Power Electronics Engineer (Entry Level to <8 Yrs Experience)
Baltimore, Maryland
Our client is seeking Electrical Engineers specializing in Power Electronics Hardware and/or Control Design. More specifically, Power Electronics Engineers will be involved in:
Design and testing of SiC based power electronic converter topologies including active rectifiers, isolated DC-DC converters, solid-state-transformers, and high-speed motor drives.
Design and test DSP based digital control algorithms, FPGA modulators, and PLC based high-level system controllers.
Detailed PCB designs including SiC gate drivers, system control PCBs, and support hardware.
Design and test low (1.2 - 1.7 kV) and medium voltage (3.3 - 10 kV) SiC semiconductor modules.
Design embedded control algorithms, harmonic compensators, software PLLs, and other embedded algorithms.
Develop Controller-Hardware-in-the-Loop test setups, control cards, and control algorithms.
Experience with medium voltage power distribution, solid-state-transformers, and printed circuit board design experience highly desirable.
Minimum Requirements:
United States Citizenship required due to US Government ITAR program restrictions.
BS in electrical engineering, computer science, or related major required, with minimum 3.3 GPA, MS and PhDs a plus
Ability to obtain a DoD security clearance.
The following experience is not required, but highly desirable:
Designing and/or controlling motor drives, ac-dc, and dc-ac converters
High speed communications development with high performance FPGAs
Programming various microcontrollers and DSPs
Hands-on experience with OPAL-RT, Typhoon, or other HIL platforms
Immediate Requirements/Projects include:
High Power SiC and Silicon power device design into converters/inverters.
EMI/EMC MIL 461 Compliance and other MIL spec design requirements
Power levels 50kW to 500kW converters/inverters that are linked together for higher power levels up in MWs.
Navy (surface & sub), Army vehicles and infrastructure, Aircraft
Hybrid work schedule where time can be split between working from home, and in-person working in the Baltimore, MD office. Flexible schedules available.