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Electrical Power Engineer

Electrical Power Engineer

CompanyAnduril
LocationNewport Beach, CA, USA
Salary$120000 – $180000
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • BS in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
  • 5+ years of experience in electrical engineering specializing in power electronics, motor drives, or energy storage systems.
  • Proven capability to design, build & test high voltage, high power designs.
  • Designing and developing power electronics, especially inverters for driving 50 kW – 250 kW motors.
  • Strong knowledge of motor control theory for surface and interior permanent magnet machines.
  • Experience working in aerospace with a strong background in MIL-STD-461, 464, 810, DO-160 compliance or previous experience with eVTOLs.
  • Embedded software for control of inverters and/or other power electronics for aerospace.
  • Good understanding of DO-178B software requirements for aerospace applications.
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the subject matter expert for power system integration activities with various departments.
  • Collaborate with mechanical engineers to optimize selection, design and integration of high power components, modules and distribution.
  • Create organized and intuitive block diagrams and/or schematics for power electronic systems.
  • Trade-off component and module selections against size, weight and power requirements.
  • Collaborate with design team to achieve reliability goals at a system level in context of concepts of operation.

Preferred Qualifications

  • MS/PhD in relevant discipline with a focus in power electronics
  • Experienced with Wide Bandgap Semiconductors
  • Familiarity with Altium Designer
  • Involved in EVTOL certification activities
  • Design-for-Reliability, including DFMEA
  • Design/test for EMI compatibility
  • Energy storage systems