Power Electronics Engineer – Inverter & HV Systems

Global Connect Technologies

Peoria (IL)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Global Connect Technologies is seeking a Power Electronics Engineer to design, develop and validate Gate Driver Boards and Power Boards for high-power applications in Peoria, IL. You will lead hardware bring-up, select high‑voltage components, and execute comprehensive validation plans.

Responsibilities include analyzing switching behavior, performing lab tests with advanced equipment, and collaborating with cross‑functional teams to ensure reliability and manufacturability across prototypes and

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field required.
0.5+ year hands-on experience in power electronics hardware design, development, and validation; 3+ years with a Master's degree.
Associate degree with 10+ years of directly related power electronics hardware experience considered.
Experience developing hardware for medium- or high-voltage applications preferred.
Experience with utility-scale power conversion systems, BESS, renewable energy, motor drives, UPS, or inverter platforms highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and validate power electronics hardware including Gate Driver Boards (GDB), Power Boards, interface circuits, protection circuits, and current/voltage sensing circuits.
Develop schematics, review PCB layouts, and support hardware bring-up for high-voltage and high-current power conversion systems.
Select, qualify, and validate power electronic components including IGBT modules, SiC devices, isolated gate drivers, current sensors, and power supplies.
Develop and execute hardware validation plans including DPT, switching characterization, thermal testing, fault-condition testing, and commissioning activities.
Analyze switching waveforms, gate signals, switching losses, current sharing, voltage overshoot, desaturation behavior, and protection circuit performance.
Perform hands-on laboratory testing using oscilloscopes, differential probes, current probes, thermal cameras, power analyzers, and data acquisition systems.
Investigate hardware failures and perform root cause analysis of inverter, gate driver, and power module issues including shoot-through events, false turn-on, over-voltage, over-current, and thermal failures.
Correlate laboratory test results with simulations and analytical models to improve product performance and reliability.
Collaborate with controls, validation, mechanical, manufacturing, PCB layout, and supplier teams throughout product development.
Support prototype builds, production launches, supplier technical reviews, Design for Manufacturability (DFM), and Design for Testability (DFT) initiatives.
Prepare technical documentation including validation reports, test procedures, engineering change documentation, and design review presentations.