Senior Electronics Hardware Designer

Schneider Electric; Richmond; On-site; CAD 115,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision insurance

Telemedicine program

Paid family leaves

Parental and care leave

Employee assistance program

Flexible work arrangements

Retirement plan with employer pension

Job summary

Schneider Electric's Solar & Storage team seeks a Power Electronics and Controls Specialist to lead the architecture, design, and validation of next‑generation energy products across solar, storage, EV charging, and grid‑interactive systems.

The role covers development from concept through production, including thermal, EMI/EMC, and regulatory certification work, with a focus on high‑power converters and advanced digital control firmware.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, Controls Engineering, or a related field; or PhD with 3+ years of experience.
• Strong background in power electronics and digital control systems.
• Experience developing commercial power electronic products from concept through certification and production release.
• Experience in both hardware design and control firmware development.
• Deep understanding of power electronics topologies and digital control techniques.
• Proficiency with modeling and simulation tools, including MATLAB/Simulink.
• Experience with power electronics hardware development, including schematic design, PCB development, hardware validation, and troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of EMI/EMC design practices and compliance testing.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of power converter hardware for solar, battery energy storage, EV charging, and microgrid applications.
• Evaluate and perform trade-off studies among various power conversion topologies and system architectures.
• Develop mathematical models, simulations, and control algorithms for power converters.
• Design, implement, and validate advanced digital control firmware for power conversion systems.
• Lead rapid product development activities from concept through prototyping, verification, validation, certification, and production release.
• Perform hands-on debugging, testing, characterization, and optimization of power electronics hardware.
• Design and validate high-power and low-voltage control electronics including schematic capture, PCB design reviews, hardware bring-up, and troubleshooting.
• Drive EMI/EMC compliance activities including design reviews, mitigation techniques, troubleshooting, and regulatory certification support.
• Develop and validate thermal models, thermal derating strategies, cooling solutions, and performance improvements for high‑power converters.
• Work closely with Mechanical and Thermal Engineering teams to optimize product packaging, cooling architecture, reliability, manufacturability, safety, and regulatory compliance.
• Support compliance validation and certification activities including UL1741, UL1741SB, IEEE 1547, CSA, and related regulatory requirements.
• Lead abnormal operation and fault‑testing activities, including UL1741 abnormal tests, grid support functions, ride‑through testing, and protection verification.
• Develop and validate protection schemes for power converters, battery systems, and energy management systems.
• Support Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), Design for Test (DFT), and product industrialization activities.
• Participate in root‑cause investigations, technical risk assessments, FMEA activities, and reliability improvement initiatives.
• Stay current with emerging power semiconductor technologies, converter topologies, controls techniques, and energy storage trends to guide future product development.
• Collaborate closely with systems, firmware, manufacturing, testing, quality, sourcing, certification, thermal, and mechanical engineering teams throughout the product lifecycle.

Skills

Power electronics

Digital control systems

Hardware design

Control firmware development

Power electronics topologies

MATLAB/Simulink

EMI/EMC design

Education

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, Controls Engineering, or related field

PhD + 3+ years experience

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Schneider Electric's Solar & Storage team is seeking a highly motivated Power Electronics and Controls Specialist with strong expertise in the development of solar, battery energy storage, EV charging, and grid-interactive power conversion systems.

The successful candidate will play a key role in the architecture, design, control, validation, certification, and industrialization of next‑generation energy products. This individual will lead the development of advanced power electronics hardware and controls, conduct system‑level trade‑off studies, support certification and compliance activities, and drive products from concept through production.

We are looking for a positive, confident, self‑motivated, and hands‑on engineer who thrives in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment and is passionate about renewable energy technologies. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to world‑class products that accelerate the adoption of distributed energy resources and intelligent energy management solutions.

If you are passionate about power electronics, digital controls, renewable energy, energy storage, and building innovative products that positively impact the energy transition, this position is for you.

What you'll be doing

• Lead the design and development of power converter hardware for solar, battery energy storage, EV charging, and microgrid applications.
• Evaluate and perform trade‑off studies among various power conversion topologies and system architectures.
• Develop mathematical models, simulations, and control algorithms for power converters.
• Design, implement, and validate advanced digital control firmware for power conversion systems.
• Lead rapid product development activities from concept through prototyping, verification, validation, certification, and production release.
• Perform hands‑on debugging, testing, characterization, and optimization of power electronics hardware.
• Design and validate high‑power and low‑voltage control electronics including schematic capture, PCB design reviews, hardware bring‑up, and troubleshooting.
• Drive EMI/EMC compliance activities including design reviews, mitigation techniques, troubleshooting, and regulatory certification support.
• Develop and validate thermal models, thermal derating strategies, cooling solutions, and performance improvements for high‑power converters.
• Work closely with Mechanical and Thermal Engineering teams to optimize product packaging, cooling architecture, reliability, manufacturability, safety, and regulatory compliance.
• Support compliance validation and certification activities including UL1741, UL1741SB, IEEE 1547, CSA, and related regulatory requirements.
• Lead abnormal operation and fault‑testing activities, including UL1741 abnormal tests, grid support functions, ride‑through testing, and protection verification.
• Develop and validate protection schemes for power converters, battery systems, and energy management systems.
• Support Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), Design for Test (DFT), and product industrialization activities.
• Participate in root‑cause investigations, technical risk assessments, FMEA activities, and reliability improvement initiatives.
• Stay current with emerging power semiconductor technologies, converter topologies, controls techniques, and energy storage trends to guide future product development.
• Collaborate closely with systems, firmware, manufacturing, testing, quality, sourcing, certification, thermal, and mechanical engineering teams throughout the product lifecycle.

What you bring

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, Controls Engineering, or a related field with 5+ years of relevant industry experience; or PhD with 3+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Strong background in power electronics and digital control systems.
• Experience developing commercial power electronic products from concept through certification and production release.
• Experience in both hardware design and control firmware development.
• Deep understanding of power electronics topologies and digital control techniques.
• Proficiency with modeling and simulation tools, including MATLAB/Simulink and related engineering analysis tools.
• Experience with power electronics hardware development, including schematic design, PCB development, hardware validation, and troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of EMI/EMC design practices and compliance testing.

You might also have

• Experience developing solar, energy storage, EV charging, UPS, renewable energy, or grid‑interactive power conversion products.
• Experience supporting product certification activities and industry standards (UL1741, IEEE 1547, CSA, or similar).
• Experience developing thermal solutions and reliability improvements for high‑power electronic systems.
• Experience supporting product industrialization activities, including DFM, DFA, and DFT.

We recognize that skills and competencies can be developed through a variety of experiences, both professional and personal. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement listed, we still encourage you to apply. Your unique background and perspective could be exactly what we’re looking for.

This job posting represents an active opportunity within our team. All applications are reviewed directly by our recruitment professionals, and no AI is used in the screening or selection process.

This position will be posted until filled.

At Schneider, we believe that every employee is a talent who deserves equal opportunities. This means you matter. Every individual needs to feel valued, supported, and treated fairly to do their best work.

Our Total Rewards is our way of saying: “We see you. We value you”. It’s more than just pay and benefits- it’s a meaningful investment in you. It is designed for you to perform, grow, feel safe, and elevate your potential to shine as an impact maker.

The expected pay range is CAD 114,750 - CAD 162,000 per year. This pay range includes base pay and short‑term incentives.

For Ontario applicants, this posting complies with provincial law which does not require disclosure of the pay range. Inquiries regarding the pay range can be directed to the recruiting / hiring manager.

Schneider Electric is there when it matters most to you

Care for yourself and your family.

• insurance coverage for health, inclusive of medical, dental, vision, basic life, accident, and disability insurance
• telemedicine program
• paid family leaves
• parental and care leave
• employee assistant program with mental, family, and legal counselling and flexible work arrangements

Invest and plan your future.

• base salary
• incentive plans
• employee share ownership plan
• retirement plan with employer pension match

Grow your skills and career.

• ongoing performance and development conversations, Senior Talent Program, global career opportunities, access to our Schneider Career Hub for new positions, projects, and mentors, and learning platforms like Coursera to equip you with the skills for today and tomorrow.

Team up in the workplace.

• project opportunities on the Schneider Career Hub, smart ways to collaborate, celebrating contributions via a recognition program (including service anniversary), sharing your voice in our engagement survey, and fostering an inclusive, caring workplace.

Support your community.

• volunteer leave, programs through the Schneider Electric Foundation, and initiatives that support youth education

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IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.

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