Lead Product Engineer, Power Electronics

Lead Project/Hardware Engineer – Power Electronics

If you are an engineering professional, Copeland's Controls Solutions business unit has an exciting opportunity to influence the next generation of variable speed drive products. We are looking for a highly motivated Lead Project/Hardware Engineer – Power Electronics to join our Global Power Electronics team. Reporting to the Director of Global Product Engineering - Power Electronics, the Lead Project/Hardware Engineer will utilize knowledge and experience of power electronics project/hardware design, development, modeling and simulation to support sourcing and qualification of variable speed drive products.

Provide customer support and sustain appropriate life cycle of these products for growth and profitability.

As a Lead Product Engineer – Power Electronics, you will:

• Lead the design, development, qualification, and commercialization of Variable Speed Drive (VSD/VFD) products ranging from 11kW to 500kW for HVAC commercial and industrial applications.
• Develop product requirements, technical specifications, system architecture, project schedules, design documentation, DFMEA, risk assessments, safety certification plans, and product release activities in collaboration with internal and external teams such as controls, firmware, mechanical, manufacturing, and quality.
• Lead the design, analysis, testing, and validation of power electronics hardware with internal or external development teams.
• Lead system integration activities between variable speed drives, motor controls, compressors, user interfaces, communication networks, and customer systems to ensure optimum performance and reliability.
• Coordinate and execute design reviews, project reviews, qualification plans, reliability testing, compliance testing, and product validation activities.
• Develop and maintain engineering design standards, test procedures, qualification requirements, and best practices for variable speed drive products.
• Review and interpret agency and industry standards to ensure compliance with applicable regulatory and customer requirements.
• Lead Engineering Change Notices (ECNs), design updates, cost reduction initiatives, product enhancements, and obsolescence management throughout the product lifecycle.
• Support root cause analysis and corrective actions related to field returns, manufacturing issues, supplier quality concerns, and customer-reported problems.
• Work closely with suppliers to evaluate components, review technical capabilities, conduct supplier audits, support supplier qualification, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Perform competitive product benchmarking and technology assessments to support product roadmaps and next-generation drive platforms.
• Provide technical leadership and support for customer applications, field installations, product commissioning, troubleshooting, and performance optimization.
• Serve as the technical subject matter expert for Variable Speed Drive technologies, power electronics systems, motor-drive integration, and compressor-drive applications.

Schedule:

This role is hybrid eligible with the requirement to be in office at least three days per week. Colleagues are expected to demonstrate a collaboration first mindset, which is the understanding that teams will work together in-person and colleagues should be flexible to adjust their hybrid days based on business needs. You will have an opportunity to work with your team and leader to determine when you should be in office to drive meaningful connections and to best serve our customers.

Required Education, Experience &

Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics Engineering, or a related field
• Minimum of 7-10 years of engineering experience in power electronics, motor drives, or variable speed drive development or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Demonstrated expertise in the design and development of Variable Speed Drives ranging from 11kW to 500kW.
• Strong technical knowledge of Power Electronics hardware design, IGBT and SiC technologies, motor control systems, inverter and converter topologies, gate drive circuits, DC bus systems, protection…