Electric Machine Lead: High-Speed Generator Architect

American Supercritical; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity ownership

Premium medical coverage for employee

Dental and vision coverage

Life insurance & long-term disability

401(k) retirement plan

Unlimited PTO

Parental leave (8 weeks)

Hardware ownership

Mountain view from office

Job summary

American Supercritical is developing a new generation of supercritical CO2 turbomachinery for efficient power generation. We seek an Electric Machine Lead to own the high-speed generator from architecture to validation, collaborating with turbomachinery, structures, bearings, controls, and power electronics.

You will drive electromagnetic and mechanical design decisions, manage interfaces, and coordinate with suppliers to ensure robust hardware.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years designing electric machines that progressed from analysis into manufactured hardware.
• Deep understanding of electromagnetic design, winding design, materials, losses, and thermal behavior.
• Experience with high-speed machines where rotor mechanics, retention, balance, overspeed, or windage affected design.
• Fluency with electromagnetic analysis and tools such as Ansys Maxwell, JMAG, Motor-CAD.

Responsibilities

• Own electric-machine architecture, requirements, design, integration, supplier execution, and validation.
• Lead electromagnetic design including machine sizing, winding configuration, material selection, loss modeling, efficiency, and operating-envelope analysis.
• Own rotor, thermal, bearing, and mechanical interfaces working with turbomachinery and structural engineers.
• Define electrical and controls interfaces including voltage, current, frequency, rectification, sensing, protection, startup, shutdown, and fault response.
• Lead relationships with design firms and suppliers, including specs, statements of work, reviews, and acceptance criteria.
• Develop and execute generator validation plans, including dynamometer and integrated-system testing, and compare with analytical predictions.

Skills

Electromagnetic design

Rotor dynamics & high-speed

System-level engineering

Electric machines design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering

Master’s degree or PhD (preferred)

Tools

Ansys Maxwell

JMAG

Motor-CAD

Job description

American Supercritical is developing a new generation of supercritical CO2 turbomachinery for efficient power generation. We seek an Electric Machine Lead to own the high-speed generator from architecture to validation, collaborating with turbomachinery, structures, bearings, controls, and power electronics.

You will drive electromagnetic and mechanical design decisions, manage interfaces, and coordinate with suppliers to ensure robust hardware.