Generator Systems Principal Electrical Engineer

About the role

The Radar Analog and Power Department within Raytheon is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer with extensive experience in generators, analog electronics, power electronics, power systems, and control systems.

Responsibilities

• Work with vendors to optimize generator systems based on system and customer requirements
• Provide support for legacy generator systems
• Collaborate with a team of engineers and vendors to develop designs based on system performance and operational specifications
• Analyze, simulate, test, and document power generation and conversion (and related analog) circuitry
• Resolve production and obsolescence issues related to existing generator product designs
• Support both in-field and reach-back troubleshooting, subsystem / component / benchtop repairs & regression testing
• Instrument and collect measurements on equipment (voltage, current, temperature) using electronic test and data acquisition equipment
• Present reviews of technical data to program leadership, technical staff, and customer community
• Manage related risk discussions
• Lead small teams to success with schedule, budget, and technical execution
• Engage in personal technical growth and facilitate technical growth in peers and junior engineers
• Help to understand what opportunities are needed to mature the organization on the technical front

Requirements

• Requires a Bachelors degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years’ of prior relevant experience
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in power generation, power system design, power conversion, power distribution, power sub-system design and/or control systems
• Experience in modeling and simulation using MATLAB/Simulink or similar modeling tools
• Experience with safety issues related to working with and servicing rotating electromechanical systems and/or high voltage systems greater than 500VAC

Qualifications

• Fundamental knowledge of different types of electromagnetic rotating machinery (motors and/or generators)
• Experience with electric motor manufacturing processes such as stator windings, lamination stacking, stator varnishing, and various insulation classes
• Knowledge of synchronous and induction machine design of motors and generators
• Electromechanical experience with electric motors and generators, including collaboration with suppliers to identify COTS components and custom modifications as needed
• Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering
• Willingness to travel, both around the country and world in support of our programs and customers
• Hardware development experience in the Department of Defense (DoD) environment
• Demonstrated ability to lead/manage a technical team
• Experience generating technical documentation and reports
• Knowledge of test and production methods for electronics/power system components
• Experience interfacing with procurement and manufacturing as well as external suppliers to ensure proper implementation of product designs
• Experience interfacing with DoD customer community
• Existing security clearance

What We Offer

• Safety
• Trust
• Respect
• Accountability
• Collaboration
• Innovation