Principal Staff, Embedded Software Design

Schneider Electric; Andover (MA); On-site; USD 169,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Life insurance

Paid time off and holidays

401(k) with company match

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Schneider Electric is seeking a Principal Staff Electronics Hardware Design Engineer to shape next-generation 3-phase UPS and DC power-conversion platforms for data centers and high-availability applications worldwide.

This high-impact individual contributor leadership role combines deep hands-on technology work with influencing hardware strategy across global R&D teams, guiding architecture decisions, verification, and manufacturability.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Power Electronics or equivalent expertise gained through significant industry experience.
• 15+ years of electronics hardware development experience with leadership across complex products.
• Deep expertise in analog/mixed-signal electronics, embedded control hardware, schematic design, PCB design and lab validation.
• Experience with high-power converters, UPS, energy systems, industrial drives or comparable high-reliability products.
• Strong knowledge of EMC, product safety, reliability, derating, thermal design and design for manufacturing.
• Ability to solve highly ambiguous technical problems and influence senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Shape multi-generation electronics hardware strategy for 3-phase UPS and DC power-conversion platforms.
• Serve as technical authority for control, sensing, protection, gate-drive, communications and auxiliary-power electronics.
• Lead architecture decisions, design reviews and trade-offs across performance, safety, reliability, EMC, thermal design, cost and lifecycle requirements.
• Guide the full hardware lifecycle from requirements and schematic design through PCB implementation, prototype bring-up, verification, industrialization and field support.
• Drive engineering rigor through worst-case, tolerance and stress analysis, DFMEA, design verification and root-cause investigation.
• Advance new technologies that improve efficiency, power density, reliability, serviceability and cost competitiveness.
• Partner with global R&D teams, semiconductor and component suppliers, laboratories and universities to accelerate innovation.
• Mentor experienced engineers and strengthen technical capability and design reuse across global teams.

Skills

Analog/mixed-signal electronics

Embedded control hardware

Schematic design

PCB design

Laboratory validation

High-power converters experience

EMC knowledge

DFMEA and design verification

Education

Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Power Electronics

Tools

Cadence

Job description

Build the electronics that power the digital world.

At Schneider Electric, we’re advancing the technologies behind mission‑critical power infrastructure. We’re looking for a Principal Staff, Electronics Hardware Design Engineer to help shape the next generation of 3‑phase UPS and DC power‑conversion platforms used in data centers and other high‑availability applications worldwide.

This is a high‑impact individual contributor leadership role for an accomplished engineer who wants to remain close to the technology while influencing hardware strategy across global R&D teams. You’ll tackle our most complex electronics challenges, guide critical architecture decisions, and turn emerging technologies into safe, reliable and manufacturable products.

What will you do?

• Shape multi-generation electronics hardware strategy for 3-phase UPS and DC power‑conversion platforms.
• Serve as a technical authority for control, sensing, protection, gate‑drive, communications and auxiliary‑power electronics.
• Lead architecture decisions, design reviews and trade‑offs across performance, safety, reliability, EMC, thermal design, cost and lifecycle requirements.
• Guide the full hardware lifecycle, from requirements and schematic design through PCB implementation, prototype bring‑up, verification, industrialization and field support.
• Drive engineering rigor through worst‑case, tolerance and stress analysis, DFMEA, design verification and root‑cause investigation.
• Advance new technologies that improve efficiency, power density, reliability, serviceability and cost competitiveness.
• Partner with global R&D teams, semiconductor and component suppliers, laboratories and universities to accelerate innovation.
• Mentor experienced engineers and strengthen technical capability and design reuse across global teams.

What qualifications will make you successful?

• Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Power Electronics or equivalent expertise gained through significant industry experience.
• Typically, 15+ years of electronics hardware development experience, with demonstrated technical leadership across complex products or platforms.
• Deep expertise in analog/mixed‑signal electronics, embedded control hardware, schematic design, component engineering, PCB design and laboratory validation.
• Experience with high‑power converters, UPS, energy systems, industrial drives or comparable high‑reliability products.
• Strong knowledge of EMC, product safety, reliability, derating, thermal design and design for manufacturing.
• Ability to solve highly ambiguous technical problems and influence senior technical and business stakeholders.

Preferred:

Cadence experience; IGBT or SiC gate‑drive expertise; patents, publications or standards participation.

At Schneider, we believe that every employee is a talent who deserves equal opportunities. This means you matter. Every individual needs to feel valued, supported, and treated fairly to do their best work.

Our Total Rewards is our way of saying: "We see you. We value you". It’s more than just pay and benefits- it’s a meaningful investment in you. It is designed for you to perform, grow, feel safe, and elevate your potential to shine as an impact maker.

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.

Schneider Electric is there when it matters most to you

Our Total Rewards package outlines all the benefits and support you’ll enjoy as part of the Schneider Electric team:

• 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.

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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.

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