Electrical Engineer Power Electronic

Founded in 2010, KAI Solutions is a privately held small business providing customized and tailored solutions based on context and understanding to DoD. We provide our employees tremendous flexibility and support to ensure that they are successful.

Electrical Engineer

Power Electronic

Primary Responsibilities

The electrical engineering role will provide you the opportunity to develop your career, skills, and get some exciting experiences including:

• Supporting the development and testing of Advanced Electrical Power Systems for US Navy ship programs
• Supporting design and analysis for new naval ship power electronics initiatives
• Working with subject matter experts, vendors, and ships force to sustain, verify, and validate power electronics systems

Responsibilities

• Work with power electronics equipment such as Relays (incl. solid state), DC/DC and DC/AC solid state converters, switch boards, circuit / bus tie breakers, and motor drives. 450VAC and ideally 4160VAC/1000VDC/13800VAC or higher.
• Create and run test procedures
• Create or update engineering analysis and technical manuals
• Review or update electrical drawings
• Support initiatives to upgrade or modernize power electronics equipment
• Support design reviews and OEM test results review
• Travel up to 25% to support the efforts above
• Must be able to be in Philly navy yard at least 3 days a week up to 5. It could also be 5 days a week if the project/team is in the lifecycle of lab or ship testing

Required Education, Skills, and Experience:

• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or Electrical and Computer Engineering required
• 3-5 years of experience in electrical engineering including power electronics
• Ability to learn quickly and work on several projects concurrently
• Can get secret clearance; active clearance preferred

Preferred Qualifications:

• Navy experience is a plus

Why KAI Solutions?

We focus on exceptional services to our customers, mentor and support our employees to ensure success, provide high level of flexibility and support personal growth, and provide exceptional 401k plan.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

KAI Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $80,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $80,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off
• Referral program

Application Question(s):

• This job requires US citizenship. Are you a U.S. citizen eligible for security clearance?
• Do you hold a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree specifically in Electrical Engineering?

If yes, please provide the name of the institution and graduation year.

If no, do you have a BS in another technical field AND a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering?

• Are you able to work at the Philadelphia Navy Yard at least 2 days per week?

Are you open to up to 5 days per week onsite if the project requires it?

• How many years of experience do you have in Electrical Engineering focusing on Power Electronics?

Please describe your relevant experience, including key projects or roles and the voltage scales you worked with (minimum 450V 3-phase, ideally 4160VAC or 1000VDC or higher).

• Are you experienced with power electronics equipment such as relays (including solid state), DC/DC and DC/AC converters, switch boards, circuit/bus tie breakers, or motor drives?
• Do you have any Navy or DoD experience?

If yes, please describe briefly.

• Which area best describes your strongest experience?

Design
Controls
Testing

• Which of the following have you worked with directly?

Rectifiers
Inverters
AC-AC converters
DC-DC converters
Transformers
IGBTs
Harmonic filters
UPS systems
Controllers
Protective relays

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Location:

• Philadelphia, PA (Required)

Security clearance:

• Secret (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Philadelphia, PA: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Philadelphia, PA