Modular power components and systems for computing, industrial, and aerospace markets
Vicor designs and manufactures modular power components and complete power systems for enterprise computing, industrial automation, telecommunications, aerospace, and defense. The hiring and project mix reveals a manufacturing-heavy operation focused on yield optimization and supply-chain efficiency: nearly half of open roles sit in engineering and manufacturing, and active projects center on real-time statistical process control, equipment automation, RMA cycle-time reduction, and cost-per-unit gains. The tech stack—dominated by simulation (PSpice, SIMetrix, MATLAB), design (Altium, OrCAD, SolidWorks), and embedded tools (ARM, C, Assembly)—reflects a hardware-first, design-validation culture.
Vicor Corporation, founded in 1981 and headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, is a public company with 1,001–5,000 employees. The company designs, develops, manufactures, and markets modular power components and complete power systems based on a portfolio of patented technologies. Its core markets include enterprise and high-performance computing, industrial equipment and automation, telecommunications and network infrastructure, vehicles and transportation, and aerospace and defense. Products span DC/DC converters, power modules, and integrated power systems. Manufacturing and quality operations are central to the business: current initiatives target reducing RMA cycle times, improving product reliability, optimizing equipment utilization, and reducing scrap and rework.
Vicor relies on circuit simulation (PSpice, SIMetrix, LTspice), modeling (MATLAB, Simulink, StateFlow), PCB and schematic design (Altium, OrCAD), mechanical CAD (SolidWorks), and embedded development (C, Assembly, ARM Cortex-M0). Salesforce handles CRM.
Active projects include DC/DC converter development, new product introduction process development, real-time SPC (statistical process control) implementation, automation system integration, and cost-reduction and quality-improvement initiatives. Major pain points are reducing RMA cycle time, improving yields, and optimizing equipment utilization.
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