Entry Level Power Electronics Engineer Jobs in Chicago, IL

The expected hiring range for this position is:
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The expected hiring range for this position is: $109,408 - $129,500.
About the Role:
Join the Fermilab team at the Accelerator Directorate (AD) as a Power Electronics Engineer! In this role, you will design, build, and maintain power supplies for use in the Fermilab accelerator complex for projects including LBNF, PIP-II, ACORN, and Mu2e.
What your day-to-day as a Power Electronics Engineer at Fermilab will look like:
Design, build, and maintain power supplies for use in the Fermilab accelerator complex.
Create simulations in LTSpice, MATLAB, and ETAP to design and verify electrical system designs.
Simulate systems in COMSOL to provide additional details of system performance.
Create, edit and maintain PLC programs using RSLogix 500 for numerous power systems.
Capture schematics in Altium to begin the process of circuit board creation.
Provide technical direction to PCB drafters, early career engineers and technicians.
Draft mechanical and electrical system drawings using AutoCAD.
Provide technical direction and guidance for technicians who are building and/or maintaining equipment.
Write specifications for various pieces of equipment including transformers, power supplies, capacitors, and inductors.
Contribute to vendors' technical evaluations.
Respond to call-ins to support operations as needed to keep the accelerators running with good reliability.
Design new equipment for projects, including LBNF, PIP-II, ACORN and Mu2e.
Perform Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO) and write LOTO procedures to ensure safe operation and maintenance of equipment.
Perform operational, hands-on support activities on high power system electronics, including analog sampling and regulation, digital status and control, system timing and triggering, and component interlocks.
Qualifications:
Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or a foreign equivalent, and 3 years of relevant experience in power electronics engineering, including at least 1 (one) year of experience in: (1) Performing high-voltage measurements with hi-pot testers; (2) Calculating power supply requirements using LTSpice, hand calculations, MATLAB/Octave, ETAP and COMSOL; (3) Operating and maintaining AC-DC power supplies; and (4) Developing simulations of magnet power systems.
Work Arrangement:
Please note that the described work arrangement is subject to change based on business needs and is not guaranteed to be final.
The job responsibilities of this position are primarily onsite. In case of very occasional telecommuting, it may be allowed under special circumstances and only from anywhere in the US.
Travel:
Up to 5 weeks of domestic and/or international travel to witness test equipment and evaluate potential vendors.
Benefits/Perks:
Fermilab offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program, including:
Medical, Dental, Vision and Flexible Spending Accounts
Paid time off
Life insurance
Short and Long-term disability insurance
Retirement benefits
Onsite day care
Why Fermilab:
Fermilab is America's premier laboratory for particle physics and accelerator research, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. We support discovery science experiments in Illinois and locations around the world, including deep underground mines in South Dakota and Canada, mountaintops in Arizona and Chile, CERN in Europe and the South Pole.
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