Power Electronics Engineering Manager

Job Summary

We are seeking a hands-on engineering manager to lead our clients electrical engineering team and provide deep technical leadership for the architecture, design, and release of high-power, high-density motor drive and power conversion products—from concept and modeling through validation, production launch, and sustaining engineering. Combine people leadership with strong subject-matter expertise in power electronics, including power stage architecture, analog controls, magnetics, thermal design, and EMI/EMC performance. Partner closely with firmware, test, manufacturing, quality, and applications teams to deliver robust products that meet efficiency, thermal, cost, schedule, and reliability targets.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the electrical engineering team, with oversight of PCB engineering and organizational management responsibility for the mechanical engineering team.
• Set technical direction for power electronics architecture, design methods, and hardware platforms, aligning execution with company priorities, product roadmaps, and business goals.
• Architect and review power stages for servo drives and AC/DC conversion topologies, including component selection, derating, efficiency, thermal performance, and reliability.
• Guide design of gate drive circuits, sensing (current/voltage), protection, and analog front-end conditioning for accurate control and safe operation.
• Oversee development and tuning of analog control loops and filters for power conversion and servo amplifier functions; ensure stability across operating conditions.
• Drive differential and common-mode filtering strategies to meet EMI/EMC goals, and lead collaboration on grounding, shielding, layout, and packaging constraints.
• Oversee auxiliary and bias power supply design (isolated/non-isolated) supporting both power and control domains.
• Establish expectations for loss, thermal, and derating analysis; drive cooling requirements and verify design margin through test.
• Lead design reviews, risk assessments, sustaining engineering decisions, and design standards to improve product quality, manufacturability, and development consistency.
• Perform trade studies and provide analytical guidance for internal and external stakeholders on cost, performance, risk, and schedule impacts.
• Own staffing, prioritization, and execution across the electrical and PCB engineering functions, while coordinating management oversight of the mechanical engineering team.
• Partner with manufacturing and applications engineering to support bring-up, debug, root-cause analysis, and customer escalations as needed.
• Additional job duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of electrical engineering and power electronics design experience (15 years preferred), including industrial motor drives and/or power conversion products, with prior technical leadership or people management experience.
• Strong background in analog closed-loop control design (stability analysis, compensation, filtering) for industrial power supplies and motor drives.
• Experience with mixed-signal power electronics up to ~800 V and ~500 A, including protection, sensing, and safe operating area considerations.
• Hands-on design of linear and switching power supplies (on-board and offline; isolated and non-isolated) and associated magnetics/components.
• Proficiency with analysis and simulation tools such as SPICE and at least one of MATLAB/Simulink or Mathcad to model power circuits and control loops.
• Ability to lead electrical and PCB hardware development, including design reviews, cross-functional coordination, and execution, while providing organizational oversight for the mechanical engineering team.
• Ability to lead PCB layout constraints and reviews for high power density and low EMI (creepage/clearance, current return paths, dV/dt, and thermal considerations).
• U.S. Citizenship or Lawful Permanent Residency required to meet ITAR Registration requirements.

Required Education

• Minimum: M.S. in Electrical Engineering; Ph.D. is a plus.
• Strong technical foundation in power electronics, controls, and/or hardware system design.
• Relevant coursework or demonstrated expertise in linear control theory, electromagnetics, power electronics, thermal design, or related hardware disciplines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading and developing engineering teams in a product development environment.
• Familiarity with industrial safety and regulatory standards (e.g., UL/IEC) and compliance-driven design practices.
• Motor control fundamentals and practical experience with servo drive systems.
• Embedded/DSP control exposure (concepts, interfaces, and hardware/firmware integration).
• Working knowledge of C and common embedded toolchains (helpful for lab bring-up and debug collaboration).
• Deep knowledge of power semiconductors (Si/SiC/GaN), gate drive considerations, and device physics.
• Experience designing magnetics and understanding magnetic materials for power conversion.
• Thermal management and cooling system design experience (heatsinks, interface materials, airflow/liquid cooling).
• Systems-level design experience working across electrical, mechanical, firmware, test, and manufacturing teams.

Shift and Schedule

This is a full-time position located at our Camarillo, CA

Benefits
PEAK's benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Dependent Care Savings Account (DCA), and 401K plan. PEAK believes that taking care of our team is essential for success and we are proud to provide benefits that enhance both your well-being and your future. Additionally, our associates may be eligible for Paid Sick Leave as required by Federal, State, or local laws.  

Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) 
PEAK Technical Staffing is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. PEAK does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. All employment decisions are made based on qualifications, merit, and business need. We encourage all individuals to apply. 

Americans Disabilities Act (ADA) 
The physical and mental requirements described in this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Must be able to perform the essential physical functions of the position, including sitting, standing, walking, stooping, kneeling, and lifting up to 25 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation. 

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