Lead Power Electronics Engineer
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The Lead Power Electronics Engineer will serve as a technical authority for high-power converters used in solar, BESS, and STATCOM applications.
The role owns the product lifecycle from conceptualization and real-time modeling through prototype validation and grid-code certification.
The work supports datacenter power architectures and renewable-energy plants.
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Role Summary
The Lead Power Electronics Engineer will serve as a technical authority for high-power converters used in solar, BESS, and STATCOM applications.
The role owns the product lifecycle from conceptualization and real-time modeling through prototype validation and grid-code certification.
The work supports datacenter power architectures and renewable-energy plants.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead advanced power-converter projects from concept through validated delivery.
- Design high-power semiconductors, gate drives, control boards, and magnetic components.
- Perform electrical sizing, circuit modeling, switching-waveform analysis, loss modeling, and control-loop simulation.
- Maintain single-line diagrams, bills of materials, schematics, and design specifications.
- Develop converter control algorithms and models for grid-level power-quality and stability studies.
- Support datacenter system integration.
- Define and execute hardware-in-the-loop and system-level validation testing.
- Ensure compliance with grid codes, IEEE standards, and UL, IEC, and NEC requirements.
- Collaborate with customers, sourcing, and manufacturing on project and manufacturability requirements.
- Mentor junior engineers and promote technical rigor.
Required Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Power Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field; a PhD is preferred.
- At least 8–10 years of R&D or engineering experience focused on solar inverters, BESS, or STATCOM technologies.
- Deep expertise in AC/DC, DC/DC, and DC/AC power-conversion topologies.
- Strong background in semiconductor device physics, loss modeling, and control theory.
- Proficiency with MATLAB/Simulink, PSCAD, ETAP, Altium, or OrCAD as specified for simulation and schematic/layout work.
- Experience leading complex engineering projects and mentoring personnel in a global, matrixed organization.
Desired Characteristics
- Experience in high-frequency PCB design, EMI/EMC optimization, and management of stray inductance and capacitance.
- Strong understanding of grid-connected inverter behavior, reactive power compensation, and renewable power-quality requirements.
- Excellent communication skills for technical forums, standards committees, and customer design reviews.
- Self-starter with ownership, integrity, and passion for sustainable energy and datacenter infrastructure.
Additional Information
- Relocation assistance is provided.
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