Job Description Summary

The Power Electronics Systems Lead Engineer will report to the Hybrid Electric Electrical Systems Manager within the GE Aerospace Future of Flight Organization. The engineer will be responsible for power electronic component and system definition as well as validation and verification through analysis, modeling, and testing. This role is essential for the safe execution of GE Aerospace’s suite of hybrid electric ground and flight technology demonstrator vehicles. These demonstrator vehicles serve as foundational platforms for maturing hybrid electric and other technologies central to the realization of the aviation industry’s sustainability goals in the first half of the 21st century.

Successful GE power electronics engineers possess a diversity of educational backgrounds including, but not limited to: electrical, mechanical, systems, and controls engineering.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities:

As a Power Electronics Systems Lead Engineer, you will:

• Define power electronic component and system requirements and document analytical and empirical compliance against those requirements

• Model circuits, components, and systems to a level consistent with validation and projection necessities

• Apply GE best practices and standards to designing power electronic components and systems

• Capture lessons learned and best practices to aid in continuous improvement of component design, validation, and verification activities

• Participate in all facets of the systems engineering process – system architecture, systems engineering, and project management

• Present results to internal (GE) and external (customer, agency, government, …) customers

• Collaborate effectively in a diverse, global, distributed work environment

Additionally, you will be responsible to continually mature your personal and professional development through training opportunities, mentorship, and formal career path definition. 

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering from an accredited college or university

• Experience in Electrical / Electronic Engineering

• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required.  We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

Desired Characteristics:

• Highly motivated, self-starting, and passionate

• Knowledge of power electronics and energy storage

• Power electronic component design experience

• Experience with electrical system modeling tools – PLECS, LTspice, Simulink, etc.

• Coding experience in MATLAB/Simulink, python, C/C++, VBA, etc.

• Familiarity with ethernet/CAN communication protocols

• Knowledge of electrical engineering fundamentals

• Knowledge of thermodynamics and heat transfer

• Knowledge of model-based systems engineering methods

• Demonstrated team leadership, collaboration, and facilitation skills

• Refined communication skills and willingness to continually improve communication and influencing skills in more-distributed work environments

• Flexible and friendly approach to working in teams

• Project planning and project management experience

• Keen listener and innate drive to succeed

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

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