R&D Engineer - High Voltage

NextGenEnergyJobs; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

NextGenEnergyJobs is seeking an advanced R&D engineer to design high voltage systems, build and test subsystems, and develop manufacturing processes for test operations. You will design, build, and commission HV test equipment to meet campaign objectives, and perform analyses to predict results.

You will gain expertise in superconducting magnets testing under high voltage and support SPARC coil production, testing, integration, and commissioning.

Qualifications

• Occasional lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Typing, climbing, standing, stooping or sitting for extended periods.
• Willingness to travel or work nights/weekends/on-call.
• Work in a facility with hazards including heat, cold, noise, fumes, strong magnets, lead (Pb), high voltage, high current, pressure systems and cryogenics.

Responsibilities

• Develop new high voltage system designs and their associated subsystems, which includes designing and building R&D test samples, and developing their manufacturing processes and test operations
• Design, build, and commission high voltage test equipment required to accomplish R&D test campaign objectives
• Perform structural, electrical, and/or thermal analyses in support of R&D sample design and to predict test results
• Build expertise in testing superconducting magnets under high voltage
• Support the production, test, integration, and commissioning of SPARC insulated coils
• Understand, challenge, and maintain well documented requirements and risks for the system or component under test, and align stakeholders on why the planned test is required and what data is deemed essential for the desired outcome to be achieved
• Collaborate with I&C engineers to develop necessary instrumentation and data acquisition systems
• Maintain documentation, schedules, and budgets for test campaigns. Documentation includes: design reviews, wiring lists, P&IDs, schematics, CAD assemblies, drawings, BOMs, data acquisition systems, job hazard analysis, test logs, and operations software
• Develop custom tools to analyze generated data. Compile test results in presentations for review
• Prepare and deliver presentations containing trade studies, design reviews, test readiness reviews, and test data reviews to teams of engineers and physicists
• Ability to occasionally lift up to 50 lbs
• Perform activities such as typing, climbing, standing, stooping or sitting for extended periods
• Willingness to occasionally travel or work required nights/weekends/on-call
• Work in a facility that contains industrial hazards including heat, cold, noise, fumes, strong magnets, lead (Pb), high voltage, high current, pressure systems, and cryogenics

Job description

• Develop new high voltage system designs and their associated subsystems, which includes designing and building R&D test samples, and developing their manufacturing processes and test operations
• Design, build, and commission high voltage test equipment required to accomplish R&D test campaign objectives
• Perform structural, electrical, and/or thermal analyses in support of R&D sample design and to predict test results
• Build expertise in testing superconducting magnets under high voltage
• Support the production, test, integration, and commissioning of SPARC insulated coils
• Understand, challenge, and maintain well documented requirements and risks for the system or component under test, and align stakeholders on why the planned test is required and what data is deemed essential for the desired outcome to be achieved
• Collaborate with I&C engineers to develop necessary instrumentation and data acquisition systems
• Maintain documentation, schedules, and budgets for test campaigns. Documentation includes: design reviews, wiring lists, P&IDs, schematics, CAD assemblies, drawings, BOMs, data acquisition systems, job hazard analysis, test logs, and operations software
• Develop custom tools to analyze generated data. Compile test results in presentations for review
• Prepare and deliver presentations containing trade studies, design reviews, test readiness reviews, and test data reviews to teams of engineers and physicists

Requirements

• Ability to occasionally lift up to 50 lbs
• Perform activities such as typing, climbing, standing, stooping or sitting for extended periods of time
• Willingness to occasionally travel or work required nights/weekends/on-call
• Work in a facility that contains industrial hazards including heat, cold, noise, fumes, strong magnets, lead (Pb), high voltage, high current, pressure systems, and cryogenics