Director of Power Electronics Design

Our client is a nationwide leader in the design and manufacturing of focused on High-Speed Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines, Power Electronics, Magnetic Bearings, and Motor Control Systems.

As the Director of Engineering, you will lead our client’s Power Electronics, Electromagnetics, and Motion Controls team that is engaged in design, build and test of state-of-the-art Power Electronic Systems and Permanent Magnet Motor Generators.

Note: Candidate MUST be a US Citizen to Qualify.

Position Overview:

Responsible for Planning and Managment of overall Engineering teams:

• Power Electronics, Electromagnetics and Motor Controls Teams
• New Product and Technology Development
• System Topology and Design
• Customer and Technical support.
• Working closely with the Business Development
• Contribute to Development of Technology Roadmap
• Developing Design criteria, formulating and monitoring budgets, schedules, resources, and providing leadership within the group.
• Closely working with operations, sales, and business development groups to achieve company objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage Power Electronics, Electromagnetics and Motor Controls Engineering teams.
• Develop new concepts that expand and improve our current technologies, enabling innovative products.
• Optimize Product Development through technical and economic evaluation to improve the product’s cost, reliability, and performance,
• Improve and expand on existing Hardware and Software product documentation processes including streamlining Design Release,
• Provide Technical Support to the Sales and Business Development Teams
• Provide Field Service Support on a high priority basis to external customer installed base as needed,
• Support Project Engineering and Implementation teams by providing essential resources and assistance in a timely fashion,
• Develop Technical knowledge base and personnel capable of defining Power Electronics product manufacturing processes.
• Develop Testing Plans and Procedures to document performance of existing and new products.
• Provide data to the rest of the company as needed to support sales, marketing, and external customers
• Work closely with purchasing to improve cost effectiveness of product as well with manufacturing to improve manufacturability of products.

Qualifications:

• Minimum, M.S. degree or equivalent in Electrical Engineering (preferably specialized in Power Electronics and Motor Controls engineering)
• Minimum 10 years proven experience in technical leadership and personnel management for Power Electronic products.
• Expert knowledge of Electrical Engineering Product Design & Development
• Broad knowledge of Electrical and Rotating Machine-Based Systems with experience in system integration and troubleshooting,
• Strong oral and written communication skills for technical papers, customer presentations, and marketing and business development activities,
• Technical interface for both internal and external customers (facilitate design review materials for PDR, CDR, Test and Validation methods),
• High Speed Power Inverter architecture for Motor Drives and Harmonic and EMI mitigation
• Thorough understanding of Power Switching Devices (IGBT, MOSFET, Wide Band Gap devices) and associated Power Hardware (magnetics, switchgear, power capacitors etc.)
• Thorough understanding of Analog and Digital Circuit Design and manufacturing process

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Grid Tie Inverter Architecture,
• Multi-level inverter architecture
• High frequency power conversion and transmission in extreme environments,
• Technical guidance on electronic assembly packaging,
• Understanding of thermodynamics, fluid flow and heat transfer,
• Exposure to permanent magnet high speed synchronous machines,
• Exposure to circuit/system simulation and analysis,
• Compliance and verification guidance for hardware and software program requirements,
• Safety agency (UL, CE, etc.) requirements and managing approval process.

Compensation Details:

1) Desired Salary Range: $180k to $240k depending upon candidate(s) skills and experience

(Level may be negotiable for highly qualified candidates)

2) Company Bonus Plan

3) Company Benefit Package

Our client offers excellent Compensation and Career Growth Opportunities. If you have the requisite skills and qualifications, we invite you to apply.

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