Job Title: Sr. Power Electronics Engineer
Job Location: Cambridge MA 02139
Onsite Requirements:
- Power systems engineering
- BS or MS in Engineering
- DOD background
Job Description:
- A Senior Power Electronics Engineer designs, specifies, develops, and tests power system architectures and requirements for a wide array of applications, including miniature power conversion and management circuitry, distributed power architectures, radiation hardened designs, novel battery management circuitry, small motor controllers, switched-mode power conversion and precision feedback systems.
- They also perform a variety of engineering work in the initial planning and design phase of specifications and requirements of the systems.
Duties/Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and build power system architectures.
- Conduct research, design, development, and testing of hardware such as miniature power conversion and management circuitry, distributed power architectures, radiation hardened designs.
- Optimize system designs for reduced size, weight, and power.
- Design new products and develop technical specifications for their production.
- Analyze hardware configuration and processing solutions and test hardware conformance to specifications.
- Develop and maintain effective internal/external relationships.
- Independently drive solutions to complex problems - develop requirements, propose ways forward when customer requirements are unclear or incomplete, and adapt appropriately to changes in requirements.
- Subject Matter Expert (SME) able to perform advanced architectures and designs for complex power electronics.
- Involved in business development and proposal activities.
- Identify program/system-level technical risks and develop and execute mitigation strategies.
- Ability to manage multi-disciplinary tasks with multiple engineers and effectively communicate status to project leadership and customers.
- Develop, document, and teach best practices to less experienced engineers.
- Demonstrate strong organization, planning, and time management skills to achieve program goals.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Skills/Abilities
- Knowledge in at least one of the following areas:
- Isolated and non-Isolated dc/dc power conversion.
- battery management systems.
- motor controller design.
- system-level power distribution design.
- system/board level grounding/shielding and EMC design techniques.
- Designing and troubleshooting power electronics.
- Proficient with schematic capture and printed circuit board layout.
- Ability to perform circuit simulation using Spice or other simulation tools.
- System modeling and analysis experience using MATLAB, Simulink, or other comparable tools.
- Understanding of applied math and physics.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to write detailed documentation.
Education:
- bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a related field required, Master's Degree preferred.
Experience:
- 5-7 years of experience in Power Systems Engineering or related.
**This client is a US Federal Government contractor and is legally required to hire US Citizens. US Citizens will only be considered for this role.**
