R&D Associate, Power Electronics

Requisition Id 12417 

Overview:

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science national laboratory, with an extraordinary 80-year history of solving the nation’s biggest problems. We have a dedicated and creative staff of over 6,200 people! ORNL’s decadal vision for diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) is to cultivate an environment and practices that foster diversity in ideas and in the people across the organization, as well as to ensure ORNL is recognized as a workplace of choice. These elements are critical for enabling the execution of ORNL’s broader mission to accelerate scientific discoveries and their translation into energy, environment, and security solutions for the nation. Come join us as we solve the nation's biggest challenges!

Purpose

The Electric Drives Research Group (EDR) Group of Propulsion Science Section in Buildings and Transportation Science Division at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking applicants for an R&D staff position to conduct research on advanced power conversion systems for electric vehicles. The successful candidate will be capable of performing design and simulation of power modules and power electronics systems for traction inverters, dc/dc converters, and on-board/off-board wired and wireless chargers. Successful candidate will also be experience in experimental evaluation of high-voltage power electronic converters in the laboratory setting.

Major Duties / Responsibilities

• Conduct R&D projects and help the expansion of R&D to take advantage of our multidisciplinary capabilities, multimodal strengths, and unique tools and capabilities.

• Be familiar with the state of the art in power electronics technologies for electric vehicles.  Be well versed in various modeling and simulation programs.

• Embedded system-based hardware and software control expertise for power electronics applications.

• Capable of carrying designs through prototype building and evaluation.

• Network and develop collaborative R&D with other groups and divisions internally and with DOE, the industry, and the utilities.

• Prior experience in integrated traction drives is preferred.

• Prepare new proposals to the internal and external funding agencies.

• Present research results to sponsors, peer reviewers, industry partners and others and at technical meetings such as IEEE sponsored conferences.

• Deliver ORNL’s mission by aligning behaviors, priorities, and interactions with our core values of Impact, Integrity, Teamwork, Safety, and Service. Promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility by fostering a respectful workplace – in how we treat one another, work together, and measure success.

Basic Qualifications:

• A  M. S. degree in electrical engineering or related field and two years of relevant experience or a Ph.D. in electrical engineering or related field with a focus on power electronics applications.

• Experience with advanced power semiconductor technology and its applications.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills to make presentations to sponsors and others and to prepare reports, proposals, and publications/journal articles.

• Strong interpersonal skills to support team building and leadership.

• A strong commitment to scientific integrity.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated publication record of scientific results in either peer-reviewed journals, or presentations at national meetings.

• Prior work experience with the automotive industry will be valued for this position.

• Knowledge of system design modeling and simulation software tools is desired.

• A publication history in prestigious international conferences and journals.

Some travel will be required for this position.

No clearance is required.

This position will remain open for a minimum of 5 days after which it will close when a qualified candidate is identified and/or hired.

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ORNL is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, are encouraged to apply.  UT-Battelle is an E-Verify employer.