Electrical R&D Engineer – Fusion Power Systems

Hitachi, Ltd.; Kearny (NJ); In loco; USD 110.000 - 140.000; Tempo pieno

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PTO 20 days

Descrizione del lavoro

Thea Energy in New Jersey is seeking an Electrical R&D Engineer to design, build, commission, and support electrical and power supply systems for its fusion energy development programs. You will work from concept to hardware, including prototype equipment, test stands, and high‑current facilities for HTS magnet testing.

You will select and integrate commercial power supplies, develop custom power conversion hardware, and collaborate with controls to ensure coordinated operation of power

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in electrical engineering or related field.
• Five+ years of electrical R&D experience in power electronics, prototype development, test engineering, or related facilities.
• Hands-on experience building and testing prototypes and test stands.
• Experience selecting and integrating commercial power supplies and developing custom power hardware.
• PCB design experience including schematic capture, layout review, and bring-up with Altium Designer.

Mansioni

• Rapid prototype delivery and translating objectives into working electrical hardware on short cycles.
• Design and build electrical distribution for test stands, including panels, grounding, interlocks, and interfaces.
• Evaluate, configure, and integrate commercial laboratory and industrial power supplies.
• Design, assemble, and validate bespoke power supplies for specialized loads.
• Select and apply current/voltage sensing technologies and integrate with control systems.
• Work with controls engineers to connect commands, feedback, and interlocks to power-supply systems.
• Troubleshoot power supply trips, regulation issues, and fault conditions using measurements and circuit analysis.
• Investigate EMI/EMC, grounding, shielding, filtering, and noise issues in high-power environments.
• Maintain calculations, schematics, BOMs, wiring info, test procedures, and commissioning results.
• Coordinate with technicians, suppliers, and other teams to keep prototype work moving.
• Support test campaigns with installation, troubleshooting, repairs, and hardware changes.

Conoscenze

Power electronics

Prototype development

Electrical systems

Test engineering

HTS magnet testing

Circuit debugging

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field

Strumenti

Altium Designer

Descrizione del lavoro

Thea Energy in New Jersey is seeking an Electrical R&D Engineer to design, build, commission, and support electrical and power supply systems for its fusion energy development programs. You will work from concept to hardware, including prototype equipment, test stands, and high‑current facilities for HTS magnet testing.

You will select and integrate commercial power supplies, develop custom power conversion hardware, and collaborate with controls to ensure coordinated operation of power