Title:                             Staff Power Supply Design Engineer

Department:                 Engineering

Revision Date:             9/30/2025

FLSA Status:                Exempt

Location:                      Santa Clara, CA

Level:                            T4

Range:                           $123,600 - $164,000

Company Overview

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. is a leading global technology company providing terrestrial and wireless network solutions, next-generation 9-1-1 emergency services, satellite and space communications technologies, and cloud-native capabilities to commercial and government customers around the world. Our unique culture of innovation and employee empowerment unleashes a relentless passion for customer success. With multiple facilities located in technology corridors throughout the United States and around the world, Comtech leverages our global presence, technology leadership, and decades of experience to create the world's most innovative communications solutions. For more information, please visit www.comtech.com.

We're seeking curious, growth-minded thinkers to help shape our vision, structures, and systems; playing a key role as we launch into our ambitious future. If you're invigorated by our mission, values, and drive to change the world — we'd love to have you apply. 

Purpose:

The Staff Power Supply Design Engineer will be working with a group of engineers, technicians and assemblers in designing, developing, modifying and evaluating electronic parts, components or integrated circuitry for power supply systems. Determines design approaches and parameters. Analyzes equipment to establish operating data, conducts engineering tests and evaluates results. Selects components and equipment based on analysis of specifications and reliability. May also review vendor capability to support development.

Responsibilities:

• Design of DC/DC, AC/DC switch mode power supplies utilizing various electrical topologies.
• Interpret customer and marketing requirements for new or modified products.
• Performs electrical design and coordinate the activities for PCB, mechanical design, documentation, regulatory agency approvals and release of designs to manufacture.
• Modification of existing products to replace obsolete parts.
• Ensure products designs are cost effective and designed for manufacturing.
• Coordinate PCB and mechanical design.
• Performs cost analysis and produces cost estimates.
• Directs customer support.
• Performs ESS and FAT test for the qualification of products.
• Troubleshoot circuits as required.
• Make presentations to management and customers.
• Perform reliability prediction calculations and reports.
• Responsible for root causes analysis on products, technical problems and documentation.
• Responsible for implementing preventive and corrective action.
• Prepare user related documentation for products and components.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as directed.

Skills:

• LT Spice, Schematic Capture Tools, Board Layout Tool Familiarity

Requirements:

• Working knowledge of circuit design and simulation.
• Knowledge of Magnetic design.
• Experience with electronic packaging, electronic power supplies and power conversion products
• Knowledge of current manufacturing techniques for power products.
• Knowledge of CE certification standards, ISO and Mil standard EMI/EMC compliance.
• Knowledge of Potting and encapsulation a plus.
• Thorough understanding of Control theory.
• Familiarity of process design.
• Automatic assembly equipment a plus.
• Excellent verbal, written and organizational skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and complete tasks with minimum supervision.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field, and 5+ years of job-related experience

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.