Lead Power Electronics Engineer – Architecture & Control

Motion Recruitment; Canton (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and company holidays

Life and disability insurance

Professional development opportunities

Collaborative and highly technicalWork

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Principal Power Electronics Engineer to lead hardware development from architecture through production. The role emphasizes power conversion, embedded controls, and cross-functional collaboration across high‑power electronics and precision analog systems.

The ideal candidate will mentor teams, drive design quality, and own technical direction while hands‑on with validation and optimization of complex hardware.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline required.
• 5+ years of experience designing and developing electronic hardware at the board level.
• Expertise in power conversion architectures and power management systems.
• Experience developing high-performance analog and digital electronic solutions.
• Strong understanding of embedded processing platforms and FPGA implementation.
• Experience with the complete PCB development lifecycle, including requirements definition, schematic creation, layout collaboration, manufacturability, and testing.
• Proficiency using circuit modeling and simulation tools to validate and optimize designs.
• Hands-on expertise using laboratory instrumentation for characterization and troubleshooting.
• Strong communication and technical documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• 50% Lead architecture and system design for power electronics initiatives.
• 25% Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance across projects.
• 15% Cross-functional design reviews and collaboration.
• 10% Drive validation and optimization across production-ready hardware.

Skills

Power electronics design

PCB development lifecycle

FPGA-based control systems

Embedded processing platforms

Analog and digital electronics

Circuit modeling & simulations

Laboratory instrumentation

Technical documentation

Mentoring / technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering (preferred)

Tools

Schematic capture software

PCB layout tools

Job description

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Principal Power Electronics Engineer to lead hardware development from architecture through production. The role emphasizes power conversion, embedded controls, and cross-functional collaboration across high‑power electronics and precision analog systems.

The ideal candidate will mentor teams, drive design quality, and own technical direction while hands‑on with validation and optimization of complex hardware.