Principal Engineer, Power Electronics

Join us as a Principal Engineer, Power Electronics at FTI.

We are a leading company in construction, engineering, manufacturing and renewable energy, dedicated to redefining how energy is designed, applied, and consumed. Our Culture of Care prioritizes the mind, body, and soul of our team members.

Overview

As a Principal Power Electronics Engineer within our R&D organization, you will lead efforts to define processes and strategies for designing, developing, and testing cutting-edge power-electronics components used in microgrids, EV charging, oil and gas, and data-center applications. Your responsibilities include shaping technology roadmaps, developing and evaluating power-electronic components, and providing technical leadership to support R&D, product development, and manufacturing processes. You will focus on developing component requirements and specifications, defining electrical architectures, and establishing validation processes while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams and external suppliers to meet technical targets. Acting as a company-wide subject-matter expert, you will influence the future of technology and product development and will establish partnerships with external suppliers to drive innovation and excellence across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the characterizing of size, performance, cost, and specification requirements for high-voltage power electronics, including DC / DC and DC / AC converters.
• Develop and maintain documentation on component specifications, selection analysis, requirements, and simulation analysis.
• Prepare and maintain documentation of electrical architecture for microgrid and data-center power generation and distribution programs.
• Summarize and communicate results to key stakeholders.
• Work closely with system simulation and FEA / CFD engineers to communicate requirements, performance targets, and boundary conditions for modeling and simulation analysis.
• Establish partnerships with external suppliers to enable modular part reuse across multiple applications.
• Lead evaluation and benchmarking of new and competitive technologies.
• Provide technical leadership to cross-functional teams across the product development organization.
• Lead collaboration with manufacturing and other functions to meet technical requirements.
• Develop specialized knowledge in power electronics, including documentation and standards for product development.
• Lead the technology roadmap definition for power electronics across markets and applications.
• Collaborate with Verification & Validation team to define DVP&Rs for testing of power electronics.
• Provide strategic guidance as a subject-matter expert across multiple programs and projects requiring technology expertise.
• Coordinate with national labs and universities.
• Lead, train, and provide technical guidance to engineers.
• Perform other related duties as required and assigned.

Minimum Requirements

Preferred Requirements

Travel

5-10% of travel required.

Work Schedule

Office hours 7 AM – 5 PM, Monday-Friday. Overtime may be required and work may be performed at any time to meet business needs.

Benefits

FTI offers industry-leading benefits, competitive compensation, career path development, and a flexible benefits package. Learn more about opportunities to grow here.

Faith Technologies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – veterans / disabled.

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