Job # EE25160
Job Title Power Electronic Test Engineer
Office Location Houston, TX or Roanoke, VA preferred
Business Function /Department Technology / Product Development
Sales Territory, if applicable
General Role Description
Set up, execute, and document the tests required for certification, validation, or RCA of low and medium-voltage inverters
Role Accountabilities
- Design, build, and maintain test setups, including AC/DC power sources, load banks, data acquisition equipment, and environmental chambers
- Select, calibrate, and verify the accuracy of the instrumentation used for testing
- Operate and program automated test equipment and data loggers
- Collect, analyze, and interpret test results
- Maintain meticulous records of all test activities, configurations, results, and observations
- Generate formal test reports for internal review and submission to NRTL or certification agency
- Serve as primary technical contact with third-party testing labs and certification agencies during the submittal and auditing process, as assigned
- Perform safety compliance, grid-support functionality, performance, and other testing as required
- Set up and conduct factory witness tests in accordance with client specifications and quality standards
- Maintain lab equipment, including safety equipment, and instrumentation such that it is functional and in calibration
- Ensure a safe and organized lab environment, recommending upgrades and training as needed
- Ensure proper safety equipment is available and in good working condition
- Maintain current safety qualifications appropriate to the assigned tasks
- Troubleshoot issues and recommend design changes based on test failures in collaboration with design engineers
- Recommend product upgrades and changes to promote safety and functionality
- Adhere to both Company and client safety requirements as required
- Ensure all testing is conducted in strict compliance with quality and safety protocols
- Operate a forklift to move test equipment in place, such as a PV or ESS inverter, as needed
General Employee Accountabilities
- Bring full effort to bear on tasks assigned by manager
- Give manager best advice
- Give earliest notice when work cannot be delivered as specified
- Cooperate and collaborate with peers and interact cross-organizationally as specified by manager
- Exemplify Company Core Values: Integrity, Client Focus, Team Orientation, and Personal Commitment
- Comply with all Company policies, practices, and procedures and all regulations and laws
- Recommend viable improvements proactively
- Ensure effective utilization of business tools and processes
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in electrical or mechanical engineering or equivalent via education and/or work experience
- 2 years of demonstrated experience with commissioning, testing, or certifying low or medium-voltage inverters
- Demonstrated knowledge of power electronics topologies, control systems, and inverter operation
- Demonstrated experience in data acquisition and analysis tools such as Yokogawa or Dewesoft
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for clear report generation and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
- Demonstrated experience in troubleshooting complex electrical and software issues independently for low and medium-voltage inverters
- Demonstrated experience with electrical equipment and electrical safety
- Demonstrated successful working relationships with clients, suppliers, and other internal and external contacts
- Demonstrated successful and positive personal leadership, interpersonal, organizational, administrative, and communication skills
- Demonstrated continuous improvement in areas of responsibility
- Proficiency in MS Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint
- Availability to travel, domestically and internationally, up to 30%, sometimes with limited notice
- Ability to work in all elements, depending on the lab location, time of the year, heat, cold, rain & snow
- Ability to lift 50 lbs. periodically
Preferred Qualifications
- 10 years of work experience in the commissioning of low or medium-voltage inverters
- Demonstrated successful working relationships with foreign parents or subsidiary companies
- Demonstrated success coordinating the work of others to achieve assigned goals
- Demonstrated experience in setting up and operating laboratory power equipment
- Familiarity with low and medium-voltage inverter test and certification standards
- Certified Forklift Operator
Link to TMEIC Corporation Americas website: https://www.tmeic.com/. To be considered an applicant for any available positions, individuals must complete an online job application for each posting. A resume may be attached to the online application but is not considered a substitute for the information in the application. Applications will be considered only for the specific position for which the application is submitted.
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TMEIC Corporation Americas drives industries worldwide. As a global leader in industrial systems and solutions, we deliver innovation and excellence in renewable energy, metals, port solutions, oil and gas, solar power, mining, and more.
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