Pulsed Power Engineer

3 weeks ago

San Diego, California, United States Zap Energy Full time
Job Title: Pulsed Power Engineer

Zap Energy is seeking a highly skilled Pulsed Power Engineer to join our team in San Diego. As a key member of our team, you will work closely with our principal pulsed power architects and designers to develop and implement high voltage pulsed power components, test fixtures, and assemblies.

Responsibilities:
  • Design and implement high voltage pulsed power components and test fixtures that meet manufacturability, professionalism, and commercial applicability standards.
  • Test high voltage pulsed power components and systems safely and effectively.
  • Participate in engineering development processes, including design reviews and team/project meetings.
  • Follow established development processes and workflows, and use industry best practices.
  • Communicate effectively using various tools, including email, Slack, Confluence, Jira, and Microsoft Office.
Qualifications:
  • BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics, Applied Physics, or similar.
  • 7-10 years of experience with Pulsed Power/High Voltage Electronics design and testing.
  • Experience with high voltage pulsed power systems (20kV+, 100kA+, 10's ns – 100us's) and architectures, including Marx generators, LTD, high energy capacitor banks.
  • Familiarity with typical pulsed power components, such as spark gap switches, thyristors, capacitors, and understanding of pulsed power diagnostics, such as Rogowskis, high voltage probes, and b-dot/magnetic probes.
  • Familiarity with 3D FEA modeling tools for Electrostatic, transient dynamic, and circuit modeling.
  • Experience with high voltage safety equipment and procedures, such as safing capacitor banks, discharge and grounding sticks, and high voltage energy dump systems.
  • Knowledgeable in various insulating systems, including vacuum, pressurized insulating gas like SF6, breakdown in air, and insulating materials like polymers and ceramics.
  • Experienced with hi-potting and high voltage power supplies.
  • Good communication skills, developing project plans, and providing status and reporting to management and stakeholders.
  • Strong testing and troubleshooting skills, competent with typical electronics bench tools, such as oscilloscopes, probes, signal generators, power supplies, and impedance analyzers.
  • Decent soldering and rework skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Familiarity with PCB development and tools, such as Altium or KiCad, PCB manufacturing, and PCB testing.
  • Experience with control systems.
  • Programming in Python, C, or NI Labview.
  • Familiarity with power electronics and switch mode power supplies.
  • Experienced using solid modeling tools, like Solidworks.
Travel:
  • 12%-25% (Once every 4-8 weeks) to headquarters in Seattle and various other locations for vendor visits, professional conferences, and similar.
Benefits:
  • Competitive salary and benefits.
  • Premium medical/dental/vision insurance.
  • Flexible vacation and paid company holidays.

The estimated salary range for this position is $110-160k. Candidates may be considered for other positions at Zap Energy, and actual salary will be based on relevant education, experience, and other qualifications. Range is published in accordance with Washington Equal Pay and Opportunity Act.

Zap Energy is building a low-cost, compact, and scalable fusion energy platform that confines and compresses plasma without the need for expensive and complex magnetic coils. Zap's sheared-flow-stabilized Z-pinch technology provides compelling fusion economics and requires orders of magnitude less capital than conventional approaches. Zap Energy has approximately 150 team members in multiple facilities near Seattle and is backed by leading financial and strategic investors.

Zap Energy Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws and regulations.

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