Principal Staff, Electronics Hardware Design

Schneider Electric; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 169,000 - 253,000; Full time

Job summary

Schneider Electric seeks a Principal Staff Electronics Hardware Design engineer to shape multi-generation electronics for 3-phase UPS and DC power-conversion platforms. You will guide architecture, detailed design of control and power electronics, and lead critical design reviews across hardware, firmware, and verification.

You will mentor engineers, drive design-for-manufacture and collaborate with suppliers and global R&D teams to deliver robust, manufacturable solutions that scale globally.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Power Electronics or equivalent expertise.
• Typically 15+ years in complex electronics-hardware development with impact across products/platforms.
• Deep knowledge of analogue, mixed-signal and embedded control hardware, schematic design, component engineering, PCB implementation and lab validation.
• Experience with high-power converters, UPS, energy systems or high-reliability products.
• Strong command of EMC, safety, reliability, derating, thermal and design-for-manufacture considerations.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and mentor engineers in ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Shape multi-generation electronics hardware strategy for 3-phase UPS and DC power-conversion platforms.
• Guide architecture and detailed design of control, sensing, protection, gate-drive, communication and auxiliary-power electronics.
• Lead critical design reviews, technical trade-offs and root-cause investigations spanning hardware, firmware, systems, electromechanics and verification.
• Advance design quality through robust analysis, DFMEA, worst-case and stress analysis, design rules, reference designs and reusable engineering assets.
• Drive innovation with suppliers, universities, laboratories and global R&D teams, creating patents and differentiated technology where appropriate.
• Mentor engineers and strengthen a global community of electronics-hardware expertise while remaining close to real engineering work.

Skills

Analogue hardware

Mixed-signal hardware

Embedded control

Schematic design

PCB implementation

Laboratory validation

IGA/SiC gate-drive

Cadence experience

Education

Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Cadence

Job description

Build the Electronics that power the digital world

The opportunity

Do you want to shape the electronics hardware behind the next generation of mission-critical power systems? Schneider Electric is expanding its global R&D capability for 3-phase UPS and DC power conversion. We are looking for a Principal Staff, Electronics Hardware Design engineer who can combine deep, hands-on technical expertise with enterprise-level influence.

In this high-impact individual-contributor role, your decisions will guide hardware platforms deployed in data centers and other critical-power applications worldwide. You will work from early technology exploration through product realization, helping global teams solve their hardest hardware challenges and turn innovation into robust, manufacturable products.

What you will do

• Shape multi-generation electronics hardware strategy for 3-phase UPS and DC power-conversion platforms.
• Guide architecture and detailed design of control, sensing, protection, gate-drive, communication and auxiliary-power electronics.
• Lead critical design reviews, technical trade-offs and root-cause investigations spanning hardware, firmware, systems, electromechanics and verification.
• Advance design quality through robust analysis, DFMEA, worst-case and stress analysis, design rules, reference designs and reusable engineering assets.
• Drive innovation with suppliers, universities, laboratories and global R&D teams, creating patents and differentiated technology where appropriate.
• Mentor engineers and strengthen a global community of electronics-hardware expertise while remaining close to real engineering work.

What will make you successful

• A Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Power Electronics or equivalent expertise.
• Typically 15+ years in complex electronics-hardware development, with evidence of impact across multiple products, platforms or organizations.
• Deep knowledge of analogue, mixed-signal and embedded control hardware, schematic design, component engineering, PCB implementation and laboratory validation.
• Experience with high-power converters, UPS, energy systems, industrial drives or similarly demanding high-reliability products.
• Strong command of EMC, safety, reliability, derating, thermal and design-for-manufacture considerations.
• The credibility to influence senior stakeholders, mentor experienced engineers and make sound decisions amid ambiguity.
• Fluent professional English. Cadence experience and exposure to IGBT or SiC gate-drive systems are strong advantages.

Why Schneider Electric?

You will join a global technology organization working at the intersection of electrification, digital infrastructure and sustainability. The role offers the scale to influence worldwide product platforms, the depth to remain a practicing technical leader, and the opportunity to help create resilient power architectures for the rapidly evolving data-center market.

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us.

IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.

€40 billion global revenue
+9% organic growth
150 000+ employees in 100+ countries

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For this U.S. based position, the expected pay range is USD 168,800 - USD 253,200 per year. This pay range includes base pay and short-term incentives. The compensation range for this full-time position applies to candidates located within the United States. Our pay ranges are determined by reviewing roles of similar responsibility and level. Within the pay range, individual pay is determined by several factors including performance, knowledge, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Care for Yourself and Your Family. We ensure you feel secure with benefits that help you and your family thrive: medical (with member reward points), dental, vision, and basic life insurance, Benefit Bucks (credits to apply towards your benefits), flexible work arrangements, paid family leaves, well-being programs, 12 holidays per year, 20 days of paid time off per year (pro-rated in the first year of employment based on start date).

Invest and Plan Your Future. We help you plan and invest for the future with competitive pay and programs: your base salary, short-term incentives or sales incentives, opportunities to own company shares (eligibility depends on start date), and 401(k) + match.

Grow Your Skills and Career. We commit to helping you grow with ongoing performance and development conversations, Senior Talent Program, global career opportunities, access to our Schneider Career Hub for new positions, projects, and mentors, and learning platforms like Coursera to equip you with the skills for today and tomorrow.

Team Up in the Workplace. We encourage teaming up through project opportunities on the Schneider Career Hub, smart ways to collaborate, celebrating contributions via a recognition program (including service anniversary), sharing your voice in our engagement survey, and fostering an inclusive, caring workplace.

Support Your Community. We make a difference in your community with volunteer leave, programs through the Schneider Electric Foundation, initiatives that support youth education, and military leave benefits.