Principal Engineer Magnetic Power Electronics - TECO-Westinghouse

Summary

Assume engineering responsibility for Magnetics and Power Electronics Engineer to spearhead design initiatives in our cutting-edge R&D projects. Your primary focus will be on developing high-frequency transformers for medium voltage power conversion, where your expertise in transformer design and diverse power converter topologies will be essential. This role demands a strong foundation in electrical principles, coupled with hands-on experience in both simulation and programming. This is to be accomplished with only general directions from a Chief Engineer or Engineering Manager.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of high-frequency transformers for medium voltage power conversion applications, focusing on optimizing efficiency, thermal management, and electromagnetic compatibility.
• Explore and implement innovative magnetic core materials and winding techniques to enhance transformer performance at high frequencies.
• Lead R&D efforts to explore new technologies in magnetics, materials, and power electronics, driving innovation within the company.
• Stay updated on emerging trends and advancements in power conversion and magnetics, applying new knowledge to ongoing and future projects.
• Design and develop power converters for efficient AC to DC conversion, including topologies such as bridge rectifiers, boost converters, and isolated/non-isolated designs.
• Develop DC to AC inverters utilizing topologies like full-bridge, half-bridge, and multi-level inverters to ensure high efficiency and reliability.
• Design AC to AC converters, including matrix converters, cycloconverters, and indirect frequency converters, tailored to specific medium voltage applications.
• Create and optimize DC to DC converters with topologies such as buck, boost, buck-boost, and resonant converters for various voltage and current levels.
• Implement and optimize switching techniques such as hard switching, soft switching (zero-voltage switching, zero-current switching), and pulse-width modulation (PWM) to improve converter performance.
• Develop and refine control algorithms to regulate converter operation, ensuring stability and responsiveness under varying load conditions.
• Use advanced simulation tools (e.g., MATLAB/Simulink, SPICE) to model and analyze the performance of transformers and power converters, predicting thermal, electrical, and magnetic behavior.
• Review product compliance to company standards, customer requirements, industry standards and regulations. Develop strategy to achieve product compliance and certification.
• Lead the preparation of technical papers and provide input to invention disclosures.
• Represents the Company before customers and at technical conferences in support of marketing and sales.
• May be a seated member of an industrial technical committee or advisory group representing the technical views of the Company.
• Act in the capacity of subject matter expert within the Company
• Compliance with all Company policies is required, including adherence to Company ISO 9001 Standards and compliance with Company Affirmative Action Plan and Company Safety procedures.
• Compliance with applicable Company policies concerning maintaining a drug free workplace is required.
• Regular attendance is an essential function of this position.
• Other functions as required (non-essential functions).
  
  

SCOPE, PURPOSE, AND FREQUENCY OF CONTACTS

The position requires daily contact with all levels of TWMC and customers including Engineering, Marketing, Factory Operations, Supply Chain, Service and Accounting.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Education And Experience

• Bachelor's degree (B.S.) from four-year college or university in Electrical Engineering or Physical Science with eight to twelve years of related work experience, or Master’s or PhD. degree preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Professional certification or license preferred.
• Great knowledge of topologies and design for AC-DC, DC-DC and DC-AC systems
• Three to five years of experience using applicable industry standards.
• Experience writing technical papers, preferably as lead author.
• Three to five years of experience managing projects with up to one year duration and up to three team members.
  
  

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

As required, based on job responsibilities, education and customer specific needs.

Skills And Abilities

• Ability to develop and optimize control algorithms for stable and efficient converter operation.
• in programming languages and tools relevant to power electronics and control systems (e.g., C/C++, Python, MATLAB). Ability to speak effectively in conferences, before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Proficiency of statistical tools.
• Drive to learn new skills, acquire knowledge and apply to practical situations.
• Bias for action.
  
  

Language Skills

The ability to read, analyze, and interpret manufacturing drawings, repair specifications, test results, and technical journals; respond to inquiries from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community; and communicate effectively in the presence of top management, customers, trade associations, and other public groups.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, algebra, permutations, calculus, and differential equations. Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to identify a solution to a problem involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

General supervision will be provided. Must be a self-starter with the ability to work effectively and take ownership of assigned projects in a fast-paced environment.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee frequently is required to climb or balance. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to vibration. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and risk of electrical shock. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme cold; and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually high.

MANAGEMENT DISCLAIMER

TECO-Westinghouse’s Management reserves the right to revise, change or modify the duties and responsibilities of this position at any time to meet business and organizational needs. This position description may not list all duties for this position. The incumbent in the position may be asked to perform other duties. This position description is not a contract for employment and either the incumbent or TWMC may terminate employment at any time, for any reason.