Electrical Controls Engineer
Core
Design and development of power converters, power inverters, gate drivers, and control algorithms for Industrial Variable Speed Drives (VSDs) in the energy extraction market.
Role type
Senior IC electrical controls engineer (power electronics)
Builds
Industrial Variable Speed Drives (VSDs) for energy extraction
Domain
Industrial power electronics and energy extraction
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
power electronics design, AC-to-DC and DC-to-AC conversion, power converter/inverter architecture, gate driver design, fault detection and protection schemes, system-level design, C programming
Preferred skills
Altera FPGA design, MATLAB/Simulink (SimPowerSystems, Simscape, Model Predictive Control, Fuzzy Logic, Stateflow, Robust Control, Neural Network), LabVIEW, optimization tools (AMPL, CPLEX), simulation tools (PowerWorld, PSIM, PSCAD, ETAP, SABER), model-based control techniques
Responsibilities
Define and validate power converter/inverter architectures, lead analytical and design activities, develop gate driver designs, create fault detection and protection schemes, support advanced power control algorithm development, validate power section performance and manufacturability, develop technical documentation and design guidelines, collaborate on product introduction and lifecycle management
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC