Lead Power Electronics Engineer — High-Impact Employee-Owned

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.; Pullman (WA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

Competitive pay

Top-tier benefits

Career development

Job summary

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. in Pullman, WA, seeks an experienced Electrical Engineer specializing in power electronics for solid-state circuit breakers.

You will design, analyze, and optimize high-power circuits, develop gate drives, and support testing, validation, and regulatory compliance. You will collaborate across firmware, mechanical, and test teams to ensure performance, reliability, and manufacturability.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in power electronics design.
• Strong knowledge of power semiconductor devices and high-power/high-voltage systems.
• Experience with circuit simulation and modeling tools (LTspice, PLECS, MATLAB/Simulink, PSCAD).
• Background check satisfactory; negative drug test.

Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, and develop power electronic circuits and subsystems for SSCB products and related technologies.
• Develop and optimize switching, protection, sensing, and control circuits using MOSFETs, SiC, GaN devices.
• Perform electrical, thermal, magnetic, and reliability analyses to meet requirements.
• Create schematics, PCB designs, and simulations for high-power systems.
• Collaborate with firmware, mechanical, and test engineers throughout development lifecycle.
• Support product certification and regulatory compliance activities.

Skills

Power electronics design

Circuit analysis

Circuit simulation

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Documentation

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering or related

MS in Electrical Engineering (preferred)

Tools

LTspice

PLECS

MATLAB/Simulink

PSCAD

Job description

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. in Pullman, WA, seeks an experienced Electrical Engineer specializing in power electronics for solid-state circuit breakers.

You will design, analyze, and optimize high-power circuits, develop gate drives, and support testing, validation, and regulatory compliance. You will collaborate across firmware, mechanical, and test teams to ensure performance, reliability, and manufacturability.