Senior Power Systems Engineer | Battery R&D

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Power Systems Engineer to join the Battery team and own the high voltage protection system for our aircraft. This position requires a blend of knowledge in electrical engineering, system modeling, test design, and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the fuse coordination and fault protection models that define how our HV system behaves under every credible fault
• Build and maintain fault analysis models for aircraft-level integration
• Design efficient test campaigns
• Analyze test data to validate and refine predictions
• Summarize findings in reports submitted to certification authorities

Requirements

• PhD or Master’s +5 years relevant experience in electrical engineering, physics, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience with building and validating models of real-world systems in MATLAB / Simulink or Python
• Familiarity with power systems and high voltage system protections, both active and passive
• Contributions to HV system design in the EV or other HVDC applications
• Hands-on experience designing data acquisition systems — selecting sample rates, resolution, filtering, and instrumentation to capture the physics that matters
• Skill in design of experiments — detailing efficient test matrices that validate models with minimal testing and maximum learning
• Ability to diagnose model-to-hardware discrepancies — using test data to identify what's missing, what's wrong, and what needs refinement
• Prior work with aviation certification standards (e.g. ARP 4754 / ARP 4761) or work in other safety-critical environments
• Experience modeling and system identification of real-world systems in MATLAB and Simulink
• Communication with DAQ devices, data manipulation and storage

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications: PhD or Master’s +5 years relevant experience in electrical engineering, physics, or a related field
• Minimum qualifications: 5+ years of experience with building and validating models of real-world systems in MATLAB / Simulink or Python
• Minimum qualifications: Familiarity with power systems and high voltage system protections, both active and passive
• Minimum qualifications: Contributions to HV system design in the EV or other HVDC applications
• Minimum qualifications: Hands-on experience designing data acquisition systems — selecting sample rates, resolution, filtering, and instrumentation to capture the physics that matters
• Minimum qualifications: Skill in design of experiments — detailing efficient test matrices that validate models with minimal testing and maximum learning
• Minimum qualifications: Ability to diagnose model-to-hardware discrepancies — using test data to identify what's missing, what's wrong, and what needs refinement
• Minimum qualifications: Prior work with aviation certification standards (e ARP 4754 / ARP 4761) or work in other safety-critical environments
• Minimum qualifications: Experience modeling and system identification of real-world systems in MATLAB and Simulink
• Minimum qualifications: Communication with DAQ devices, data manipulation and storage

Skills

• Electrical Engineering
• System Modeling
• Data Analysis
• Test Design

Benefits

• Competitive Total Compensation package
• Restricted Stock Units and Performance Stock Units
• Onsite healthcare in Vermont
• Comprehensive medical coverage, dental and vision
• Short- and long-term disability
• Paid parental leave
• Daily lunch provided
• Flight lessons as part of the experience

Pay

$100,000—$125,000 USD

Schedule

Flexible schedule to accommodate the needs of the team and the project.