Senior Power Electronics Director

Wright Electric Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

PTO/paid sick time

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Wright Electric is seeking a Senior Power Electronics Director to oversee the development and testing of zero-emissions power converters at their New York facility. Candidates should have 10+ years of experience in power electronics design and hold a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering (Master's preferred).

The position involves leading engineering teams and requires proficiency in relevant tools like LTSpice and Simulink. Benefits include comprehensive insurance and paid time off.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of actual professional power electronics design experience.
• Proven ability to lead a team of Senior Engineers across departments.
• Familiar with power electronics hardware and software.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team that designs, develops, and tests low and medium voltage power converters.
• Design circuits using modeling environments.
• Work in a multi-disciplinary team.

Skills

Power electronics design experience

Leadership ability

Circuit design

Experience with wide bandgap semiconductors

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering

Tools

LTSpice

Simulink

Altium

Job description

Overview

Wright Electric, Inc. (Wright) is a U.S.-based company developing the world’s first zero-emissions commercial aircraft. Wright is looking for a Senior Power Electronics Director with 10+ years of experience in designing and implementing power converters for electric motor drives. In this role, you will lead a team that designs, develops, and tests low and medium voltage power converters and inverters. You must be familiar with power electronics hardware and software, including wide bandgap semiconductor devices, variable frequency motor drives, and common power converter architectures while operating in a multi-disciplinary team.

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of actual professional power electronics design experience.
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (Master of Science preferred).
• Experience designing circuits, including using LTSpice, Simulink or similar modeling environments.
• Experience working with PCB design software such as Altium.
• Ability to lead a team of Senior Engineers across departments.

Desired Skills

• Experience in motor controls.
• Previous experience with wide band-gap semiconductors.
• Experience analyzing and defining inverter requirements.
• Proficiency in Simulink, Matlab, Python, or other similar programming languages.

Additional Requirements

This position requires the ability to obtain access to NASA, DoD and other government facilities (U.S. Government background investigation required).

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance.
• PTO/paid sick time.
• Retirement benefits.

Location

This position is located in the United States in Malta, NY. On-site presence is required.

Other

Drug Free Workplace: Wright Electric is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in policies.