Power Electronics Engineer Career

Power Electronics Engineer

Culture and Company Profile

Mainstream Engineering Corporation, a solutions-oriented, research, development, and manufacturing business founded in 1986, is a dynamic, mid-sized company (90+ employees) located in Rockledge, Florida. Its Engineering Mission is to research and develop emerging technologies, and to engineer these technologies into superior quality, military and private sector products that provide a technological advantage. Areas of expertise include thermal control, energy conversion, turbomachinery, chemical-based technologies, and materials science.

Essential Contribution and Competencies

Mainstream Engineering is looking for Electrical Engineers with a strong background in any of the following areas: power conversion, power generation, electro-mechanical systems, and electronic controls. We have an immediate need for engineers to develop military and commercial products as well as perform government sponsored research and development.

Specific Duties and Competencies :

Power engineers will develop electrical power generators up to 100 kW. Engineers will design, prototype, test, and evaluate permanent magnet alternators and motors to convert mechanical energy to electrical energy and vice versa. Engineers will design, layout, fabricate, and test power converters to control and regulate power from these devices.
Controls engineers will develop electronic control equipment for thermal control and energy conversion equipment. Engineers will design, layout, fabricate, and test printed circuit boards and program controllers for a wide array of equipment. Responsibilities also include all electronics between the PCB to the mechanical equipment (starting circuits, capacitors, wire harnesses, etc.)

Education and Experience:

BS in electrical engineering required
High power electronics, with emphasis on DC/DC and AC/DC converters, power ranging from 2 kW to 100 kW
High power efficient boost converters and switch mode power supplies
Electronic control circuitry with MOSFET and IGBT switches for power converters, motor controllers, and generators
Digital Signal Processing/Microcontroller/Microprocessor integration
Schematic entry and PCB layout – Experience with Altium Designer preferred
Three phase power systems
Troubleshooting power electronics and digital electronics
Strong understanding of EMI issues and parasitic parameters, such as stray inductance
High voltage isolation

Minimum Requirements

B.S. in E.E.
U.S. Citizen
3.3. GPA at all degree levels
Available to relocate to Florida

Logistics

This position is located in Rockledge, Florida. Willingness to relocate to the area is required.

Contact Information

Please send resume and unofficial transcripts to: resume@mainstream-engr.com

Mainstream Engineering Corporation is an EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER - M/F/D/V - DFWP