Principal Engineer, Power Electronics

Description

• Coordinate with the National Labs and Universities
• Collaborate with Verification & Validation team to define DVP&Rs for testing of power electronics
• Responsible to lead the efforts of characterizing size, performance, cost, and specification requirements for high voltage power electronics, including DC/DC and DC/AC power electronic converters
• Provide technical leadership to cross-functional teams across product development organization
• Lead evaluation and benchmarking of new and competitive technologies
• Establish partnerships with external suppliers to enable modular part reuse across multiple applications
• Lead, train, and provide technical guidance to engineers
• Develop specialized knowledge in power electronics across the company, including documentation and standards for product development
• Summarize and communicate results to the key stakeholders
• Lead collaboration with manufacturing and other functions to meet technical requirements
• Provide strategic guidance as subject matter expert across multiple company programs and projects requiring technology expertise.
• Develop and maintain documentation on component specifications, selection analysis, requirements, and simulation analysis
• Prepare and maintain documentation of the electrical architecture for various microgrid and data center power generation and distribution programs
• Work closely with systems simulation and FEA/CFD engineers to communicate requirements, performance targets, and boundary conditions for modeling and simulation analysis of power electronic components
• Lead the technology roadmap definition for power electronics for various markets and applications

Requirements

• Strong communication skills to provide clear recommendations and guidelines to stakeholders, technical development teams, and testing teams
• Ability to establish strategic partnerships with external suppliers
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or engineering equivalent
• Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• Demonstrated experience owning technology and product roadmaps for various programs
• Minimum of 10+ years of experience in power electronics or related engineering role
• Experience in the energy sector; with a focus on microgrid, DER products, power distribution systems and enclosures, battery energy storage systems.
• Demonstrated experience providing strategic direction to company-wide product and technology roadmaps.
• Strong understanding of related regulatory frameworks and industry standards related to the relevant energy technologies: Microgrid, Power generation, and Energy storage.
• Experience with collaboration and implementation of modeling for system design
• Proven track record of leading successful projects in the renewable energy sector.
• Experience with lab equipment, instrumentation, and environment
• Ability to develop a technology roadmap and strategy for power electronics for microgrid, EV charging, and data center applications
• Experience with high voltage converters/inverters

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance