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Jake Knuerr

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I develop and test high-voltage materials, thermal systems, and imaging-based defect detection tools.

United States

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I'm developing and testing high-voltage products at Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company, where I lead characterization of ceramic dielectric degradation under high electric fields.

I built an image-enhancement-based defect detection system to improve IR camera contrast and have inspected and maintained high-voltage products at customer sites.

My research spans acoustic levitation at Argonne National Laboratory, benchtop MRI sensing, high-speed X-ray imaging, and molten metal atomization at Iowa State University.

I've also developed an active cooling apparatus for lithium-ion batteries and supported in-situ XRD characterization of their internal thermal behavior at Argonne.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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New Product Development Engineer

Current

Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company

May 2025 - Present (1 year 4 months)

Leading characterization of ceramic dielectric material degradation under high electric field. Developed product defect detection system using custom image enhancement software and led DOE for grain boundary formation.

High Voltage Testing Image Quality Enhancement DOE (Design Of Experiments)Ceramic Materials IR Camera Product Development

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Iowa State Energy Storage Laboratory (Kingston Research Grou

Aug 2024 - May 2025 (9 months)

Developed a closed loop active cooling apparatus for lithium-ion batteries. Led engineering support for in-situ XRD characterization at Argonne National Lab.

Lithium Ion Battery Thermal Management XRD LabVIEW NI DAQ Matlab

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Iowa State Experimental Multiphase Flow Laboratory

Jan 2022 - May 2025 (3 years 4 months)

Developed a 3-axis Hall Effect Sensor for 3D-spatial encoding of a benchtop MRI. Performed high speed X-ray image analysis and designed a molten metal atomization chamber.

Hall Effect Sensors MRI X ray Imaging High Speed Imaging Solidworks Signal Processing

Researcher

Argonne National Lab

May 2023 - Aug 2023 (3 months)

Verified computational fluid dynamics simulations and algorithmic models for acoustic levitation. Used impedance analysis to identify resonance frequency of piezoelectric discs.

CFDs Acoustic Levitation Impedance Analysis Piezoelectric Matlab