Senior Electrical Engineer (onsite)

Johnson Controls, Inc.; New Freedom (York County); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus plan

Benefits package

Job summary

Johnson Controls is hiring a Senior Electrical Engineer for our Power Electronics team in the R&D - HVAC Engineering department, based in New Freedom, PA. The role requires commuting distance or relocation.

The Senior Electrical Engineer will lead design, testing, and sustainment of power electronics for the chiller portfolio, ensuring compliance and guiding cross-functional teams. Hybrid work from our New Freedom facility is available, with 10% travel expected.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with specialization on Power Electronics.
• 5+ years of industry experience in the field of power electronics or electrical engineering.
• Experience with three-phase power.
• Circuit design.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical authority within the Power Electronics organization, leading the design, testing, and sustainment of power electronics products and systems for Johnson Controls’ chiller portfolio.
• Select and apply the most effective engineering techniques, methodologies, and theories to develop robust, high-performance power electronics solutions.
• Establish and maintain compliance frameworks for electrical and electronic circuitry, ensuring alignment with regulatory and internal standards.
• Translate requirements into execution by defining, interpreting, and delivering designs that meet performance, reliability, and manufacturability targets for variable speed drives.
• Own creation, review, and release of engineering documentation to enable seamless component design, manufacturing, and product lifecycle support.
• Drive system-level architecture and early design decisions, including evaluating technical tradeoffs, cost impacts, and scalability of proposed enhancements and new implementations.
• Lead feasibility studies and system analyses for new applications and major modifications to existing drive platforms.
• Partner closely with engineers, designers, and technicians, providing technical guidance and driving alignment across cross-functional teams.
• Plan, prioritize, and manage work activities, defining repeatable processes that improve efficiency and execution consistency.
• Act as the technical escalation point for complex factory and field issues, leading root-cause analysis and corrective action across the full range of power electronics products.

Skills

Power electronics

Circuit design

Three-phase power

Electrical engineering principles

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Ph.D. in Power Electronics

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

OPAL-RT

Saber

HIL

IGBT-based inverters

Job description

About Johnson Controls

Johnson Controls,a global leader in thermal management, mission-critical building systems, energy efficiency, and decarbonization, helps customers use energy more productively, reduce carbon emissions, and operate with the precision and resilience required in rapidly expanding industries such as datacenters, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing, and higher education.

For more than 140 years, Johnson Controls has delivered performance where itreally matters. Backed by advanced technology, lifecycle services and an industry-leading field organization, weelevatecustomer performance,turn goals into real-world results andhelpmove society forward.

Visit johnsoncontrols.com for more information and follow @Johnsoncontrols on socialplatforms.

What you will do

Johnson Controls is hiring a Senior Electrical Engineer for our Power Electronics team in our R&D - HVAC Engineering department based in New Freedom, PA. Candidates must be commuting distance, or able to relocate.

As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you will have the opportunity to:

• Serve as a technical authority within the Power Electronics organization, leading the design, testing, and sustainment of power electronics products and systems for Johnson Controls’ chiller portfolio

• Select and apply the most effective engineering techniques, methodologies, and theories to develop robust, high-performance power electronics solutions

• Establish and maintain compliance frameworks for electrical and electronic circuitry, ensuring alignment with regulatory and internal standards

• Translate requirements into execution by defining, interpreting, and delivering designs that meet performance, reliability, and manufacturability targets for variable speed drives

• Own creation, review, and release of engineering documentation to enable seamless component design, manufacturing, and product lifecycle support

• Drive system-level architecture and early design decisions, including evaluating technical tradeoffs, cost impacts, and scalability of proposed enhancements and new implementations

• Lead feasibility studies and system analyses for new applications and major modifications to existing drive platforms

• Partner closely with engineers, designers, and technicians, providing technical guidance and driving alignment across cross-functional teams

• Plan, prioritize, and manage work activities, defining repeatable processes that improve efficiency and execution consistency

• Act as the technical escalation point for complex factory and field issues, leading root-cause analysis and corrective action across the full range of power electronics products

How you will do it

• Comply with Johnson Controls’ Code of Ethics and policies

• Effectively utilize your knowledge, skills, and Johnson Controls’ tools

• Collaborate with global and cross-functional teams

• Is open minded to receive and offer constructive feedbacks

• Is flexible to support customers and business

• Open to hybrid work out of our New Freedom PA facility

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, schedule-driven, team-oriented environment

• Ability to travel 10% of their time domestic or international

What we look for

Required

• Minimum Bachelor's degree on Electrical Engineering with specialization on Power Electronics

• 5+ years of industry experience in the field of power electronics or electrical engineering

• Experience with three - phase power

• Circuit design

Preferred

• Ph.D. degree with focus in Power Electronics

• Strong experience on power electronics controls

• Strong experience on IGBT based inverters

• Strong experience on advanced tools such as Matlab/Simulink, OPAL-RT, Saber, HIL

• HVAC industry experience

HIRING SALARY RANGE: $100,000 - $125,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience,knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with marketdata.) This role offers a competitive Bonus plan that will take into account individual, group,and corporate performance. This position includes a competitive benefits package. Theposted salary range reflects the target compensation for this role. However, we recognizethat exceptional candidates may bring unique skills and experiences that exceed the typicalprofile. If you believe your background warrants consideration beyond the stated range, weencourage you to apply. To support an efficient and fair hiring process, we may usetechnology assisted tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), to help identify and evaluatecandidates. All hiring decisions are ultimately made by human reviewers. For details, pleasevisit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site at https://jobs.johnsoncontrols.com/about-us

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