Senior Power Electronics Architect — Multi-kW HVDC

Panduit; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Panduit is seeking a Principal Hardware Design Engineer specializing in Power Electronics to drive architecture and development of advanced power-conversion technologies. You will lead AC/DC and DC/DC power systems, multi-kilowatt stages, UPS, and high-voltage distribution platforms within the Advanced Electronics Engineering team.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, own critical hardware designs, and provide technical leadership from concept through prototype validation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering with 10+ years hardware development in power electronics.
• Experience designing AC/DC and DC/DC converters including PFC and multi-kW stages.
• Proficiency with SIMPLIS, LTspice, PSIM or equivalent for control-loop analysis.
• Altium Designer experience for high-voltage, high-current layouts.
• Knowledge of magnetics design: transformers and inductors.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead power-electronics architectures for AC/DC and DC/DC converters.
• Drive circuit design, sensing, protection, and gate drives for power stages.
• Perform simulations to optimize performance and losses.
• Lead PCB design and high-voltage/layout considerations.
• Specify and design magnetic components (transformers/inductors).
• Lead prototype bring-up, testing, and validation of hardware.
• Provide technical leadership and drive design reviews across programs.
• Collaborate with firmware, mechanical, safety/compliance and suppliers.

Skills

Power-electronics design

AC/DC & DC/DC converters

Leadership & ownership

High voltage & EMI/EMC

Thermal management

Design tradeoffs (efficiency, density,

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

B.E./B.S. in Electrical Engineering

M.S./PhD in Electrical Engineering/Power Electronics (preferred)

Tools

Altium Designer

LTspice

PSIM

SIMPLIS

Job description

Panduit is seeking a Principal Hardware Design Engineer specializing in Power Electronics to drive architecture and development of advanced power-conversion technologies. You will lead AC/DC and DC/DC power systems, multi-kilowatt stages, UPS, and high-voltage distribution platforms within the Advanced Electronics Engineering team.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, own critical hardware designs, and provide technical leadership from concept through prototype validation.