Power Electronics Engineer - 1628
$120,000–$160,000 year
On-siteColorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Job Summary
Design, develop, test, and analyze complex high-power solid-state switching systems, gate-drive circuits, and protection circuits. Execute SPICE, thermodynamic, and electromagnetic models to simulate these systems. Write detailed technical reports and maintain comprehensive project documentation while assisting leadership with Directed Energy system development. Support field test activities when necessary, requiring moderate travel. This role involves working within a multidisciplinary team on long-standing and new programs supporting the DoD and DoE in Colorado Springs. Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with 10–12 years of experience in Pulsed Power and High Power Solid-State Switching.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or relevant field
- 10 – 12 years of experience (excluding education) in Power Electronics, Pulsed Power, High Power Solid-State Switching, Power Conditioning, DCDC & ACDC Power Conversion, High Voltage (1s to 100s of kilovolts), Protection Circuits, High-Speed Communication Circuits, and Digital and Analog Controls, Power Magnetics, Gate Drives, I/O Interface Circuits, and/or Control Hardware
- Experience using basic data acquisition equipment including multimeters, oscilloscopes, network analyzers, voltage probes, current probes, and spectrum analyzers
- Experience with data processing software including Excel, MATLAB, Python, Mathcad, and Origin
- Experience with circuit design and layout software including DipTrace, P-SPICE, LTSPICE, PLECS and/or PSim
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills
- US Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance
- May require light physical effort, involving standing, sitting and use of hands while performing duties, carrying or lifting up to 50 pounds
Desired Qualifications
- Master's degree or PhD in relevant field
- 12 – 16 years of experience in Power Electronics for Pulsed Power and Directed Energy applications
- Active DoD Top Secret or DoE Q clearance
- Experience in pulsed power, capacitor chargers, electromagnetics, microelectronics, and thermal design is a plus
- Mature experience using COMSOL Multiphysics software platform for power electronics applications, specifically with thermodynamic- and electromagnetic-coupled applications
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