Validation Engineer & Technician (Power Electronics)

Our growing high-power electronics and motor control manufacturing client (since 1960’s) is creating a new dedicated testing/validation lab team at their Milwaukee region HQ. These are salaried direct employee positions w/ comprehensive benefits working onsite 5 days a week. They will consider candidates that prefer to be a contractor instead of a direct employee (W-2 via Acara).

Before applying for this role, please read the following information about this opportunity found below.

Current openings include:

• Validation Engineer
• Validation Technician
• Sr. Reliability Engineer

The Validation Engineer requires:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in product validation, test engineering, power electronics, or related engineering roles, that includes:
• Strong understanding of power electronics, electrical measurements, and engineering fundamentals.
• Ability to independently plan, execute, analyze, and document complex engineering test programs.
• Hands-on experience with:
• Oscilloscopes, HV differential probes, current probes, and DMMs
• AC/DC power supplies, electronic loads, and regenerative 4-quadrant systems
• Data acquisition systems, thermocouples, RTDs, and automated switching systems
• Logic analyzers and communication/protocol analyzers
• Spectrum analyzers, dynamic signal analyzers, and vector network analyzers (VNAs)
• Statistical data analysis, reliability methods, and root cause investigation techniques
• Min 2 years of experience working safely with high-power electrical systems, including three-phase AC systems through 690 Vac and DC systems through 2000 Vdc.

The Validation Technician:

• Associate degree (2-year) in Electrical Engineering Technology, Electronics Technology, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant laboratory, test, validation, or power electronics experience that includes:
• Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, high-voltage differential probes, current probes and transducers, and DMMs; programmable AC/DC power supplies, electronic loads, and regenerative 4-quadrant systems; power analyzers; data acquisition systems, thermocouples, RTDs, and automated switching systems; logic analyzers and communication/protocol analyzers; spectrum analyzers, dynamic signal analyzers, vector network analyzers (VNAs), and arbitrary waveform generators.
• Experience working safely with three-phase AC systems up to 690 Vac and DC bus systems up to 2000 Vdc.
• Strong electrical troubleshooting and technical documentation skills; ability to read electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and test procedures.
• Understanding of UL wiring standards.