Power Electronics Engineer — Inverter & HV Systems

Meridian Technologies; Peoria (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Meridian Technologies is seeking a Power Electronics Engineer to design, test, and validate high-power hardware for medium-voltage and utility-scale systems. The role focuses on gate driver boards, power boards, and related circuitry from prototype through production, collaborating across engineering teams.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in power electronics hardware development, hands-on PCB design experience, and familiarity with IGBT/SiC devices, high-voltage/high-current layouts, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• 5+ years of experience in power electronics hardware development
• Hands-on experience with inverter, converter, motor drive, UPS, BESS, or renewable energy systems
• Strong knowledge of IGBT and SiC power devices, gate driver design, power converter topologies, switching behavior, protection circuits, and thermal management
• Experience designing, debugging, and validating power electronics PCBs
• Proficiency using oscilloscopes and other high-speed measurement equipment
• Experience conducting laboratory testing and hardware validation
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills

Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, and troubleshoot power electronics hardware, including gate driver boards, power boards, interface circuits, protection circuits, and sensing circuits.
• Develop schematics and review PCB layouts for high-voltage and high-current applications.
• Select, qualify, and validate components such as IGBT and SiC power devices, isolated gate drivers, power supplies, and current sensors.
• Develop and execute validation plans, including double pulse testing (DPT), switching characterization, thermal testing, fault testing, and hardware commissioning.
• Perform laboratory testing using oscilloscopes, differential probes, current probes, thermal cameras, power analyzers, and data acquisition systems.
• Analyze switching performance, current sharing, voltage overshoot, thermal behavior, and protection circuit performance.
• Investigate hardware failures and perform root cause analysis for inverter, gate drive, and power module issues.
• Collaborate with electrical, controls, mechanical, validation, manufacturing, and supplier teams to support prototype builds and product releases.
• Contribute to design reviews and continuous improvements focused on manufacturability, reliability, and product quality.
• Prepare technical documentation, engineering reports, and support project milestones throughout the product development lifecycle.

Skills

Power electronics

Gate driver design

High-voltage PCB design

Thermal management

Lab testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Altium Designer

MATLAB/Simulink

LTspice

Job description

Meridian Technologies is seeking a Power Electronics Engineer to design, test, and validate high-power hardware for medium-voltage and utility-scale systems. The role focuses on gate driver boards, power boards, and related circuitry from prototype through production, collaborating across engineering teams.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in power electronics hardware development, hands-on PCB design experience, and familiarity with IGBT/SiC devices, high-voltage/high-current layouts, and