Aviation Ground Equipment Corp · 3 weeks ago
Principal Electrical Engineer - Power Generation
Dayton, OH
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
15+ years expAviation Ground Equipment Corp. (AGEC) is seeking a hands-on Principal Electrical Engineer to lead their power generation products. This role involves providing technical leadership for systems development, maintaining an understanding of power generation technologies, and collaborating with the engineering team to develop customer-driven solutions.
AerospaceIndustrialManufacturing
Hiring Manager
Janice King
Responsibilities
Provide technical leadership for systems development of all AGEC power generation and power conversion products spanning 10kW – 200kW power levels, serving as a key interface with customers and business leadership
Maintain a detailed, up-to-date understanding of power generation and power conversion technologies, translating technical knowledge into competitive product strategy and long-term development vision
Lead system level architecture and controls integration, defining controls logic and HMI architecture while directing and interfacing with embedded software engineering
Provide technical leadership while also performing hands-on, detailed design of power conversion and power quality components, including specialty transformers and custom magnetics for high-power systems up to 200 kW
Perform systems engineering for power conversion subsystems utilizing modern IGBT-based active front-end (AFE) architectures
Support AC and DC power systems, including 400 Hz and 270 VDC specialty subsystems
Conduct hands-on hardware testing and system validation, ensuring all detailed performance and compliance requirements are met
Utilize logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and related diagnostic tools for troubleshooting and root cause analysis
Work extensively in lab and production environments involving high-power electrical systems
Serve as an electrical systems leader ensuring product performance, cost and scheduled objectives are achieved
Collaborate with the engineering team to develop high-quality, customer driven solutions that align with internal requirements
Support the new product development lifecycle, from concept and architecture through design, validation, production and product support
Lead the successful transition of new designs into production, ensuring manufacturability, quality and long-term reliability
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering with an emphasis on electrical power systems minimum
Minimum of fifteen (15) years' experience developing standalone, high-power conversion and generation systems
Experienced Systems Engineer with demonstrated leadership driving engineering teams to desire design output
An inherent demeanor of technical ownership & sense of urgency
Possess a natural charisma for communicating product capabilities and technical vision to leadership as well as customers
Highly skilled with ground up power systems product development
Excels in small business, swift pace, and holistic technical work environment
Hands-on from concept through validation testing
Preferred
Master's Degree preferred
Background with military or government product development and contracting is beneficial, but not required
Enlisted military background is beneficial but not required
Air Force with ground support equipment experience is a plus
Company
Aviation Ground Equipment Corp
At Aviation Ground Equipment Corp. (AGEC), we've been powering the aviation industry from the ground up for more than 50 years.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknown2023-03-15Acquired
Leadership Team
Janice King
Human Resource Business Partner
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