Senior Electrical Engineer, Power Electronics (Hydrogen)

Plug Power; United States; On-site; USD 92,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary

Health insurance

401(k) match

Bonus eligibility

Paid time off

Paid Holidays

Wellness Reimbursement Program

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Referral program

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Plug Power, Inc. is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead architecture, development, and industrialization of advanced power conversion systems for hydrogen fuel cell platforms. You will drive high-power DC/DC converters, embedded controls, and hardware/software maturity through Stage-Gate processes.

The role requires hands-on experience in high-power electronics, NPI leadership, and compliance with ISO, SAE, UL, and NFPA standards. Travel up to 10% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent, Master’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, and validation of DC/DC converters interfacing with hydrogen fuel cell stacks and balance of plant.
• Select and justify converter topologies (LLC, phase-shift full bridge, interleaved boost, multilevel, etc.).
• Lead architecture, design, and validation of embedded control systems.
• Develop digital control algorithms and implement DSP/MCU/FPGA platforms.
• Drive EMI/EMC mitigation strategy from schematic through layout and validation.
• Drive structured system-level problem-solving efforts (e.g., 8D, DMAIC) to resolve complex technical issues and improve field reliability and customer outcomes.
• Lead new product introductions (NPI) and major platform upgrades, ensuring alignment of scope, schedule, technical readiness levels (TRL), and risk mitigation strategies.
• Use a structured product development process like stage-gate to establish and manage key development milestones (Concept Freeze, Design Freeze, DV/PV, Pilot Build, Production Release) to ensure synchronized hardware and software maturity.
• Lead design verification and validation, DFMEA, reliability testing, and environmental qualification.
• Ensure compliance with applicable hydrogen and fuel cell standards (e.g., ISO, SAE, UL, NFPA).
• Represent Plug Power in a professional manner at all times and in all interactions.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Skills

Power electronics

Embedded controls

Stage-Gate

NPI

Cross-functional leadership

DFMEA

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Master's in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

PADs

Job description

Plug Power, Inc. is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead architecture, development, and industrialization of advanced power conversion systems for hydrogen fuel cell platforms. You will drive high-power DC/DC converters, embedded controls, and hardware/software maturity through Stage-Gate processes.

The role requires hands-on experience in high-power electronics, NPI leadership, and compliance with ISO, SAE, UL, and NFPA standards. Travel up to 10% is expected.