Power Electronics Manager

Wall Street Consulting Services LLC; Franksville (WI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Wall Street Consulting Services LLC is seeking a senior power electronics professional to lead test labs and drive validation efforts for high-power systems including VFDs, inverters, DC/DC converters, and storage solutions. You will oversee technicians and collaborate with design teams to ensure robust reliability and compliance with industry standards.

Candidates should have extensive hands-on lab experience, strong DFMEA/DVP skills, and a track record of delivering validated power conversion

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience as a Power Electronics Manager.
• At least 5 years of hands-on experience in power electronics design validation, test engineering, or reliability engineering.
• 5 years experience as a Test Lab Manager / Test Manager.
• Must have experience with Power Electronics Validation.
• Must have experience with Verification.
• Good experience with Reliability.
• Strong knowledge of DFMEA and DVP processes, including leading DFMEA activities and developing comprehensive Design Validation Plans.
• Hands-on experience working directly with power electronics products such as VFDs, inverters, DC/DC converters, power supplies, UPS systems, battery storage systems, solar inverters, EV charging equipment, or industrial drives.
• Deep understanding of power electronics circuit operation, with the ability to diagnose failure modes at both the component and system levels.
• Proven ownership or significant contribution to design validation and verification activities for power conversion products.
• Experience performing reliability, qualification, and environmental testing, including HALT/HASS or similar methodologies.
• Extensive lab experience using power electronics test equipment such as oscilloscopes, power analyzers, thermal cameras, programmable power supplies, and electronic loads.
• Ability to discuss and analyze inverters, drives, converters, battery systems, motor controls, and related products at a detailed technical level.
• Leadership presence and experience sufficient to oversee technicians and manage a test lab environment.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating DFMEA and developing DVPs specifically for power conversion products such as AC drives, DC/DC converters, and inverters.
• Proficiency with power electronics test equipment, including power analyzers (e.g., Yokogawa, Hioki), high-voltage probes, isolation amplifiers, thermal cameras (e.g., FLIR), and programmable AC/DC sources and electronic loads
• Working knowledge of relevant standards such as UL 508A, UL 1741 SA/SB, IEC standards, IEEE 519, and NFPA 70E.
• Strong data analysis skills with proficiency in tools such as Excel, MATLAB, or Python for test data reduction, statistical analysis, and reporting.
• Experience supervising technicians or junior engineers in a laboratory setting.
• Excellent technical writing skills, with demonstrated ability to produce clear test plans, procedures, and validation reports.
• Comfort working around high-power AC systems and high-voltage DC equipment up to approximately 1500 VDC.

Skills

Power electronics

Design validation

Test engineering

Reliability engineering

Test lab management

DFMEA

DVP processes

Power conversion products

Circuit analysis

Lab leadership

HALT/HASS

Test equipment proficiency

Data analysis

Team supervision

Technical writing

High-voltage systems

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Power analyzers

Thermal cameras

Programmable power supplies

Electronic loads

High-voltage probes

Isolation amplifiers

FLIR thermal imaging

Job description

• 10+ years of experience as a Power Electronics Manager
• At least 5 years of hands-on experience in power electronics design validation, test engineering, or reliability engineering.
• 5 years experience as a Test Lab Manager / Test Manager
• Must have experience with Power Electronics Validation
• Must have experience with Verification
• Good experience with Reliability
• Strong knowledge of DFMEA and DVP processes, including leading DFMEA activities and developing comprehensive Design Validation Plans.
• Must have Hands-on experience working directly with power electronics products such as variable frequency drives (VFDs), inverters, DC/DC converters, power supplies, UPS systems, battery storage systems, solar inverters, EV charging equipment, or industrial drives.
• Deep understanding of power electronics circuit operation, with the ability to diagnose failure modes at both the component and system levels.
• Proven ownership or significant contribution to design validation and verification activities for power conversion products.
• Experience performing reliability, qualification, and environmental testing, including HALT/HASS or similar methodologies.
• Extensive lab experience using power electronics test equipment such as oscilloscopes, power analyzers, thermal cameras, programmable power supplies, and electronic loads.
• Ability to discuss and analyze inverters, drives, converters, battery systems, motor controls, and related products at a detailed technical level.
• Leadership presence and experience sufficient to oversee technicians and manage a test lab environment.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating DFMEA and developing DVPs specifically for power conversion products such as AC drives, DC/DC converters, and inverters.
• Proficiency with power electronics test equipment, including power analyzers (e.g., Yokogawa, Hioki), high-voltage probes, isolation amplifiers, thermal cameras (e.g., FLIR), and programmable AC/DC sources and electronic loads
• Working knowledge of relevant standards such as UL 508A, UL 1741 SA/SB, IEC standards, IEEE 519, and NFPA 70E.
• Strong data analysis skills with proficiency in tools such as Excel, MATLAB, or Python for test data reduction, statistical analysis, and reporting.
• Experience supervising technicians or junior engineers in a laboratory setting.
• Excellent technical writing skills, with demonstrated ability to produce clear test plans, procedures, and validation reports.
• Comfort working around high-power AC systems and high-voltage DC equipment up to approximately 1500 VDC.