Power Electronics Engineer

Wright Electric; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

PTO/paid sick time

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Wright Electric is seeking a Power Electronics Engineer in New York to design and develop power converters for zero-emission aircraft. This position requires a minimum of 5 years of design experience and a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.

The engineer will work with a multi-disciplinary team, focusing on low and medium voltage systems. Benefits include comprehensive insurance coverage and PTO.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of professional power electronics design experience.
• Familiarity with wide bandgap semiconductor devices.
• Experience designing circuits, including using simulation tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test low and medium voltage power converters and inverters.
• Contribute to research and development for electric aircraft industry.

Skills

Power electronics design experience

Ability to work with Senior Engineers

Experience with LTSpice

Experience with Simulink

Proficiency in Python

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

Job description

Overview

Wright Electric, Inc. (Wright) is a U.S.-based company developing the world’s first zero-emissions commercial aircraft. Wright is looking for a Power Electronics Engineer with 5+ years of experience in designing and implementing power converters for electric motor drives. This position will play a key role in the research, design, and development of products for the electric aircraft industry. In this role, you will design, develop, and test low and medium voltage power converters and inverters. You must be familiar with power electronics hardware and software, including wide bandgap semiconductor devices, variable frequency motor drives, and common power converter architectures while operating in a multi-disciplinary team including motor developers and power system architects to achieve technical goals.

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Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test low and medium voltage power converters and inverters.
• Contribute to research and development of products for the electric aircraft industry.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of actual professional power electronics design experience is required
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering is required; Master of Science is preferred
• Experience designing circuits, including using LTSpice, Simulink or similar modeling environments
• Experience working with PCB design software such as Altium
• Ability to work with team of Senior Engineers across departments

Desired

• Experience in motor controls
• Previous experience with wide band-gap semiconductors
• Experience analyzing and defining inverter requirements
• Proficiency in Simulink, Matlab, Python, or other similar programming languages

Compliance

This position requires the ability to obtain access to NASA, DoD and other government facilities (U.S. Government background investigation required).

Benefits

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, PTO/paid sick time, and retirement benefits.

Location

Location: This position is located in the United States in Malta, NY. On-site presence is required.

Workplace

Drug Free Workplace: Wright Electric is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in policies.