RandD Electrical Engineer, Prin

Halliburton - Houston, TX

Full-time

Houston, TX

Support Activities for Mining

About the position

The position involves leading the development of new power electronics applications from concept to commercialization. The candidate will manage multiple projects, including sustaining existing products, ensuring that systems meet specified functionality and performance requirements. Responsibilities also include monitoring external engineering support, conducting periodic reporting on development activities, and providing technical expertise to meet customer needs.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for new product development of power electronics applications from concept to commercialization.
• Work on multiple projects including sustaining activities for existing products.
• Develop systems that meet written specifications and requirements for functionality and performance.
• Monitor and communicate with outside entities providing engineering support or consulting activities.
• Conduct periodic reporting of planned and completed development activities, providing estimated completion dates and prompt reporting of issues.
• Lead and execute programs by establishing project development plans and approving design documents that follow Health, Safety, and Environment processes.
• Provide engineering guidance and use advanced engineering techniques to propose new technologies for unique system needs.
• Deliver innovative Intellectual Property recommendations and review technical papers.
• Provide technical expertise to meet internal and external customer needs and requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 6 years of experience in the job offered or in an R&D Electrical Engineering related occupation.
• Experience with simulation and modeling of power electronics designs and hands-on testing to validate analytical work.
• Experience designing DC/DC and AC/DC converters for high efficiency in space-constrained environments in the range of tens of watts up to ten kilowatts.
• Experience simulating systems and sub-systems, overseeing prototype builds, devising test plans, and documenting designs and test results.
• Experience with power electronic devices such as MOSFET, SiC JFET, IGBT, SCR and their application in power electronics designs.
• Experience with thermal management and Printed Circuit Board (PCB) layout of power electronics circuits.
• Experience with voltage and current mode control methods and modern power supply topologies.
• Experience designing high efficiency, high power magnetics, and filters.
• Experience with feedback loop design, stability analysis and testing.
• Experience with motor drives, actuators and relevant control systems, signal processing, analog and digital circuit design, embedded systems and design for high temperature harsh environments.