Experience Senior · 6+ yrs (8+ years)
About the role
structured by ORIElectrical Engineer General Atomics San Diego, CA 2 weeks ago Be among the first 25 applicants See who General Atomics has hired for this role No longer accepting applications Report this job Job SummaryGeneral Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) designs and manufactures first-of-a-kind electromagnetic and…
What you will do
- Evaluate, interpret and resolve systems engineering problems to meet the design requirements.
- Perform detailed design of electric energy storage, electric power conditioning, AC and DC distribution, and analog and digital control systems for operating electromechanical rotating machinery in the 10’s of MW range.
- Develops innovative but practical solutions to advance technical problems in engineering.
- Address complex and difficult technical and manufacturing issues during the build of EMALS and AAG systems and sub-systems.
- Create, re-draw and update drawings utilizing engineering change process and tools
What they are looking for
- Typically requires a bachelors degree, masters degree or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience as follows; four or more years of experience with a bachelors degree or two or more years of experience with a masters d
- Experience in planning, designing, fabricating, and testing advanced electric power inverters, power systems, analog and digital and imbedded control systems.
- Must have a thorough understanding of engineering concepts, principles, codes, and theory; experience demonstrating a broad application of those concepts; and expanding knowledge of principles, concepts, theory, and practices in related technical specialties.
- Must possess the ability to understand new concepts quickly and apply them accurately throughout an evolving environment and organize work assignments to meet established timetables.
- Strong communication, computer, documentation, presentation, and interpersonal skills are required, as well as the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Must be able to work extended hours as required.
- Must be customer focused and able to work on a self-initiated basis or in a team environment and able to work extended hours and travel as required.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance is required.
Nice to have
- An EIT (Engineer in Training) certificate is desirable.
Electrical EngineeringPower SystemsAnalog and Digital Control SystemsSystems EngineeringEmbedded Control SystemsTransformer DesignMotor ControllersInverters
Full posting text
Experience: 8 or more years of relevant experience Full-time, on-site role in Vista, CA owning the full lifecycle of high performance hardware systems with an emphasis on power electronics.