R&D Electrical Engineer

nVent • Medway, MA

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About The Position

We’re looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success – and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions. The Electrical Products Group was recently purchased from Avail Infrastructure Solutions by nVent Electric plc (“nVent”) and consists of three business units, Enclosure Systems, Switchgear Systems and Bus Systems. As a part of nVent, the Electrical Products Group is a leading provider of infrastructure solutions, designed to help ensure safe and reliable electrical operations primarily in the infrastructure vertical, including power utilities and data centers. We are seeking a skilled R&D Electrical Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for a wide range of engineering functions involving the design and development of high voltage Bus System products and develop new and improved designs. As industry standards continue to adapt, you'll support the research and development function to improve or enhance existing designs, and to ensure that the HV Bus product line remains current with industry requirements. This position is based on site in Medway, MA.

Requirements

• Minimum BSEE or BS Physics with 3 years' experience in the design and development of transmission voltage electrical equipment.
• Familiarity with IEC, ANSI, and NEMA standards relating to SF6 and non-SF6 products and pressure vessels.
• Experience with power systems engineering and testing techniques including dielectric, continuous current and short circuit current.
• Experience using Electro, Coulomb, COMSOL or similar software to perform electrical stress analysis on electrical components including insulators.
• AutoCAD or Inventor experience required.
• Ability to apply mathematical operations to tasks such as frequency distribution, determination of electrical stress test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.

Responsibilities

• Detailed electrical design to support specific customer requirements.
• Dielectric design and analysis of HV Bus components and systems using finite element computer models and hand calculations.
• Dielectric design using specific properties and performance parameters for SF6 and non-SF6 dielectric systems.
• Provide expert support for the electrical parameters used for HV Bus design.
• Maintain complete electrical specifications for the HV Bus product line including IEC, ANSI, NEMA, and CENELEC standards.
• Work closely with vendors and HV Bus Systems Purchasing to develop and qualify new vendors for HV Bus materials.
• Instruct other engineers in methods of design to ensure electrical integrity of all HV BUS products for commercial orders.
• Write reports as required for internal and external documentation of activities.
• Originate and implement cost improvements in the HV Bus product line.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Health insurance including medical, dental, and vision
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Robust 401(k) plan with employer-matching contributions
• Bonus incentive plan
• Paid time off (vacation and personal)
• Work-life balance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree