Power Systems Integration Engineer - Directed Energy -27132
Job Description
The Engineer will be responsible for assembling, integrating, testing, and troubleshooting high-power Power and Energy Systems (PES) used in modular microgrids and advanced load applications. The role ensures that system designs translate into safe, functional, and production-ready hardware. Ideal applicants will be comfortable working in a lab, industrial, or high-bay environments, have a strong troubleshooting mindset and attention to detail, and able to work with incomplete or evolving requirements.
Essential Job Responsibilities
- System Build & Integration
- Assemble PES hardware including power converters, energy storage systems, PDUs, contactors, protection devices, and thermal subsystems.
- Integrate rack-level and containerized systems, ensuring proper mechanical fit, cabling, grounding, and labeling.
- Carefully coordinate pre-charge, contactor sequencing, and safe bring-up of high-voltage and low-voltage buses.
- Testing & Validation
- Develop and execute system-level and component-level test procedures.
- Configure and operate programmable power supplies, loads, AFEs, and battery emulators.
- Instrument systems to measure voltage, current, power quality, transients, and thermal behavior.
- Conduct FAT, integration testing, fault insertion, and regression testing.
- Verify performance against electrical, thermal, and control requirements.
- Troubleshooting & Root Cause Analysis
- Diagnose hardware, wiring, firmware, and controls issues during bring-up and testing.
- Perform structured root-cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
- Validate fixes through re-test and document findings for internal and customer use.
- Documentation & Configuration Control
- Create and maintain wiring diagrams, one-line diagrams, test reports, and as-built documentation.
- Support configuration management of hardware, firmware, and test setups.
- Provide feedback to design teams to improve manufacturability, testability, and system robustness.
- Safety & Compliance
- Follow and enforce high-voltage and high-energy electrical safety procedures.
- Support compliance with applicable military, industrial, and laboratory safety standards.
- Participate in hazard analysis and risk-mitigation activities.
Minimum Qualifications
- LEVEL 2 - 2 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; or 0 years experience with Masters in related field.
- LEVEL 3 - 5 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 3 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; or 0 years experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field.
- LEVEL 4 - 9 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 7 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; or 4 years relevant experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field.
- LEVEL 5 - 15 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 13 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; or 10 years relevant experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field.
- Experience with high-power electrical systems (10 kW and above).
- Understanding of:
- AC and DC power systems
- Power converters (rectifiers, inverters, DC-DC)
- Energy storage systems (batteries, supercapacitors)
- Protection devices (contactors, fuses, breakers)
- Experience with electrical test equipment (DMMs, oscilloscopes, power analyzers, etc.).
- Ability to read and generate schematics, wiring diagrams, and one-line diagrams.
- Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain a secret level security clearance.
Physical Requirements
The listed salary range for this role is intended as a good faith estimate based on the role's location, expectations, and responsibilities. When extending an offer, HII's Mission Technologies division takes a variety of factors into consideration which include, but are not limited to, the role's function and a candidate's education or training, work experience, and key skills.