Experiment and Test Engineer, Pulse Power
Helion
- Everett, WA
- $115,000-175,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Contribute to the development and commissioning of high voltage electrical power systems for driving pulsed magnetic coils
- Develop electrical system architecture and work with designers to produce electrical schematics and installation drawings for system upgrades
- Design, assembly, test and deploy high power systems
- Prepare experimental test plans and procedures, and present at test readiness reviews
- Maintain experimental facilities and related support equipment such as capacitors, high-voltage power electronics, data acquisition systems, and diagnostics
- Develop and validate technical specifications to comply with project requirements
- Use critical reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of different technical solutions
- Work with control systems, including LabView-based control systems and PXIe-NI chassis-based systems, and solve data collection problems in a fast-pulse EMI environment.
- B.S. or M.S in aerospace engineering, physics, or related field of study and 3+ years of experience with design, procurement, construction, and commissioning of high-power systems to drive pulsed coils (
- Experience in design, fabrication, installation, and test of high voltage electronics
- Experience with solid state switching technologies and understanding of operating characteristics of power electronic components such as IGBTs, power MOSFETs, and SCRs
- Experience in the design, build, and test approach of seeing a project from conception to completion
- Demonstrated ability and desire to rapidly learn new systems
- Demonstrated experience taking on complex problems, defining and accomplishing challenging objectives with minimum guidance
- Experience with Microsoft Suite, LTSpice, SIMtrex/Simplis, KiCAD, Altium, Matlab
- Work collaboratively and communicate effectively as a member of a team