Transformer Design Engineer

AFP Transformers – Edison NJ

Transformer Design Engineer

Job Type: Full-time with comprehensive benefits

Salary: $70,000.00 to $85,000.00 /year

Must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident, due to ITAR regulations at our plant.

Must be able to work on site at Edison NJ facility.

Candidate Requirements:

· BSEE, or BSEET

· A minimum of 2 years experience with designing the following products is essential:

Standard dry-type transformers, 600 volt class, and medium voltage through 32 kV, 1 phase and 3 phase, 0.5 kVA through 1.5 MVA, including but not limited to the following:

General Purpose isolation transformers and autotransformers.

Power distribution transformers

Reactors, Inductors and Chokes, 1 and 3 phase, 600 volt class and medium voltage through 15 kV.

Current limiting reactors.

Air core reactors

Power Factor correction reactors

DC chokes

· Familiar with design, manufacturing, and test requirements published by IEC, IEEE, NEMA, UL, CE and CSA

·Able to use the following electrical test equipment:

Multimeters, Resistance Bridges, Oscilloscope, Data collection equipment, Hipot test equipment up to 100 kV, Partial Discharge test equipment, BIL test equipmentup to 200 kV

·Computer Knowledge: Excel, AutoCAD, Microsoft Word, OPS or other transformer design software

· At least a basic understanding of the following:

Transformer theory, single phase and three phase relationships.

Electrical power theory

Properties of various types of insulations utilized in the transformer industry,such as Nomex, Cequin, Mylar, Epoxy

Thermodynamics as applied to ventilating and cooling of transformers.

Properties of electrical grade steels such as M6, M19, M50· NEMA standards applicable to transformers and enclosures.

IEEE standards applicable to transformers.

UL standards applicable to transformers.