Power Electronics Engineer for UAVs

Posted 3 days ago

Worldwide

Summary

We are seeking a skilled Electrical Engineer for Lightweight High-Voltage Power System for Tethered UAS Project overview We need to transmit electrical power efficiently from a ground station to an airborne platform through a lightweight tether. The anticipated architecture is: - Ground-side conversion from approximately 120–125V input power to approximately 400V for transmission through the tether - Airborne conversion from approximately 400V down to either 50V or 25V for the vehicle and onboard systems - Low tether current to reduce conductor weight and transmission losses - Extremely low weight and compact packaging for the airborne converter The final input/output voltages, AC/DC architecture, continuous and peak power requirements, isolation requirements, tether specifications and thermal constraints will be established with the selected engineer.

  • $500.00

    Fixed-price
  • Intermediate
    Experience Level
  • Remote Job
  • Ongoing project
    Project Type
Skills and Expertise
Mandatory skills
Electrical Engineering
Nice-to-have skills
Mechanical Engineering
Activity on this job
  • Proposals:20 to 50
  • Last viewed by client:2 days ago
  • Interviewing:
    2
  • Invites sent:
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About the client
Member since Nov 21, 2015
  • United States
    Virginia Beach1:25 AM
  • $27K total spent
    36 hires, 13 active
  • 1,431 hours

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