Power Electronics Engineer

Fermilab•Batavia, IL

23h•$109,408 - $129,500•Onsite

About The Position

Join the Fermilab team at the Accelerator Directorate (AD) as a Power Electronics Engineer! In this role, you will design, build, and maintain power supplies for use in the Fermilab accelerator complex for projects including LBNF, PIP-II, ACORN, and Mu2e.

Requirements

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or a foreign equivalent
3 years of relevant experience in power electronics engineering
At least 1 (one) year of experience in: Performing high-voltage measurements with hi-pot testers
At least 1 (one) year of experience in: Calculating power supply requirements using LTSpice, hand calculations, MATLAB/Octave, ETAP and COMSOL
At least 1 (one) year of experience in: Operating and maintaining AC-DC power supplies
At least 1 (one) year of experience in: Developing simulations of magnet power systems

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain power supplies for use in the Fermilab accelerator complex.
Create simulations in LTSpice, MATLAB, and ETAP to design and verify electrical system designs.
Simulate systems in COMSOL to provide additional details of system performance.
Create, edit and maintain PLC programs using RSLogix 500 for numerous power systems.
Capture schematics in Altium to begin the process of circuit board creation.
Provide technical direction to PCB drafters, early career engineers and technicians.
Draft mechanical and electrical system drawings using AutoCAD.
Provide technical direction and guidance for technicians who are building and/or maintaining equipment.
Write specifications for various pieces of equipment including transformers, power supplies, capacitors, and inductors.
Contribute to vendors’ technical evaluations.
Respond to call-ins to support operations as needed to keep the accelerators running with good reliability.
Design new equipment for projects, including LBNF, PIP-II, ACORN and Mu2e.
Perform Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO) and write LOTO procedures to ensure safe operation and maintenance of equipment.
Perform operational, hands-on support activities on high power system electronics, including analog sampling and regulation, digital status and control, system timing and triggering, and component interlocks.