Electrical Power Systems Engineer

Electrical Power Systems Engineer

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent, with 4+ years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex system designs
• General understanding of engineering concepts, principles, and theory with technical experience demonstrating the application of those concepts while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance such as grounding and fault protection
• Hands-on technical experience with integrating and debugging complex power and communications systems as well as firmware-controlled electrical or electromechanical devices
• Experience designing mixed-signal PCBs with multiple layer counts, layer stackup and impedance matching for power and sensor applications, understanding correct grounding approaches and employing appropriate board protections and filtering
• Understanding of low voltage and high voltage power electronics and control systems in order to capture system interconnect diagrams and drive cable harnessing designs with proper wire and connector selection
• Ability to perform power system and electrical loading analysis, simulation, and testing to determine optimal solutions
• High competence using lab test equipment (benchtop power supplies, electronics loads, oscilloscopes, DMM, logic/spectrum analyzers, etc.) with familiarity of thermal and EMI test chambers and using basic software debugging tools
• Familiarity with battery and UPS systems of various chemistries along with high voltage and low voltage safety and design considerations
• Familiarity with common electrical bus interfaces (CAN, I2C, SPI, Ethernet, RS232/422, RS485, USB)
• Exceptional organization and communication skills (both written and oral)
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy state-of-the-art power systems tailored for extreme performance and reliability in demanding environments
• Engineer the interface between high-capacity battery systems and sophisticated edge computing platforms, ensuring seamless operation and mission success
• Collaborate with a cross-functional team to push the boundaries of what’s possible in power efficiency, contributing to strategic advances in military communications and vehicular technology
• Troubleshoot complex challenges, applying your expert knowledge to maintain the strategic advantage on land, air, and sea
• Work on building the future of military vehicles including smart power systems, edge compute, combat, network and RF communications
• Lead or support full cycle PCB design including defining requirements, schematic design, component selection, supervision or completion of layout, bring-up, test, debug and integration with the system
• Define, architect, test and integrate modules and subsystems into full vehicle system including hardware selection
• Develop communication architectures for CAN, ethernet, and serial based electrical devices
• Plan and document power and signal interconnections between system components through definition of block diagrams and harness schematic drawings that connect electrical equipment within the vehicle
• Build vehicle electrical bench setups and HIL systems to facilitate bring-up, development, testing and validation
• Troubleshoot issues that span the electrical and firmware/software boundaries using lab test equipment
• Work closely with other electrical, mechanical, harness, firmware, software, and test engineers to deliver fully functional products
• Conduct peer-level and cross-discipline design reviews
• Work in a fast-paced environment supporting new developments, deployments, and customer operated hardware

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of MIL-STD requirements such as MIL-STD-1275, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-810, MIL-DTL-38999
• Familiarity with military ground equipment vendors and rugged system component suppliers from past experience in DoD programs