Electric Propulsion and Power Systems Engineers

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POSITION SPECIFICS Your working location will be fully on-site, located in State College, PA.This role requires periodic travel to remote locationsWe are searching for experienced and dedicated Electric Propulsion and Power Systems (EPPS) Engineers to join the Electrical Power and Control Systems (EPCS) Department within the Undersea Systems Office (USO) at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State.You will lead multidisciplinary engineering teams in project development of cutting edge electric and hybrid electric propulsion and power systems for undersea vehicles. Specifically, you will oversee the detail design, documentation, integration, and testing of high-power electric propulsion motors and controllers for undersea propulsion applications along with overall vehicle power system design and control. This will include laboratory and field testing for U.S. military and related applications. ARL is an authorized DoD SkillBridge partner and welcomes all transitioning military members to apply. You Will: 1. Provide project management leadership for one or more projects 2. Lead full project life cycle design and development to deliver advanced, efficient and reliable electric and hybrid electric propulsion systems and power sub-systems 3. Guide system requirements identification, flow-down, and functional allocation 4. Manage detailed design stages including early design and development processes (market surveys, analysis of alternatives, interface control documents, functional design documents, and test plans/reports) followed by design reviews, design acceptance and documentation packages 5. Ensure that detail designs satisfy the identified requirements and expectations during large scale system integration exercises and requirement verification stages 6. Manage testing of EPPS designs including advanced hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) test methods to support integration with larger systems of systems 7. Support laboratory and field testing of prototype EPPS systems to demonstrate final design Additional Responsibilities for Senior Professional and Higher-level Positions Include: 1. Serve as a technical leader on multiple projects 2. Manage multiple and/or large projects 3. Create opportunities to enhance technical methodology 4. Mentor and train assigned employees in the development of technical, project and business development skills Required Skills/Experience areas include: 1. Development and implementation of motor control algorithms/techniques such as Field Oriented Control, Direct Torque Control, and other relevant open- and closed-loop control methods 2. Design experience of systems utilizing permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSM), induction motors, and other motor topologies 3. Low level design experience in high and low voltage power conversion systems including, motor drives, DC-DC converters, rectifiers, and alternators 4. Past success executing prototype, hardware design verification, and qualification test programs 5. Operating laboratory test equipment including dynamometers, power supplies, loads, and oscilloscopes 6. Design of high voltage ower systems 7. Rigid and flex circuit card design 8. Analog and digital circuit design 9. Modeling techniques in multiple physical domains 10. Past success managing and leading a team of engineers and technicians 11. Be hands-on, exhibit a solid understanding of electronics concepts 12. Possess a proven ability to build, troubleshoot, and integrate hardware into larger, more complex systems Preferred Skills/Experience areas include: 1. Electrical CAD tools including Altium Design Suite 2. Mechanical CAD tools including Siemens NX and/or Solidworks 3. Embedded C/C++ and VHDL/Verilog firmware languages 4. Data acquisition hardware and software including LabVIEW and MATLAB 5. MATLAB, Simulink, Stateflow, and RT-LAB for simulation and control 6. Multiphysics simulation software including COMSOL, Ansys, or other tools 7. Prior high voltage training and working experience 8. Prior hardware-in-the-loop HIL experience 9. Safely interfacing to various battery chemistries and BMS systems 10. Current eligibility for access to classified information at the Secret level or higher and may be subject to a government background investigation to upgrade clearance eligibility, if required MINIMUM EDUCATION, WORK EXPERIENCE & REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS If filled as R&D Engineer - Electrical (ARL) - Senior Professional, this position requires:Bachelor's Degree - Engineering or Science14+ years of relevant experienceRequired Certifications:NoneIf filled as R&D Engineer - Electrical (ARL) - Advanced Professional, this position requires:Bachelor's Degree - Engineering or Science5+ years of relevant experienceRequired Certifications:None ARL's purpose is to research and develop innovative solutions to challenging scientific, engineering, and technology problems in support of the Navy, the Intel Community (IC), and other federal government customers. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION on ARL, visit our website at www.arl.psu.edu . BACKGROUND CHECKS/CLEARANCES Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.Notice regarding employment at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL):Employees must be eligible to obtain a government security clearance, participate in the ARL drug testing program, and comply with electronic and physical monitoring requirements applicable to federal contractors. ARL operates in a secure information environment in