Pulsed Power Engineer - 1632
$80,000–$140,000 year
On-siteColorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Job Summary
Design and analyze high-power switching technologies, pulsed forming networks, and compact repetitive pulsed power systems using SPICE simulation and detailed design. Conduct hands-on hardware work with high voltage (1-100s of kV) and high frequency (60 Hz up to 10 GHz) equipment, including capacitor chargers, protection circuits, and thermal design. Communicate experimental procedures and data through technical briefings and face-to-face scenarios while collaborating in a multidisciplinary R&D environment. Manage time effectively to meet project objectives for long-term programs supporting the DoD, DoE, and contractors. Significant travel may be required, with a projected salary of $80,000 to $140,000.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field
- 2 – 4 years of experience in Pulsed Power, Power Electronics, High Power Solid-State Switching, Applied Electromagnetics, High Voltage (1 to 100s of kilovolts)
- Able to clearly communicate experimental procedures, data, and analyses on paper, and deliver technical briefings in face-to-face communication scenarios
- Must work and communicate well with others and be capable of multitasking and managing time effectively to meet project objectives
- Experience using basic data acquisition equipment including multimeters, oscilloscopes, network analyzers, voltage probes, current probes, and spectrum analyzers
- Significant travel may be required (2-3 weeks in a row a few times a year)
- US Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance
- 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 in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field
- 6 - 8 years of experience in Power Electronics, Pulsed Power (Marx Generators, Pulsed Forming Networks, Inductive Voltage Adders, Linear Transformer Drivers, Accelerators, etc.), High Power Microwaves, High Power RF, EMI Protection, High Power Solid-State Switching and Packaging, Power Conditioning, DCDC & ACDC Power Conversion, High Voltage (1 to 100s of kilovolts), Protection Circuits, High-Speed Communication Circuits, and Digital and Analog Controls, Power Magnetics, Gate Drives, I/O Inte...
- Experience with FDTD EM and Multiphysics simulation codes, preferably with COMSOL Multiphysics Simulation Software
- Experience with data processing software including Excel, MATLAB, Python, Mathcad, and Origin
- Experience with writing technical and cost proposals
- Active DoD TS or DoE Q clearance
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