Our client is tasked in supporting and maturing the Army's next generation combat vehicles. 

• This position will support design, development, integration and testing of high power inverters/converters and controllers used in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) propulsion for combat vehicles. 
• Applies knowledge of multiple engineering principles and disciplines, including customer understanding as well as in-depth knowledge of assigned product or technology area in guiding and reviewing project direction and outcomes. 
• Maintains state-of-the-art familiarity with industry practices, trends, and applications to enhance the organization's technical capabilities. 
• Conceptualizes, creates, and analyzes designs to ensure technical outcomes are consistent with customer and company requirements. 
• Experience using lab test equipment, such as oscilloscopes, power analyzers, CAN bus diagnostics tools, data acquisition such as LabVIEW for test and verification, is desired. 
• Experience with electrical schematic captures and simulation tools like SPICE is required. 
• Familiarity with DC and AC military specification or commercial power standards and testing requirements is also desirable. 
• The integrated product team (IPT) environment of this project requires excellent teamwork skills, technical writing skills, and oral communication skills. 
• must be willing to work in a lab environment with high voltage and high current components. 
• must have the ability to access and move about a large military vehicle during integration and test activities. 
• Maintains a safe work environment and ensures compliance with safety objectives and policies.

 

Skills

• This position will support design, development, integration and testing of high power inverters/converters and controllers used in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) propulsion for combat vehicles. 
• should have working experience of modern semiconductor power switching devices and isolated gate drivers, DC-DC converter and DC-AC inverter design topologies. 
• High-power experience at power levels greater than 100kW and voltages greater than 500V is desired. Proficiency with magnetics design. 
• Familiarity with DC and AC military specification or commercial power standards and testing requirements is also desirable. 
• The integrated product team (IPT) environment of this effort requires solid team working skills plus good oral and written communication skills. 
• Has a working knowledge of electrical power systems concepts to describe designs at the component, module and sub-system levels with the ability to generate suitable design drawings and schematics. 
• Experienced in product design from concept to first article pre- production prototypes. 
• Has the ability to generate power converter requirements and specifications. Working knowledge of electrical CAE/ CAD tools. 
• Requires proficiency with modern electronic design software including PSPICE, Simulink, and Visio.

 

Experience

Minimum seven (7) year's experience with BS. Five (5) years' experience with MS.

 

Education

BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.