Electrical Engineer - Mid-Level (Power Electronics/Control Design) - Vitruvian Consulting, Inc.
Ellicott City, MD
About the Job
Electrical Engineer (Power Electronics/Control Design) – Mid-Level – Ellicott City, MD
Our client is seeking an Electrical Engineer, with a preference for specializing in Power Electronics Hardware and/or Control Design.
More specifically, Power Electronics / Electrical Engineers will be involved in:
Responsibilities
- Design and testing of SiC-based power electronic converter topologies including active rectifiers, isolated DC-DC converters, solid-state-transformers, and high-speed motor drives.
- Design and test DSP-based digital control algorithms, FPGA modulators, and PLC-based high-level system controllers.
- Detailed PCB designs including SiC gate drivers, system control PCBs, and support hardware.
- Design and test low (1.2 - 1.7 kV) and medium voltage (3.3 – 10 kV) SiC semiconductor modules.
- Design embedded control algorithms, harmonic compensators, software PLLs, and other embedded algorithms.
- Develop Controller-Hardware-in-the-Loop test setups, control cards, and control algorithms.
- Experience with medium voltage power distribution, solid-state-transformers, and printed circuit board design experience highly desirable
Minimum Requirements:
- United States Citizenship required due to US Government ITAR program restrictions
- 5-11 years of electrical engineering experience
- BS in electrical engineering, computer science, or related major required, with a minimum 3.3 GPA, MS and PhDs a plus.
- Ability to obtain a DoD security clearance
The following experience is not required, but highly desirable:
- Designing and/or controlling motor drives, AC-DC, and DC-AC converters
- High-speed communications development with high-performance FPGAs
- Experience programming various microcontrollers, DSPs, and FPGAs.
- Direct work with TI C2000 DSPs and Altera FPGAs
- Hands-on experience with OPAL-RT, Typhoon, PLECS RT Box or other HIL platforms
Benefits
- Family Medical
- Family Dental
- Family Vision
- Disability Insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Life Insurance
- PTO
- 401k (matching)
- Referral Bonuses
- Education Reimbursement
- Technology Allowances
- Ten Paid Holidays
Source : Vitruvian Consulting, Inc.