Principal, Electronics Hardware Design - Power Electronics
Schneider Electric · Posted Oct 30
Energy management, automation, software, and sustainability solutions
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About the role
Schneider Electric’s Data Centre Systems R&D works on energy management and automation solutions with a focus on high-reliability power conversion systems. This role is a Technical Lead/Architect for Power Electronics, defining core hardware architecture and selecting advanced topologies for UPS systems. It leads engineering strategy from concept through mass production, covering high-power conversion, system integration, and cross-functional collaboration.
What you will do
- Shape the organization’s technical direction to enable future offers, methods, and tools.
- Lead the end-end design and development of UPS systems in an Agile project environment.
- Deliver robust designs using established engineering processes and best practices.
- Contribute to system and detailed design, including component selection, circuits, and controls.
- Architect offers and subsystems from high level specifications to deliver customer value.
- Act as a technical thought leader, applying customer-process insight to drive business and customer impact.
- Collaborate across technical and non-technical multi-hub teams to ensure a cohesive system approach.
- Drive innovation and technical expertise through IPs, university collaborations, partnerships, standardization initiatives, and reference documents.
- Contribute technical thought leadership through papers, blogs, and conference materials aligned with strategy.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Education: Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis on Power Electronics
- Experience: 15+ years of hands-on experience in power electronics hardware design, three phase UPS domain experience is preferable.
- Power Electronics Hardware and Control Design: Strong knowledge and experience in power electronics design principles, including AC-DC, DC-DC and DC-AC conversion, power semiconductor devices, and control techniques.
- System Integration: Ability to integrate various power electronics components and subsystems into a cohesive UPS system, ensuring seamless functionality and interoperability.
- High-Power Design: Proficiency in designing high-power systems, understanding power distribution, thermal management, and protection mechanisms to handle the requirements of a 3-phase UPS.
- Regulatory requirements: Knowledge of regulations related to power electronics systems, such as safety and EMI/EMC standards.
- Reliability: Knowledge of Thermal testing, HALT/HASS, Environmental testing
- Compliance: Familiarity with relevant compliance standards and certifications applicable to UPS systems, such as UL, IEC, and IEEE standards
- Troubleshooting and Debugging: Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot and debug power electronics systems, including identifying and resolving issues related to electrical noise, power quality, and system performance.
- Strong understanding of magnetics, fuses, gate drivers, semiconductor devices, MCUs, and FPGA‑based control systems.
- Hands‑on experience reviewing PCB layouts for EMI/EMC, creepage/clearance, and thermal optimization.
- Familiarity with modelling tools such as MATLAB/Simulink, PSIM, or PLECS.
- Soft Skills: Exceptional technical communication, mentoring capabilities, and a structured approach to problem-solving.
- Ability to influence global cross-functional teams without direct authority.
- Prior experience in UPS systems or other power conversion applications is highly desirable.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric is a global leader in digital automation and energy management, driving efficiency and sustainability for homes, buildings, data centers, infrastructure, and industries. Combining world-leading energy technologies, real-time automation, software, and services, the company helps customers turn operational ideas into a more resilient and sustainable future.
- Industry
- Energy Management
- Company size
- 10001+ employees
- Founded
- 1836
- Location
- Rueil-Malmaison, France
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
Chief Executive Officer
Nathan Fast
Chief Financial Officer
Charise Le
Chief Human Resources Officer
Esther Finidori
Chief Sustainability Officer
Peter Weckesser
Chief Digital Officer
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