High Voltage Engineer
Location
Tukwila, WA
Level
Entry-Level
Department
Energy
Type
Salary
Job Description
Posted on:
2026-04-26
Responsibilities
- Own high-voltage projects end-to-end from concept through design, build, test, iteration, and documentation.
- Operate the High Voltage Test Cell safely, including setup, readiness checks, execution, and post-test analysis.
- Design and assemble DC and/or pulsed HV test circuits, instrumentation hookups, and measurement approaches for breakdown studies.
- Run long-duration tests, maintain disciplined logs, and preserve data quality and repeatability across runs.
- Troubleshoot flashover, arcing, conditioning behavior, contamination effects, partial discharge indications, and test setup artifacts.
- Use FEM and CAD tools to support electrostatic field assessment, insulation geometry iteration, and packaging decisions.
- Write small Python scripts for experiment support and improve procedures, checklists, documentation, labeling, and build standards.
Job Requirements
- B.S. or higher degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a closely related field.
- Hands-on mindset with demonstrated ability to take a project from 0 to 100 with minimal oversight.
- Fundamental understanding of breakdown mechanisms in solids, liquids, gases, and vacuum, plus basic familiarity with HV testing circuits and lab best practices.
- Working familiarity with COMSOL or equivalent FEM tools, SolidWorks or equivalent 3D CAD, and Python for experiment support.
- Comfort running long-duration tests, maintaining disciplined experimental records, and communicating clearly with internal and external stakeholders.
- Team first behavior and flexibility for test windows or lab operations that may fall outside normal business hours.
- Bonus: 1+ years of experience working with systems above 50 kV DC.
