Principal, Electronics Hardware Design

Job Summary

Position Overview Schneider Electric, a leading provider of energy management and automation solutions, is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Technical Lead/Architect for Power Electronics to join our Data Centre Systems (DCS) R&D. In this role, you will define the core hardware architecture, select advanced topologies, and lead the engineering team/strategy from initial concept through to mass production. If you have deep expertise in high-power conversion, and a proven track record of shaping high-reliability industrial or data center power conversion systems, we want you on our team.

Responsibilities

• Shape the organization s technical direction to enable future offers, methods, and tools.
• Lead the end-end design and development of UPS systems in an Agile project environment.
• Deliver robust designs using established engineering processes and best practices.
• Contribute to system and detailed design, including component selection, circuits, and controls.
• Architect offers and subsystems from high level specifications to deliver customer value.
• Act as a technical thought leader, applying customer-process insight to drive business and customer impact.
• Collaborate across technical and non-technical multi-hub teams to ensure a cohesive system approach.
• Drive innovation and technical expertise through IPs, university collaborations, partnerships, standardization initiatives, and reference documents.
• Contribute technical thought leadership through papers, blogs, and conference materials aligned with strategy.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Master s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis on Power Electronics
• Experience: 15+ years of hands-on experience in power electronics hardware design, three phase UPS domain experience is preferable.
• Power Electronics Hardware and Control Design: Strong knowledge and experience in power electronics design principles, including AC-DC, DC-DC and DC-AC conversion, power semiconductor devices, and control techniques.
• System Integration: Ability to integrate various power electronics components and subsystems into a cohesive UPS system, ensuring seamless functionality and interoperability.
• High-Power Design: Proficiency in designing high-power systems, understanding power distribution, thermal management, and protection mechanisms to handle the requirements of a 3-phase UPS.
• Regulatory requirements: Knowledge of regulations related to power electronics systems, such as safety and EMI/EMC standards.
• Reliability: Knowledge of Thermal testing, HALT/HASS, Environmental testing
• Compliance: Familiarity with relevant compliance standards and certifications applicable to UPS systems, such as UL, IEC, and IEEE standards
• Troubleshooting and Debugging: Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot and debug power electronics systems, including identifying and resolving issues related to electrical noise, power quality, and system performance.
• Strong understanding of magnetics, fuses, gate drivers, semiconductor devices, MCUs, and FPGA-based control systems.
• Hands-on experience reviewing PCB layouts for EMI/EMC, creepage/clearance, and thermal optimization.
• Familiarity with modelling tools such as MATLAB/Simulink, PSIM, or PLECS.
• Soft Skills: Exceptional technical communication, mentoring capabilities, and a structured approach to problem-solving.
• Ability to influence global cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Prior experience in UPS systems or other power conversion applications is highly desirable.

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