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What Your Job Will Be Like:

The Power Electronics and Energy Conversion Systems Department is rapidly growing our research capabilities, and we are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join our dynamic team of professionals.

We are seeking an independent and highly motivated individual to perform high-impact research on the characterization and modeling of active (wide bandgap semiconductors) and passive (magnetics and dielectric) power electronics components. Our team develops new modular hardware architectures and intelligent control strategies for high-performance, medium voltage, power conversion systems. You will be responsible for supporting existing research projects and contributing to the development of new projects and proposals focused on power conversion systems for utility-scale energy storage applications.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Model SiC and GaN devices and integrate them with advanced modular power electronics topologies.
• Design and build power modules using our new heterogeneous integration lab.
• Conduct experiments using state-of-the-art characterization instrumentation.
• Assess components long term reliability and conduct failure analysis
• Collaborate with the power electronics systems design team to optimize the utilization of advanced devices.
• Present research progress at group meetings, peer review events, and technical conferences.
• Develop innovative solutions for utility-scale storage applications as part of an interdisciplinary team.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

Qualifications We Require:

• PhD in Material Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other relevant, related field.
• Proven record of technical accomplishment and strong written and verbal communication skills, as evidenced by publications in peer-reviewed journals and/or presentations at scientific conferences.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance.

Qualifications We Desire:

• Proficiency in LT Spice, COMSOL, and ANSYS for modeling and simulation tasks.
• Experience with electrical characterization systems, spectroscopy, and multi-probe characterization techniques.
• Experience with long-term reliability characterization and data analysis, and failure analysis.
• Experience in PCB design for power electronics applications.
• Familiarity with embedded system programming (if applicable to specific projects).
• Experience with data analysis software such as MATLAB or Python for analyzing experimental data.
• Ability to work collaboratively in interdisciplinary teams and contribute to group efforts.

About Our Team:

The Power Electronics and Energy Conversion Systems Department is focused on the development and integration of power conversion devices and systems into our future electric grid. The department maintains laboratories for building and evaluating power electronic systems up to 12 kV, for component characterization, and for constructing custom power electronics modules. Department members coordinate closely with staff in other grid modernization and security departments, as well as with related programs and projects managed in electrical sciences and advanced materials and devices.

Posting Duration:

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the ‘posting date’. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Security Clearance:

Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

EEO:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs:

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.

If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.

Position Information:

This postdoctoral position is a temporary position for up to one year, which may be renewed at Sandia's discretion up to five additional years. The PhD must have been conferred within five years prior to employment.

Individuals in postdoctoral positions may bid on regular Sandia positions as internal candidates, and in some cases may be converted to regular career positions during their term if warranted by ongoing operational needs, continuing availability of funds, and satisfactory job performance.

Job ID: 696344

Job Family: 92

Regular/Temporary Position: T

Full/Part-Time Status: F