Sr. Power Electronics Engineer
The Judge Group Inc.

Location: Cambridge, MA
Salary: Depends on Experience
Description:
The Judge Group is seeking a Senior Power Electronics Engineer for a hybrid contract opportunity with a DOD Client

• Must be local to the Cambridge office and able to support flexible in-office work.
• Active clearance strongly preferred. Strong candidates without an active clearance must be able to obtain a secret clearance upon starting this role.

You will design, specify, develop, and test power system architectures and requirements for a diverse range of applications. These include miniature power conversion and management circuitry, distributed power architectures, radiation-hardened designs, novel battery management circuitry, small motor controllers, switched-mode power conversion, and precision feedback systems. You will also engage in the initial planning and design phases of system specifications and requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and build power system architectures.
• Conduct research, design, development, and testing of hardware such as miniature power conversion and management circuitry, distributed power architectures, and radiation-hardened designs.
• Optimize system designs for reduced size, weight, and power.
• Design new products and develop technical specifications for production.
• Analyze hardware configurations and processing solutions, ensuring hardware conformance to specifications.
• Develop and maintain effective internal and external relationships.
• Independently drive solutions to complex problems, develop requirements, propose solutions when customer requirements are unclear or incomplete, and adapt to changes in requirements.
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in advanced architectures and designs for complex power electronics.
• Participate in business development and proposal activities.
• Identify program/system-level technical risks and develop and execute mitigation strategies.

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Expertise in at least one of the following areas: isolated and non-isolated DC/DC power conversion, rectification, inversion, battery management systems, motor controller design, system-level power distribution design, system/board level grounding/shielding, and EMC design techniques.
• Proficiency in designing and troubleshooting power electronics.
• Skilled in schematic capture and printed circuit board layout.
• Ability to perform circuit simulation using Spice or other simulation tools.
• Experience with system modeling and analysis using MATLAB, Simulink, or comparable tools.
• Strong understanding of applied math and physics.
• Ability to write detailed documentation.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field required; Master's Degree preferred.
• 5-7 years of experience in Power Systems Engineering or a related field.

Contact: amassad@judge.com

This job and many more are available through The Judge Group. Find us on the web at www.judge.com

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