Job Description Summary Role Summary/Purpose: Are you ready to lead the charge in revolutionizing the future of flight? As a Research Engineer in Power Electronics and Controls at GE Aerospace, you will be at the forefront of cutting-edge technology, driving innovation in advanced electrical power conversion systems. Your mission: to design, model, analyze, and control power electronics that will power the next generation of hybrid and more electric aircraft. Join us in our commitment to sustainability, safety, and quality, and help us soar to new heights!
Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
- As a Research Engineer, you will:
- Dive into the simulation and analysis of complete system models for aircraft power distribution, hybrid electric propulsion, and more electric propulsion systems.
- Design, develop, and build state-of-the-art power converters for hybrid electric and more electric applications.
- Bring advanced controls to life in hardware, including the design and development of embedded controls using FPGA and microcontrollers.
- Innovate high-frequency resonant converters tailored for aerospace applications.
- Showcase your research by writing and presenting to business customers and at technical conferences.
- Collaborate with a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team or take the reins independently to deliver project excellence.
- Drive technical projects to success, meeting timelines and quality standards with unwavering dedication.
- Leverage your deep understanding of key business drivers to integrate your work seamlessly with other teams, contributing to the broader mission.
- Use your judgment and creativity to propose innovative solutions, drawing on your experience and on-the-job training.
- Tap into a wealth of technical skills and analytical thinking to solve complex problems, utilizing multiple internal resources.
- Demonstrate your exceptional interpersonal skills by providing informal guidance to new team members and fostering a collaborative environment.
Roles and responsibilities
Model and analyze systems : Develop and validate models for aircraft power distribution, hybrid electric propulsion, and moreelectric propulsion. Design power converters : Architect and build advanced converters and highfrequency resonant topologies for aerospace applications. Implement controls in hardware : Deploy control algorithms on FPGA/microcontrollers; transition designs from simulation to hardware. Ensure compliance and robustness : Design for EMI/EMC, thermal, and packaging constraints suitable for aerospace environments. Prototype and test : Lead PCB/hardware builds; execute test plans across modelintheloop, HIL, and bench/rig validation (OpalRT/RT Box/dSPACE). Communicate and deliver : Present findings to stakeholders; drive projects to meet scope, quality, and schedule in crossfunctional teams.
Required Qualifications
- Education/Experience : PhD in Electrical Engineering, or MS in EE/related field with 5+ years in power electronics and controls.
- Core competencies :
Control theory applied to power converters
Electrical/electromechanical system modeling and simulation
Power semiconductor devices and gatedrive design
EMI/EMC design methods and standards
Highfrequency magnetics design fundamentals
- Tools proficiency : PLECS, LTspice, MATLAB/Simulink; FPGA/microcontroller development environments.
- Engineering fundamentals : PCB design, hardware bringup, test and measurement, failure analysis.
- HIL/realtime exposure : Experience with realtime simulation and hardwareintheloop platforms (OpalRT, RT Box, dSPACE).
- Professional skills : Clear communication, effective collaboration, and reliable delivery against commitments.
Desired Characteristics
- Humble , Transparent , Focused
- Leadership : communicates clearly, makes sound decisions, fosters collaboration
- Problem solver : analytical, challenges assumptions, thinks critically
