R&D Pulse Power Engineer (Senior - Principal) Sperry Drilling
Core
Design, build, test, and optimize high-voltage pulsed power architectures and laboratory environments for downhole drilling applications.
Role type
Senior/Principal IC R&D Pulse Power Engineer
Builds
Rugged, field-deployable high-energy pulsed systems for Measurement-While-Drilling (MWD) and Logging-While-Drilling (LWD) tools
Domain
Oil & Gas / Downhole Electronics / High-Voltage Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
High-voltage pulsed power architecture design, PFN/Blumlein/Marx topology development, high-energy switching (IGBT/MOSFET/SiC/GaN), HV laboratory operations, finite element field modeling, EMI/EMC design, data acquisition system development
Preferred skills
Downhole electronics design, subsea electronics qualification, high-temperature electronics qualification
Technologies
SPICE, MATLAB, Python, high-bandwidth oscilloscopes, HV probes, Rogowski coils, D-dot/B-dot sensors
Responsibilities
Design pulsed power architectures from concept through laboratory validation; Develop pulse forming stages and transmission lines; Select and qualify high-energy components; Establish and operate high-voltage laboratory environments; Perform finite element simulations of electrostatic and transient electric fields; Plan and execute structured experiments (DOE) to characterize pulse quality and thermal performance; Translate laboratory designs into field-ready systems; Support vendor collaboration and manufacturing transition; Document schematics, calculations, and safety analyses; Champion safety in all HV activities
Seniority
Senior/Principal, hands-on IC with architectural authority and mentorship