Electronics Hardware Engineer

Job Description Summary

As an Electronics Hardware Engineer for GE Vernova Advanced Research, you will work with and support engineers in executing various power electronics related projects for GE Vernova applications. You need to be comfortable with designing and populating printed circuits, populating wiring enclosures, fabricating inductors, and designing fixtures for evaluation of power conversion systems. You will design and validate advanced embedded systems and power electronics hardware, working across FPGA, MCU, DSP platforms, as well as different types of power devices at wide range of power levels. The role requires strong electrical engineering fundamentals, hands-on lab skills, and experience with high-speed board design.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Design and commission power and signal interface circuits and corresponding printed circuit boards (PCB) for controllers and instrumentations applied in power conversion systems.
• Perform schematic capture and PCB layout for complex embedded and power electronics boards.
• Procure, fabricate, and assemble electrical and mechanical components, subsystems and complete system assembly of engineering prototypes for research programs.
• Design fixtures, electrical and electronic subsystems, instrumentation, data acquisition, mechanical and thermal subsystems, which facilitate the evaluation of electrical systems intended for a wide variety of applications.
• Perform signal integrity, power integrity, and EMI/EMC analysis for high-speed and mixed-signal designs.
• Collaborate with firmware, mechanical, and systems teams for end-to-end hardware integration.
• Develop and implement test procedures for electrical systems and document performance characteristics.
• Troubleshoot and solve electrical and mechanical problems where objectives are clearly defined but course of action must be considered and determined.
• Be responsible for the maintenance of standard laboratory equipment and facilities including calibration of instruments and monitoring devices.
• Perform all work in accordance with EHS guidelines and compliance policies.

• Bachelors or Master's degree in electrical engineering or related field with a minimum of 5 years (for Masters) or 8 years (For Bachelors) of experience after graduation, with a primary focus in technology applied to power electronics and/or embedded systems.
• 5+ years of experience in designing and commissioning electrical/electronic circuits and printed circuit board (PCB) layout applied in power conversion systems with considerations on signal fidelity, noise, EMI/EMS, and thermal management.
• 5+ years of substantial experience in the design of test fixtures, including electrical, thermal, mechanical, and instrumentation technologies. Proficiency with lab validation tools (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power analyzers).
• 5+ years of working knowledge of low, medium & high voltage electrical distribution
• 5+ years of experience working knowledge of the electrical codes and standards that apply to large scale energy systems.
• 3+ years of experience documentation of test setup, major procedures, findings/results
• 3+ years of experience with preliminary data processing skills and using MS Excel and writing reports in MS Word

• Familiarity with:
  • Software like:
    • PCB Design: Altium Designer, OrCAD, Cadence Allegro, KiCad, Mentor Graphics (Expedition, PADS)
    • Simulation & Analysis: LTspice, PSpice, MATLAB/Simulink, ANSYS SIwave, Keysight ADS, HyperLynx, PLECS
    • FPGA/Embedded: Xilinx Vivado, Intel Quartus, ModelSim, ARM/Keil MDK, IAR Embedded Workbench
    • Collaboration: Git, SVN, Jira, Confluence
  • Hardware/Laboratory equipment like:

• Oscilloscopes (high bandwidth), logic analyzers, spectrum/network analyzers
• Power analyzers, electronic loads, SMUs, thermal cameras
• JTAG debuggers, in-circuit emulators, boundary scan tools
• Soldering/rework stations (including BGA rework), multimeters, function generators.
• High-voltage probes, isolated measurement gear, double-pulse test setups

• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required.
• Due to the nature of the duties of this position, this role requires the individual to have a current or active Secret Clearance with an ability to attain a Top-Secret Clearance; prerequisite for a security clearance is U.S. citizenship.
• Must be willing to work out of an office located in Niskayuna, NY.