Senior Power Electronics Hardware R&D Engineer

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Mount Pleasant (Westmoreland County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Ltd. is seeking a Power Electronics Hardware R&D Engineer to lead development of next-generation hardware for grid modernization, electrification, renewable energy, and transformers.

You will drive innovation in hardware, PCBA design, EMI/EMC compliance, and system integration. The role requires an MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering with 5+ years of experience in hardware design, PCBAs, and EMI/EMC testing, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver robust, compliant

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, or related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in power electronics hardware design and validation.
• Demonstrated experience designing converters or grid-connected power conversion equipment.
• Proven experience in PCBA design and development including schematic capture, layout review, DFM, and DFT.
• Expertise in EMI/EMC design, troubleshooting, compliance testing, and mitigation techniques.

Responsibilities

• Lead R&D activities focused on power electronics hardware for power converter systems.
• Design PCB layouts and create engineering packages for PCBAs, including gate-drive and sensing circuits, protection, control boards, and auxiliary power supplies.

Skills

Power electronics hardware design

PCBAs design

EMI/EMC design

System integration

Technical leadership

Education

MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Ansys FEA

Job description

Hitachi Energy Ltd. is seeking a Power Electronics Hardware R&D Engineer to lead development of next-generation hardware for grid modernization, electrification, renewable energy, and transformers.

You will drive innovation in hardware, PCBA design, EMI/EMC compliance, and system integration. The role requires an MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering with 5+ years of experience in hardware design, PCBAs, and EMI/EMC testing, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver robust, compliant