You Are:

• Experienced with HTS systems. You have a strong experimental and modeling background evaluating the performance of systems utilizing high-temperature superconductors.
• An excellent communicator. You clearly communicate goals, timelines, progress, and risks to team members at VEIR.
• A capable collaborator. You understand that we can accomplish more as a team than as an individual.  Working by yourself is essential, but the ability to help the group achieve its objectives is key.
• Excited to work in a fast-paced environment. You can work with minimal supervision and are self-motivated.
• Creative and detail driven. You find creative ways to solve problems in the absence of pre-existing data and tools and have an exceptional eye for detail.

You Will:

• Provide engineering expertise in high-temperature superconducting cables for power transmission applications
• Lead the iterative design, build, and testing of low-loss AC and DC power cables and associated testbeds and instrumentation
• Lead the review, interpretation, and visualization of experimental data; use data to validate and improve designs and strategically plan subsequent prototype design iterations and experimental campaigns
• Provide experimental input in the development and utilization of engineering analysis techniques, models, and simulation tools to design and continuously improve the performance, reliability, lifetime, and cost of VEIR’s HTS-based power transmission cables and related subsystems
• Provide experimental expertise in lab activity within the Superconducting Systems Team
• Mentor junior engineers; contribute to building high-performance team culture and work processes
• Evaluate HTS material from vendors and develop methods for material characterization and acceptance
• Collaborate with the broader VEIR team to integrate HTS cable and cable accessory designs with broader VEIR engineering and product development efforts, including thermal and high voltage system designs
• Identify, evaluate, negotiate, and liaise with subcomponent suppliers, academic collaborators, external consultants
• Participate in documenting innovations and filing patent applications for key VEIR innovations

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or physics with at least 3 years of engineering experience working with high-temperature superconducting tapes and/or systems
• Demonstrated creativity and experience in testing of HTS systems (cables, magnets, generators, etc.)
• Strong experimental background evaluating the performance of systems utilizing high-temperature superconducting tapes
• Specialized technical experience applicable to the position includes:
• Hands on experience in electrical characterization of high current conductors and/or cables
• Experience with integrating high accuracy sensors and data collection systems with cryogenic testbeds
• Experience interpreting experimental results and correlating results with model predictions
• Experience using laboratory automation and data collection systems (e.g. LabView)

Preferred Qualificaitons

• MS or PhD in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or applied physics with at least 5 years engineering experience working with high-temperature superconducting tapes and/or systems
• Strong background in analytical design of low loss, high ampacity AC and DC HTS power cables
• Strong background in experimental testing of low loss, high ampacity AC and DC HTS power cables
• Demonstrated success contributing to the commercialization of new products utilizing high-temperature superconductors
• Experience using Python and COMSOL
• Experience using CAD software tools for 3D Modeling (SolidWorks)

Expected Outcomes

• 3 months: Developed a detailed understanding of VEIR technology, including design specifications and constraints. Developed a detailed understanding of VEIR’s testing and modeling techniques used in the development of HTS-based power transmission cables.
• 6-12 months: Become the owner of VEIR’s experimental efforts towards the development of HTS-based power transmission cables.