Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Senior Power Electronics Engineer
Devens, MA · Senior · Contract
Sponsorship not specified$110k-$185kDetected 40 days ago
MATLABNLPExcelProcurementThermal AnalysisElectrical EngineeringPower ElectronicsResearchCommunicationProblem Solving
About the role
- We're in the best position to make it happen.
- Since 2018, we've raised nearly $3 billion in capital, making us the largest and leading private fusion company in the world.
- If that's you and this role fits, we want to hear from you.
Responsibilities
- Design, model, simulate, analyze and validate power electronics circuits, magnetic components and control strategies for medium voltage power electronic converter systems (i.e. power supplies)
- Define components and develop technical requirements and specifications for power electronic converter systems and other electrical designs
- Develop test methods to qualify design from concept through final testing and commissioning steps including troubleshooting of converter systems
- Contribute to cross-functional technical design activities to design, build and deliver electrical system designs for fusion power
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams on critical procurement contracts & vendor coordination efforts of critical technical and other project milestones
- Define requirements and lead initial commissioning activities for power electronic systems
- Document design specifications, simulations and test results into engineering reports
- Proven track record in design and development (system, protection, control & mechanical integration) of power electronics based electrical systems
- Fundamental understanding of gate drive circuits, design and device protection
Requirements
- 8+ years of related experience with Bachelor's degree (or) a Master's degree with 6+ years of experience with power electronics based systems
- Experience with modeling & simulation with analysis tools such as PLECS, PSPICE, MATLAB etc
- Experience with semiconductor devices (IGBT, MOSFET, etc.) and magnetic components (transformers, inductors etc.)
- Experience with packaging design of power conversion equipment and thermal management
- Experience with high power electrical equipment >10MW
- Experience with hands on testing of electrical components, sub-assemblies and systems in the laboratory and use of oscilloscopes and other measurement equipment
Nice to have
- Master's degree in electrical engineering with a focus on Power Electronics
- Experience in practical application of electrical engineering skills to construction, manufacturing, testing and field installations
- Experience with application of compliance standards to the designs (IEC, UL, CSA, NEC etc.)
- Experience in problem solving, root cause analysis and field containment actions
- Experience with hands on prototype build, prototype testing and documentation of results is a plus
- Experience with scaling up independent systems to a larger system to meet higher power requirements
Compensation
- $110k-$185k
Benefits
- Knowledge of various inverter circuit topologies and the benefits and limitations
Company info
- What we're looking for:
Visa & Work Authorization
- We consider all qualified applicants equally, regardless of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orien
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