Senior Design Engineer
Updated: 01/18/2017
Job Type: Full Time
Location: Westborough, MA
Department: Product Engineering
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Job Description

Murata Power Solutions is a provider of DC/DC converters and AC/DC power supplies & solutions, data acquisition convertersdigital panel meters and magnetics products, focusing primarily on the computing, communications, industrial and medical markets. Ranked amongst the world’s top 5 suppliers of power electronics, we design and manufacture the industry’s broadest offering of standard products and are a market leading designer of custom solutions.

Well known for the quality of its products and workforce, we can provide you the opportunity to work with talented people and a management team focused on growth and the ongoing development of leading-edge technologies for many of the world’s major OEM’s.

Please note, MPS will be relocating from Mansfield to the Westborough area in the upcoming months.

Develop firmware and circuitry for 8-bit microcontrollers used in digital panel meter instrumentation.  Must have a working knowledge of mixed-signal circuit theory, including amplifiers, A/D and D/A converters, microcontrollers, and LED/LCD display technologies.

Responsibilities:

  • Work closely with Engineering and Marketing Manager in all phases of new-product research, product feature definition, circuit design, proof of concept, and product ergonomics.
  • Write firmware in standard C language using Atmel AVR Studio tools. This is to support our growing portfolio of  microcontroller-based digital panel meters.
  • Develop and design mixed-signal electronic circuitry used in digital panel instruments.
  • Interface with Design Services, Purchasing, and Supply Chain teams with regards to product documentation, Engineering Change Orders, new-component structuring and evaluation.
  • Design test fixtures for new panel meter products and coordinate the fabrication process of these test fixtures.
  • Create test procedures for new products and implement updates to existing fixtures and procedures.
  • Perform test-engineering tasks and experiments as necessary.
  • Assist in the transfer of new products to Asian contract manufacturer by providing technical support and training as necessary.
  • Play a key role in identifying and implementing cost-reduction programs for existing products.