Senior Power Electronics Engineer – Pulsed Power & DoD R&D

SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS & RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. (SARA); Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, disability &

Discretionary bonuses

401(k) match / profit sharing

ESOP

Job summary

Scientific Applications & Research Associates, Inc. (SARA) in Colorado Springs seeks a Power Electronics Engineer to design, test, and analyze high-power switching systems for DoD and DoE programs. You will contribute to multidisciplinary teams from concept to operation.

The role requires a strong background in pulsed power, solid-state switching, and power magnetics, plus hands-on experience with SPICE models, data acquisition, and high-voltage circuits; on-site work is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or relevant field.
• 10–12 years of experience in Power Electronics, Pulsed Power, High Power Solid-State Switching, Power Conditioning, DCDC & ACDC Power Conversion, High Voltage (1s to 100s of kilovolts), Protection Circuits, High-Speed Communication Circuits, and Digital and Analog Controls, Power Magnetics, Gate Drives, I/O Interface Circuits, and/or Control Hardware.
• Experience with data acquisition equipment including multimeters, oscilloscopes, network analyzers, voltage probes, current probes, and spectrum analyzers.
• Experience with data processing software including Excel, MATLAB, Python, Mathcad, and Origin.
• Experience with circuit design and layout software including DipTrace, P-SPICE, LTSPICE, PLECS and/or PSim.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• US Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Designing, developing, testing, and analyzing complex high-power solid-state switching systems and devices, gate-drive circuits, snubber circuits, and protection circuits.
• Executing SPICE, thermodynamic, and electromagnetic models and simulations of complex high-power solid-state switching systems.
• Writing detailed technical reports and maintaining comprehensive project documentation.
• Assisting technical leadership with the development of Applied Research, Pulsed Power systems, Directed Energy systems, and measures of effectiveness of such systems.
• Supporting highly technical engineering and scientific teams on field test activities when and if necessary (moderate travel is required on occasion)
• Critical thinking and problem solving
• Excellent decision-making and leadership capabilities
• Adaptability to work in a fluid, fast-paced team environment

Skills

Power Electronics

Pulsed Power

High Voltage

Gate Drives

Power Conditioning

Analog Controls

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Excel

MATLAB

Python

Origin

Mathcad

DipTrace

P-SPICE

LTSPICE

PLECS

PSim

Job description

Scientific Applications & Research Associates, Inc. (SARA) in Colorado Springs seeks a Power Electronics Engineer to design, test, and analyze high-power switching systems for DoD and DoE programs. You will contribute to multidisciplinary teams from concept to operation.

The role requires a strong background in pulsed power, solid-state switching, and power magnetics, plus hands-on experience with SPICE models, data acquisition, and high-voltage circuits; on-site work is expected.