Advanced Staff Engineer - Power Electronics

GE Aerospace; Dayton (OH); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

GE Aerospace in Dayton seeks an Advanced Staff Engineer – Power Electronics to lead design, analysis, and maturation of high-performance power-electronics systems for aerospace applications. You will guide technical teams and ensure alignment with roadmaps for power generation, conversion, and energy storage.

You will mentor engineers, drive technical reviews, collaborate with suppliers and customers, and help shape technology roadmaps while complying with aerospace standards and safety

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in power electronics engineering.
• Experience designing and supporting power-conversion hardware and systems.
• Ability to lead technical workstreams and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership to cross-functional teams on power-electronics programs.
• Lead design, development, and maturation of power-conversion systems and energy-storage integration.
• Develop analyses and present decisions, risks, and recommendations at technical reviews.
• Serve as customer-facing technical lead and coordinate with suppliers and manufacturing.

Skills

Power electronics

Technical leadership

System design

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical reviews

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

PLECS

LTspice

MATLAB/Simulink

ANSYS/Ansoft

Job description

## Advanced Staff Engineer - Power ElectronicsApply: Dayton: Full time: Posted 5 Days Ago: R5039220# ******Job Description Summary******GE Aerospace is seeking an experienced Advanced Staff Engineer – Power Electronics to provide technical leadership for advanced electrical power-conversion technologies and products. This role will lead complex engineering efforts supporting aerospace power generation, conversion, control, and energy-storage applications. The successful candidate will combine deep power-electronics expertise with strong program execution, customer engagement, and cross-functional leadership skills. They will help shape technology roadmaps, develop innovative solutions, and guide technical teams through product and technology development.# **Job Description**The Advanced Staff Engineer – Power Electronics will lead the design, analysis, development, and technical maturation of high-performance power-electronics systems. This includes power generation, power conversion, power-system analysis and controls, and energy-storage system integration.Working across engineering, manufacturing, suppliers, customers, and other GE Aerospace organizations, this individual will provide technical direction, resolve complex program challenges, lead technical reviews, and ensure project requirements are met. The role requires strong expertise in power-conversion architectures, high-voltage/high-power hardware, controls, simulation, testing, and aerospace or military electrical standards.## Key Responsibilities* Provide technical leadership to cross-functional teams supporting power-electronics technology and product-development programs.* Lead the design and development of power-conversion systems, including power generation, power conversion, power-system controls, and energy-storage integration.* Develop detailed technical analyses and present findings, design decisions, risks, and recommendations during technical reviews.* Serve as the customer-facing technical lead or Principal Investigator for assigned technology and development programs.* Coordinate technology-development efforts with other GE Aerospace teams and ensure work aligns with long-term product and technology roadmaps.* Develop and execute plans to meet technical program requirements, schedules, quality objectives, and customer commitments.* Partner with suppliers, manufacturing, systems engineering, and other technical disciplines to deliver robust and producible solutions.* Identify technical risks and issues, develop corrective-action plans, and drive resolution through closure.* Support customer proposals by reviewing requirements, assessing technical feasibility, and identifying capability gaps.* Maintain awareness of power-electronics technology trends, competitive products, and market differentiators.* Mentor and coach engineers, including developing technical talent for Principal Investigator and engineering-lead roles.* Support leadership with technical reviews of customer requirements and product capabilities.## Basic Qualifications* Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related engineering discipline from an accredited university or college.* Minimum of **10 years of experience in power electronics engineering**.* Demonstrated experience designing, analyzing, developing, or supporting power-conversion hardware and systems.* Experience leading technical workstreams, engineering projects, or cross-functional technical teams.* Ability to communicate technical information clearly to engineering teams, leadership, suppliers, and customers.* Must qualify as a **U.S. person** under applicable export-control regulations, including U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, and other protected individuals. Proof of status will be required before employment.## Desired Qualifications* Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering.* Experience with high-voltage, high-power converters or inverters, including systems of at least **10 kW** and operating voltages above **270 V**.* Strong knowledge of DC-DC, DC-AC, and AC-DC power-conversion topologies and associated control methods.* Experience with single-phase and three-phase electrical machines, including induction and synchronous machines in both motoring and generating modes.* Knowledge of electromagnetic interference (EMI), including common-mode and differential-mode noise, and compliance with **DO-160G** and **MIL-STD-461** requirements.* Experience with transformer design, semiconductor switches, gate-driver design, PWM techniques, and power-stage layout.* Experience with semiconductor loss modeling and validation testing, including double-pulse and pump-back testing.* Familiarity with DSP-, microcontroller-, and FPGA-based control systems.* Experience with circuit design and layout tools, such as **Altium**.* Experience using simulation tools such as **PLECS, LTspice, Simplorer, ANSYS/Ansoft, FEMM, MATLAB, or Simulink**.* Strong electrical circuit design, PCB layout, and hands-on laboratory testing experience.* Experience supporting New Technology Introduction (NTI) and New Product Introduction (NPI) programs in power conversion.* Strong influence, facilitation, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.* U.S. citizenship is preferred.## Ideal CandidateThe ideal candidate is a senior-level power-electronics engineer who can lead both the technical solution and the people executing it. They have deep experience with high-voltage and high-power conversion hardware, understand power-system controls and electrical-machine interfaces, and can move confidently between simulation, design review, lab validation, manufacturing support, and customer discussions.They are comfortable owning difficult technical problems, guiding engineering teams through trade studies and design decisions, and translating customer needs into practical, reliable product solutions. This person is a collaborative technical leader who can influence across organizational boundaries, mentor other engineers, and help shape the future power-electronics technology roadmap.*This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).*# ******Additional Information******GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.GE Aerospace will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable). Employees may also be subject to random and reasonable-suspicion drug and alcohol testing. **Relocation Assistance Provided:** Yes