Senior Electrical Engineer - Power Electronics

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.

• 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 ofhigh-power converters, including selection ofSiC, GaN, IGBT, and SCRdevices, magnetics, gate drives, capacitors, and analog circuits.
• Own projects from concept through validated solution, including drawings, BOMs, specifications, test procedures, and commissioning documentation.
• Performpower electronics and system modeling/simulation using tools like MATLAB/Simulink, PLECS, PSIM, and LTspiceto 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 / SMEfor converter projects, lead design reviews, guide PCB, controls, and junior engineers, and partner with project managers to maintain schedule and customer alignment.
• Ensure compliance withUL, IEC, IEEE, NEC, and MIL standards, and supportDFMEA, reliability analysis, and product certification efforts.
• Collaborate across firmware, mechanical, manufacturing, sourcing, application engineering, suppliers, and global GE Vernova teamsto ensure manufacturability, quality, cost, and customer satisfaction.

• 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.

• Demonstrated expertise in power…