Lead Electrical Engineer
$98,400–$98,400 year
On-siteImperial, California, United States
Job Summary
Review customer requirements for large industry, marine, renewable, and naval power converters to prepare detailed electrical specifications and lead trade studies for component selection. Spearhead high-power converter design, including semiconductor technology selection, magnetics, and auxiliary circuitry, while conducting system modeling and simulation with MATLAB/Simulink or PLECS to validate topologies before prototyping. Perform hands-on lab work to develop prototypes, validate performance, and troubleshoot hardware faults, ensuring compliance with safety standards and reliability assessments. Provide technical leadership to cross-functional teams, manage design reviews, and serve as the customer-facing technical lead for power conversion and energy storage system integration projects.
Required Qualifications
- Ph.D. or Masters degree in power electronics systems engineering or similar from an accredited university
- MS in engineering from an accredited university with an emphasis in Power Electronics
- 6+ Years' experience in power electronics/power conversion
- 2+ years' experience and deep understanding of semiconductor technologies, including IGBT, SiC, GaN, thyristor, and transistor-based devices
- strong understanding of switching waveforms, loss modeling, and PWM control
- 3+ years experience in electrical power systems including the design and building of test bench systems for rotating machines and other power and propulsion equipment
- The required work location is Imperial, PA
- ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government
Desired Qualifications
- Demonstrated expertise in power electronics technologies, including AC/DC, DC/DC, and DC/AC converter design
- control of voltage-source and current-source power converters
- Prior experiences and knowledge of power electronics and power systems modeling and simulations using Matlab/Simulink, PLECS, and other modeling and simulation tools and software platform
- Demonstrated expertise in circuit design for low- and medium-voltage converter applications
- design, debugging, and testing of gate drivers, controllers, busbar designs, and current sensors
- Demonstrated knowledge of design for manufacturability
- Strong written skills to enable the generation of technical white papers and proposals
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