Senior Electrical Engineer

Job Description Summary

We are seeking a Senior Electrical and Power Electronics Engineer to join the Advanced Concepts and Technology team in a critical technical role. This position requires deep expertise in power converter design, development, testing, and application engineering, with ownership across the full lifecycle — from analysis, simulation, build/manufacturing, and validation to support for controls, software development, and real-time modeling. You will lead the design and optimization of advanced inverters, DC/DC converters, resonant converters, and active rectifiers, while also addressing their integration into larger power and energy systems such as grids, microgrids, islanded systems, energy storage, and propulsion platforms. This role is well suited for a creative, self-directed engineer who can solve complex technical challenges independently and help mentor junior engineers.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Review customer requirements for   industrial, marine, renewable, and naval power converters   and identify gaps between customer needs and current product capabilities.
• Develop detailed   electrical and electronics specifications   and lead architecture/trade-off decisions affecting components, layout, and materials.
• Lead the design and development of   high-power converters, including selection of   SiC, GaN, IGBT, and SCR   devices, magnetics, gate drives, capacitors, and analog circuits.
• Own projects from   concept through validated solution, including drawings, BOMs, specifications, test procedures, and commissioning documentation.
• Perform   power electronics and system modeling/simulation   using tools like   MATLAB/Simulink, PLECS, PSIM, and LTspice   to validate topologies and control strategies before prototyping.
• Analyze   grid and microgrid interaction, including grid-tied/islanded stability, harmonics, power quality, and EMI/EMC filter design.
• Build, test, and troubleshoot   prototypes and system mockups, execute validation plans, and characterize electrical/functional performance.
• Serve as the   technical lead / SME   for converter projects, lead design reviews, guide PCB, controls, and junior engineers, and partner with project managers to maintain schedule and customer alignment.
• Ensure compliance with   UL, IEC, IEEE, NEC, and MIL   standards, and support   DFMEA, reliability analysis, and product certification   efforts.
• Collaborate across   firmware, mechanical, manufacturing, sourcing, application engineering, suppliers, and global GE Vernova teams   to ensure manufacturability, quality, cost, and customer satisfaction.

Required Qualifications

• Ph.D. in power electronics systems engineering from an accredited university OR MSc ENGINEERING from an accredited university with an emphasis in Power Electronics and 6+ Years’ experience in power electronics/power conversion.
• 2+ years experience and deep understanding of semiconductor technologies, including IGBT, SiC, GaN, thyristor, and transistor-based devices, and their implementation in high-density and large power converter applications. Candidate can have prior professional career experience or exposure to the technology during advanced degree pursuit. This should include a strong understanding of switching waveforms, loss modeling, and PWM control and overall power electronics design.
• 2+ years experience in parallel and series implementation of power semiconductors for purposes of higher power and voltage converter design.
• 3+ years experience in PCB schematic capture and layout, with a focus on minimizing stray inductance and capacitance and optimizing EMI/EMC performance Should also include strong understanding of magnetics designs including common-mode chokes, dv/dt inductors, and output filters.

Desired Characteristics

• Demonstrated expertise in power electronics technologies, including AC/DC, DC/DC, and DC/AC converter design, as well as the control of voltage-source and current-source power converters by showing ability of past existing written published works by the candidate.
• Must have prior experiences and knowledge of power electronics and power systems modeling and simulations using Matlab/Simulink, PLECS, and other modeling and simulation tools and software platform. Candidate should be able to demonstrate this by showing modeling results of a prior effort.
• Demonstrated expertise in circuit design for low- and medium-voltage converter applications, including the design, debugging, and testing of gate drivers, controllers, busbar designs, and current sensors. Candidate should be able to demonstrate ability of this knowledge through prior class work or published papers.
• Strong passion towards engineering excel