Senior HV Power Electronics Engineer - Aerospace Systems

GE Aerospace; Little Rock (AR); Remote; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Comprehensive benefits

Flexible work options

Job summary

GE Aerospace is seeking an Electrical Systems Engineer to lead high‑reliability digital power conversion and electric drive system development for aerospace applications. You will drive architecture, hardware, and software design across cross‑functional teams, ensuring safety, quality, and cost targets are met.

You will guide verification, validation, and insulation coordination activities, and mentor early‑career engineers while contributing to technology roadmaps and test infrastructure

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering with emphasis in power electronics, power conversion, or electric drives.
• 15+ years of experience in electrical engineering and electrical systems engineering for aerospace or similarly demanding applications.
• Proven experience leading design, verification, and validation of power conversion hardware and control electronics.
• Experience with high‑voltage systems, insulation coordination, and HV testing and qualification activities.
• Ability to work across cross‑functional technical teams and manage scope, schedule, and risk.

Responsibilities

• Own system-level requirements flow-down for digital power conversion hardware and ensure traceability throughout the design lifecycle.
• Document and communicate design decisions, analyses, and test outcomes through formal reports and reviews.
• Lead architecture and detailed design of digital power conversion, including DC/DC stages, gate drives, protection circuits, and sensing networks for high‑voltage aerospace applications.
• Plan and execute verification and validation of digital power conversion hardware and systems, including environmental, functional, and performance tests.
• Define insulation coordination and HV design rules to meet aerospace safety and reliability expectations.
• Design and review PCBs and schematics for power stages and control electronics using industry tools; collaborate for robust, manufacturable designs.
• Lead high‑voltage testing and qualification activities, including partial discharge tests and insulation tests at altitude.
• Collaborate with AI&T to develop automated test benches and lab infrastructure for digital power testing.

Skills

Power electronics

Systems engineering

Cross-functional leadership

High-voltage systems

Lab testing

Education

MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Mentor Graphics/Altium

MATLAB/Simulink

JIRA/Confluence

Job description

GE Aerospace is seeking an Electrical Systems Engineer to lead high‑reliability digital power conversion and electric drive system development for aerospace applications. You will drive architecture, hardware, and software design across cross‑functional teams, ensuring safety, quality, and cost targets are met.

You will guide verification, validation, and insulation coordination activities, and mentor early‑career engineers while contributing to technology roadmaps and test infrastructure