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Oak Ridge National Laboratory · 2 weeks ago

Grid-Integrated Power Electronics Research Engineer (Temporary)

Tennessee (TN)

Full-time, Contract

Onsite

Mid Level

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking a temporary full-time Power Electronics Research Assistant to advance power electronic systems and their integration into the electric grid. The role involves developing innovative converters and control solutions and validating them through modeling and simulation.

Advanced MaterialsClean EnergyEnergyEnergy ManagementManufacturingNuclearRenewable Energy

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Conduct R&D projects and help the expansion of R&D to take advantage of our multidisciplinary capabilities, multimodal strengths, and unique tools and capabilities

Be well versed in power converter topologies, and associated controls

Should have a good knowledge base on the requirements and trends in futuristic power electronic converters and their components development

Experience with DSP/FPGA/Microcontroller/Microprocessor (such as Raspberry Pi) platforms for controller development

Network and develop collaborative R&D with other groups and divisions internally and with DOE, the industry, and the utilities

Power electronics systems + distribution grid modeling

Have good oral and written skills so that they can prepare and present research results to sponsors, peer reviewers, industry partners and others and at technical meetings such as IEEE sponsored conferences

Deliver ORNL’s mission by aligning behaviors, priorities, and interactions with our core values of Impact, Integrity, Teamwork, Safety, and Service. Promote equal opportunity by fostering a respectful workplace – in how we treat one another, work together, and measure success

Qualification

Power electronics systemsModelingSimulationEmbedded controller developmentMATLAB/SimulinkC/C++ programmingLinux developmentNetworking conceptsScientific integrityOral communicationWritten communicationInterpersonal skills

Required

An M.S. in electrical engineering with a focus on power electronics applications for the grid

Experience related to designing and controlling power electronic systems

Experience with power electronic modeling and simulation platforms including MATLAB/Simulink

Experience in coding platforms such as C, and C++, Python

Experience with Linux for code development and system architecture

Basic understanding of core networking concepts such as TCP/IP, UDP, DHCP, static/dynamic IP addressing

Hands on laboratory experience performing testing and analysis is required

Good oral and written communication skills to make presentations to sponsors and others and to prepare reports, proposals, and publications/journal articles

Strong interpersonal skills to support team building and leadership

A publication history in prestigious international conferences and journals

Demonstrated publication record of scientific results in either peer-reviewed journals, or presentations at national meetings, are expected

A strong commitment to scientific integrity is an important requirement