R&D Pulse Power Engineer (Senior - Principal) Sperry Drilling (Houston, TX, US, 77032)

Halliburton
Houston
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Energy & Utilities OperationsExperience: 5-10 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Problem-solving","Teamwork","Safety-conscious"]

Leading design, development, and testing of high-energy pulsed power systems for downhole Sperry Drilling applications. Own the full design-to-test lifecycle for HV pulsed architectures, with architectural authority at the Principal level, guiding cross-disciplinary teams from concept to field-ready hardware and ensuring safe, data-driven experiments and reliable performance.

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Halliburton
Halliburton
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R&D Pulse Power Engineer (Senior - Principal) Sperry Drilling (Houston, TX, US, 77032)

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Job Summary

Leading design, development, and testing of high-energy pulsed power systems for downhole Sperry Drilling applications. Own the full design-to-test lifecycle for HV pulsed architectures, with architectural authority at the Principal level, guiding cross-disciplinary teams from concept to field-ready hardware and ensuring safe, data-driven experiments and reliable performance.
Location: Houston
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Energy & Utilities Operations
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design pulsed power architectures from concept through laboratory validation, including energy storage, charging systems, switching networks, pulse forming, delivery, and measurement
  • •Develop pulse forming stages (PFN, Blumlein, Marx topologies), pulse transformers, and transmission lines to meet target voltage, current, di/dt, dV/dt, repetition rate, and energy requirements
  • •Select and qualify high-energy components including capacitors, pulse-rated resistors, HV diodes, high-speed switches (SiC/GaN, IGBT/MOSFET), triggered devices, connectors, cables, and insulation systems
  • •Establish and operate high-voltage laboratory environments, including grounding, shielding, interlocks, enclosures, and safe operating procedures
  • •Translate laboratory designs into field-ready systems capable of withstanding vibration, shock, temperature, pressure, and fluid exposure

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering
  • •5–10 years of experience designing and testing high-voltage pulsed power systems
  • •Hands-on experience with PFN, Blumlein, Marx, pulse transformers, and transmission line architectures
  • •Demonstrated experience with high-energy switching technologies (IGBT, MOSFET, SiC, GaN, triggered devices) including protection and dv/dt/di/dt control
  • •Proven ability to build and operate high-voltage laboratory environments safely
Experience:5-10 yearsEnergyOil & gasDrilling
Education:Bachelor's in Electrical or Electronics Engineering
Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingTeamworkSafety-conscious
Tech Stack:PFNBlumleinMarxIGBTMOSFETSiCGaNSPICEMATLABPythonFEM

Company Brief

Halliburton
Provides oilfield services and products to the energy industry, including drilling, evaluation, completion, production and well intervention technologies, as well as engineering and project management solutions for oil and gas operators worldwide.
Industry: Energy Services
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Houston, United States
Founded: 1919
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