Pulsed Power Engineer

4 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 pulsed power group, you will work closely with our team to design, implement, and test high voltage pulsed power components and systems.

Responsibilities:
  • Design and implement high voltage pulsed power components, test fixtures, and assemblies 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 a related field.
  • 7-10 years of experience in 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, and high energy capacitor banks.
  • Familiarity with typical pulsed power components, such as spark gap switches, thyristors, capacitors, and high voltage probes.
  • Understanding of pulsed power diagnostics, including 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, including safing capacitor banks, discharge and grounding sticks, and high voltage energy dump systems.
  • Good communication skills, with the ability to develop project plans and provide status and reporting to management and stakeholders.
  • Strong testing and troubleshooting skills, with competence in typical electronics bench tools, such as oscilloscopes, probes, signal generators, power supplies, and impedance analyzers.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Familiarity with PCB development and tools, such as Altium or KiCad, PCB manufacturing, and PCB testing.
  • Experience with control systems.
  • Programming skills in Python, C, or NI Labview.
  • Familiarity with power electronics and switch mode power supplies.
  • Experience using solid modeling tools, such as Solidworks.
Travel:
  • 12%-25% travel to headquarters in Seattle and various other locations for vendor visits, professional conferences, and similar.
Benefits:
  • Competitive salary and benefits.
  • Premium medical, dental, and 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.


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