Electrical Power Engineer

Anduril Industries is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineering to lead EVTOL subsystems development for UAVs. Looking for a power oriented self-starter with deep technical experience in EVTOL industry developments to apply these skills in power systems, power conversion, motor drives and energy storage applications. This individual will be responsible for electrical design, test and integration, from concept to production, while ensuring alignment with strategic business goals. The engineer will also be involved in managing key vendor relationships, and ensuring performance and reliability in our cutting-edge technologies.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Serve as the subject matter expert for power system integration activities with various departments
• Collaborate with mechanical engineers to optimize selection, design and integration of high power components, modules and distribution.
• Create organized and intuitive block diagrams and/or schematics for power electronic systems
• Trade-off component and module selections against size, weight and power requirements
• Collaborate with design team to achieve reliability goals at a system level in context of concepts of operation.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• BS in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
• 5+ years of experience in electrical engineering specializing in power electronics, motor drives and, or energy storage systems
• Experience with schematic capture and PCB designs
• Proven capability to design, build & test high voltage, high power designs
• Designing and developing power electronics, especially, inverters for driving 50 kW - 250 kW motors.
• Strong knowledge of motor control theory for surface and interior permanent magnet machines.
• Experience working in aerospace with a strong background in MIL-STD-461, 464, 810, and, or DO-160 compliance.
• Embedded software for control of inverters and/or other power electronics for aerospace.
• Good understanding of DO-178B software requirements for aerospace applications.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• MS/PhD in relevant discipline with a focus in power electronics
• Experienced with Wide Bandgap Semiconductors
• Familiarity with Altium Designer
• Involved in EVTOL certification activities
• Design-for-Reliability, including DFMEA
• Design/test for EMI compatibility
• Energy storage systems

US {#salary}Salary Range

$120,000—$180,000 USD{/id}