Power Electronics Engineer, R&D

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a senior electrical engineer to design high-power converters and motor drives for aerospace propulsion. You will lead integration of drives with external motors and troubleshoot EMC and harmonic issues in test environments.

The role emphasizes electrical safety, test-cell operations, and ensuring safe energization practices; bonus for experience with 800 V architectures and SiC/GaN devices.

Qualifications

• Experience designing a high-power converter or motor drive that was built and drove a real load.
• Experience integrating a drive with a motor designed by another person.
• Experience troubleshooting EMC, harmonic, or bearing-current problems to their root cause.
• Experience writing and enforcing electrical safe work practices.
• Experience powering up a test cell or first-of-a-kind installation and determining when it was safe to close the breaker.
• Bonus: high-speed and magnetic-bearing drive systems.
• Bonus: electric propulsion and aerospace power systems, including eVTOL, satellite EPS, and electric pump-fed engines.
• Bonus: 800 V class DC architectures and wide-bandgap devices such as SiC and GaN.
• Bonus: test cell power and safe practices around energized work, including test benches, load banks, and regenerative drives.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Skills

High-Power Converter Design

Motor Drive Integration

EMC Troubleshooting

Electrical Safety Practices

Test Cell Power

Load Bank Design

Regenerative Drives

Magnetic-Bearing Drive Systems

800 V DC Architectures

Wide-Bandgap Devices (SiC/GaN)

Tools

Test Benches

Load Banks

Regenerative Drives

800 V DC Architectures

Wide-Bandgap Devices

Job description

Requirements

• Experience designing a high-power converter or motor drive that was built and drove a real load
• Experience integrating a drive with a motor designed by another person
• Experience troubleshooting EMC, harmonic, or bearing-current problems to their root cause
• Experience writing and enforcing electrical safe work practices
• Experience powering up a test cell or first-of-a-kind installation and determining when it was safe to close the breaker
• Bonus: high-speed and magnetic-bearing drive systems
• Bonus: electric propulsion and aerospace power systems, including eVTOL, satellite EPS, and electric pump-fed engines
• Bonus: 800 V class DC architectures and wide-bandgap devices such as SiC and GaN
• Bonus: test cell power and safe practices around energized work, including test benches, load banks, and regenerative drives
• Must be authorized to work in the United States

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in electrical design for high-power converters and motor drives, with a focus on safety practices and troubleshooting EMC and harmonic issues. Proficient in integrating drive systems and ensuring compliance with electrical safety standards in test environments.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Electrical Design of Power Path
• High-Power Converter Design
• EMC Troubleshooting
• Electrical Safety Practices
• Integration of Drive Systems

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• High-Power Converter Design
• Motor Drive Integration
• EMC Troubleshooting
• Thermal Management
• Electrical Safety Procedures
• Power Protection Scheme Design
• High-Speed Drive Systems
• Magnetic-Bearing Amplifiers
• DC Bus Design
• Load Bank Design

Soft Skills

• Leadership
• Communication
• Problem-Solving

Industry Keywords

• Electric Propulsion
• Aerospace Power Systems
• EVTOL
• Satellite EPS
• Electric Pump-Fed Engines

Tools & Technologies

• Test Benches
• Load Banks
• Regenerative Drives
• 800 V DC Architectures
• Wide-Bandgap Devices