Principal Power Electronics Engineer

Salary Range: 168900 to 256900 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

Principal Power Electronics Engineer 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Serve as a subject matter expert for power conversion activities within your assigned product(s).
• Develop electrical architecture, specification, component selection, circuit board design, implementation, verification, board bring-up, and debugging.
• Partner with software, mechanical, thermal, manufacturing teams, and production test teams.
• Derive engineering justification to resolve production issues throughout assembly, test, and vehicle integration
• Lead design reviews and generate documentation, including schematics, specifications, and test reports.
• Plan and execute development and qualification testing, analyzing data to verify performance and reliability.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a similar field AND 10+ years of relevant experience.
• or a Master’s degree AND 8 years of experience.
• or PhD AND 5 years of experience
• Relevant Experience: working in space, aerospace, or equivalent professional environments with direct hands-on experience developing complex electrical power conversion systems.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Expertise in power electronics design, including switch-mode topologies and feedback control
• Hands-on experience taking electrical hardware from concept through production
• Proficiency with schematic capture and PCB design tools (e.g., Altium Designer)
• Strong skills in lab-based testing, troubleshooting, and debugging of circuits and components
• Ability to collaborate across mechanical, thermal, software, and manufacturing teams

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

M.S. from an accredited university in engineering or science
5+ years of electronic product experience designing hardware from concept through production; strong emphasis on full life cycle development of new hardware products and not small incremental updates to legacy hardware.
5+ years of experience in electrical engineering specializing in power electronics, switch-mode topologies, and feedback controls.
High level of proficiency in designing and implementing electrical sizing of motors, cables, circuit protection, VFDs, motor starters, and various other motion systems
High level of proficiency with designing signal conditioning circuits, digital circuits, and switching power converters, as demonstrated by the successful fielding of multiple products
High level of proficiency with lab equipment for development testing of circuits and components, including sophisticated test definition, troubleshooting, data collection, and data reduction techniques
Self-starter with demonstrated experience on multiple projects, making hardware work within demanding time and resource constraints
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
Experience working across engineering groups to define requirements and implement solutions
Demonstrated ability utilizing CAD design software (e.g., Altium Designer, NX, Zuken)
Experience with Teamcenter or other PLM systems

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time 
• Ability to use a computer to complete assignments 
• Ability to communicate with individuals and groups in person, by phone, and telepresence 
• Ability to pick up to 50lbs 
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee will typically work in an office environment 
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time