Advanced Staff Engineer - Power Electronics

GE Aerospace•Dayton, OH

23h•Onsite

About The Position

Activities contributing to the design and development of products, solutions and systems. Includes activities linked to technical improvement of existing products and components Impacts the team's ability to achieve service, quality and timeliness of objectives. The role is subject to operating policy objectives. There is moderate autonomy within the role. High levels of operational judgment are required to achieve outcomes required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or related engineering field from an accredited university or college
A minimum of 10 years of experience in Power Electronics engineering field
This role is restricted to U.S. persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and other protected individuals under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) due to access to export-controlled technology. GE will require proof of status prior to employment.

Nice To Haves

PhD or Master’s in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university or college
Experience with high voltage and high-power converters/inverters (minimum of 10kW, working voltages above 270V)
Has knowledge of power conversion topologies and controls related to DC-DC, DC-AC and AC-DC power conversion
Has working knowledge of single phase and three phase electrical machines such as induction machines and synchronous machines, in motoring and generating modes
Working knowledge of EMI (CM and DM) and compliance to military and commercial standards (DO-160G and MIL-STD-461), transformer design, semiconductor switches, gate driver design, and different PWM schemes
Experience with semiconductor loss modeling and testing (pump back and double pulse tests)
Familiarity with control systems using DSPs and microcontrollers and/or FPGAs
Familiarity with circuit schematic and layout tools such as Altium
Simulation experience with PLECS, LTSPICE, Simplorer/ANSOFT/FEMM, Matlab/Simulink or similar tools
Strong Electrical circuit design experience and layout knowledge
Hands on experience working in a lab environment
Experience with new technology (NTI) and new product (NPI) introductions in the topical area of power conversion
Influence, facilitation, and negotiation skills; boundary-less/solution-focused approach
US Citizenship Status.

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership to the cross functional team working on the project
Develop detailed technical analyses and then participate and present in the technical reviews
Coordinate technology efforts in close collaboration with other GE Aerospace divisions and ensure that such efforts are incorporated into long-term multi-generational technology and product road maps.
Serve as the customer facing technical lead or principal investigator on technology projects including but not limited to power generation, power conversion, power systems analysis, power systems control and energy storage system integration
Implement plans to meet technical program requirements by working with suppliers, manufacturing, and other disciplines
Develop and implement action plans to address issues as they arise on programs
Provide technical support for various customer proposals
Has expertise on technical developments in Power Electronics
Has working knowledge of competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market
Identify, mentor and coach technical talent to serve as Principal Investigators on new product development programs
Support Leadership by reviewing customer requirements and highlighting differences/gaps between those requirements and product capabilities.