specific technical guidance without assuming formal line-management responsibility.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering or a related discipline.
• More than 10 years of relevant experience in power-supply electronics design, including ownership of complex development projects or significant workstreams.
• Strong AC-DC power-conversion design experience, including relevant topologies such as Forward, Flyback, LLC, PFC Boost, half-bridge and active-clamp forward
• Sound knowledge of magnetic design, control loops, EMI/EMC design and power semiconductor technologies, including SiC; knowledge of LLC, GaN, digital control or firmware is advantageous.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and lead cross-functional engineering projects, manage technical risk and drive work to completion without relying on formal authority.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, stakeholder-management and written and verbal communication skills.

XP Power is a designer and manufacturer of electronic power conversion products which it supplies to the electronics industry. It serves the Industrial, Healthcare, Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturing and Technology markets. It has sales and marketing operations in North America, Europe and Asia and manufacturing in China, Vietnam and North America. The Company is listed on the London Stock Exchange.

The Company has a history of consistently growing revenues (18% CAGR over the last 4 years) and profits (16% CAGR over the last 4 years) and is highly cash generative. Revenues in 2019 were in excess of US$250 million. The company has ambitious growth plans to enter the FTSE250 within the next 3 years. XP Power has been consistently profitable and cash generative.

Current situation

Over the last 10 years XP Power has transformed its business from that of a distributor to a designer and then manufacturer of its own product. The Company has also expanded its addressable market through acquisitions of businesses that allow it to access the profitable areas of high voltage and radio frequency power. This strategy has enabled the Company to penetrate a significant number of blue-chip customers in its target market sectors and has resulted in a significant increase in earnings. With this expansion the business has become progressively more complex and many new exciting roles with good career development opportunities are being recruited.

The Opportunity

We are looking for self-motivated professionals who thrive in fast paced dynamic environments to join our team. We are proud of and committed to our culture that values Customer Focus, Flexibility, Knowledge, Speed, and Integrity. Joining our team means you will work in a high performing global company where employees collaborate and strive for excellence and can make a difference.

XP Power is an equal opportunities employer