Senior Electrical Engineer - Underwater Power Generation

Senior Electrical Engineer

• Underwater Power Generation New Brighton, MN 55112 $160,000
• $210,000 a year
• Full-time $160,000
• $210,000 a year
• Full-time Senior Electrical Engineer
• Underwater Power Generation Verterra Energy | New Brighton, MN | On-site | Full-time About Verterra Verterra Energy builds the

VOLTURNUS

hydrokinetic water-current turbine

• a submerged power generation system deployed for the U.

S. Department of Defense and commercial customers. We've delivered four expeditionary-scale prototype units to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, hold an active Air Force contract (GRAPE), and have $49M in DoD funding to date. We are a small, technically dense team. The work is real. The systems we design get wet, get tested, and get shipped. The Role We are hiring a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead and back-stop our electrical engineering function across the Volturnus product line and adjacent programs. You will work directly with our EE manager and CEO on the design, integration, and field testing of large underwater generators and the power electronics that condition their output. This is a senior individual contributor role with technical leadership expectations. You will own deliverables end-to-end and be expected to make decisions, not wait for them. What You Will Do Design and review large permanent magnet and radial-flux generators for submerged operation, including stator/rotor topology, winding configuration, thermal management, and sealing strategy Specify and integrate power electronics: rectifiers, inverters, MPPT controllers, grid-tie and off-grid power conditioning Develop and review electrical schematics, harness drawings, and BOMs for production Lead bench and in-water testing

• instrumentation, data acquisition, failure analysis Partner with mechanical engineering on integrated electromechanical packaging Interface with DoD program managers, ERDC-CERL, and prime contractors on technical reviews Mentor junior engineers and own the EE workstream when the EE manager is unavailable What You Bring BS or MS in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent demonstrated experience) 10+ years designing electrical machines, power electronics, or marine/submerged electrical systems Hands-on experience with permanent magnet generators, radial or axial flux topologies Strong understanding of three-phase power, rectification, inversion, and grid-tie systems Experience with FEA tools for electromagnetic design (Ansys Maxwell, Motor-CAD, JMAG, or equivalent) Comfort with schematic capture and PCB review (Altium, KiCad, or equivalent) Field testing experience•you have personally instrumented a system, debugged it, and made it work Ability to read a mechanical drawing and have a real conversation with a mechanical engineer Nice to Have Marine, subsea, or hydrokinetic experience DoD contractor experience, ITAR familiarity Generator winding design, rewinding, or teardown analysis Experience with Chinese-sourced generator benchmarking or reverse engineering Sensorless control, field-oriented control, or custom motor controller development SCADA, telemetry, or remote monitoring system design What This Role Is Not A desk-only role.

You will be in the shop, in the water, and on customer sites. A junior role. We need someone who can run the EE function if our manager is out for a month. A consulting gig. We are hiring an employee. Compensation $160,000

• $210,000 base, plus full benefits and 401k. For the right senior specialist, we will exceed this range. How to Apply Send the following: Your resume A brief note on the most technically interesting electrical system you have personally designed and tested
• what worked, what did not, and what you would do differently A photo, sketch, schematic, waveform capture, or other artifact from a project you're proud of and want to share. Anything non-confidential is fine
• a bench setup, a generator you wound, a controller you built, a scope trace from a system you debugged. We want to see your work, not just read about it. Verterra Energy is an equal opportunity employer. U.S. work authorization required. This role is on-site in New Brighton, MN
• no remote or hybrid.

Pay:

$160,000.00

• $210,000.

00 per year

Benefits:

401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Flexible schedule Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance Paid time off Parental leave Professional development assistance Retirement plan Vision insurance

Work Location:

In person