Senior Power Electronics Engineer

Senior Power Electronics Engineer Direct Hire FTEApplicants selected for this position may be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.

Requires onsite in Cambridge, MA.

Any Hybrid, TBD by Program Job Description Summary: A Senior Power Electronics Engineer designs, specifies, develops, and tests power system architectures and requirements for a wide array of applications, including miniature power conversion and management circuitry, distributed power architectures, radiation hardened designs, novel battery management circuitry, small motor controllers, switched-mode power conversion and precision feedback systems.

They also perform a variety of engineering work in the initial planning and design phase of specifications and requirements of the systems.

Job Description: Duties/Responsibilities • Design, develop, and build power system architectures.

• Conduct research, design, development, and testing of hardware such as miniature power conversion and management circuitry, distributed power architectures, radiation hardened designs.

• Optimize system designs for reduced size, weight, and power.

• Design new products and develop technical specifications for their production.

• Analyze hardware configuration and processing solutions and test hardware conformance to specifications.

• Develop and maintain effective internal/external relationships.

• Independently drive solutions to complex problems - develop requirements, propose ways forward when customer requirements are unclear or incomplete, and adapt appropriately to changes in requirements.

• Subject Matter Expert (SME) able to perform advanced architectures and designs for complex power electronics.

• Involved in business development and proposal activities.

• Identify program/system-level technical risks and develop and execute mitigation strategies.

• Ability to manage multi-disciplinary tasks with multiple engineers and effectively communicate status to project leadership and customers.

• Develop, document, and teach best practices to less experienced engineers; Demonstrate strong organization, planning, and time management skills to achieve program goals.

• Perform other related duties as assigned.

kills/Abilities • Knowledge in at least one of the following areas: Isolated and non-Isolated dc/dc power conversion; rectification; inversion; battery management systems; motor controller design; system-level power distribution design; system/board level grounding/shielding and EMC design techniques.

• Designing and troubleshooting power electronics.

• Proficient with schematic capture and printed circuit board layout.

• Ability to perform circuit simulation using Spice or other simulation tools.

• System modeling and analysis experience using MATLAB, Simulink, or other comparable tools.

• Understanding of applied math and physics.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to write detailed documentation.

Education Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field required, Master’s Degree preferred.

Experience 5-7 years of experience in Power Systems Engineering or related.