Principal Power Electronics Engineer - Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Plug Power Inc; Slingerlands (NY); On-site; USD 114,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with 5% company match

Bonus eligibility

Paid time off (vacation, personal, and

Paid Holidays

Wellness Reimbursement Program

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Referral program

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Plug Power Inc. in Slingerlands, NY seeks a Principal Electrical Engineer to lead electrical design for hydrogen fuel cell power systems.

You will own top-level architecture, drive EMI/EMC, select SiC/GaN devices, and mentor a growing team across DSP/MCU/FPGA platforms while balancing performance, cost, and schedule. You will define BOP electrical requirements, oversee DV/PV testing, support DFMEA and DFSS, and partner with Supply Chain to secure manufacturability and supplier readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering; Master’s preferred.
• 10+ years in power electronics development in high-reliability industries.
• Hands-on experience with DSP/MCU/FPGA and hardware-software interfaces.
• Experience with UL, CE, ISO, SAE, NFPA 2 and hydrogen safety standards.
• Strong system-level electrical architecture experience, including power distribution, protection, grounding, harness, and sensor integration; PCB ECAD tools and circuit simulation tools.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and validate DC/DC power converters for fuel cell systems.
• Define hardware-software interfaces and oversee DV/PV testing.
• Lead DFMEA, risk analysis, and stage-gate project milestones.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain on DFx and manufacturability.
• Lead compliance and certification activities for UL, CE, NFPA 2, SAE, and ISO hydrogen/fuel cell standards; own electrical FMEA and safety analyses.

Skills

Power electronics

DC/DC converter design

Embedded controls

EMI/EMC design

System architecture

Leadership

DFMEA

System architecture

Thermal analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Altium

SPICE

MATLAB/Simulink

FPGA tooling

Job description

Plug Power Inc. in Slingerlands, NY seeks a Principal Electrical Engineer to lead electrical design for hydrogen fuel cell power systems.

You will own top-level architecture, drive EMI/EMC, select SiC/GaN devices, and mentor a growing team across DSP/MCU/FPGA platforms while balancing performance, cost, and schedule. You will define BOP electrical requirements, oversee DV/PV testing, support DFMEA and DFSS, and partner with Supply Chain to secure manufacturability and supplier readiness.