Senior Power Electronics Engineer - Data Center UPS

Insight Global; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a senior electrical engineer to lead design, development, and qualification of power conversion electronics for Battery Back Up and UPS systems in data center environments. You will own architecture, schematic capture, PCB layout, and verification through production release, collaborating with firmware for control algorithms and diagnostics.

The role requires 8+ years in power electronics hardware, hands-on BMS experience, and familiarity with CAN/CAN-FD, I2C, SPI,

Qualifications

• 8+ years in power electronics hardware design
• Experience with battery backup, UPS, energy storage, or DC-DC power conversion
• Strong knowledge of protection architecture and fail-safe design
• Proficiency with CAN/CAN-FD, I2C, SPI, UART, RS-485, Modbus in power systems

Responsibilities

• Serve as senior electrical design authority for power conversion electronics from architecture to production release.
• Design and analyze bidirectional DC-DC converters and charging/discharging circuitry for multiple chemistries.
• Define protection architecture and ensure high-energy battery safety compliance and testing.
• Own BMS hardware design, sensing chains, and isolation barriers across modules and packs.

Skills

Power electronics

Design ownership

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Altium

OrCAD

KiCad

Job description

Insight Global is seeking a senior electrical engineer to lead design, development, and qualification of power conversion electronics for Battery Back Up and UPS systems in data center environments. You will own architecture, schematic capture, PCB layout, and verification through production release, collaborating with firmware for control algorithms and diagnostics.

The role requires 8+ years in power electronics hardware, hands-on BMS experience, and familiarity with CAN/CAN-FD, I2C, SPI,