Lead Engineer, R&D Power Electronics

Faith Technologies • Menasha, WI

11d • Onsite

About The Position

Faith Technologies Inc. (FTI) is seeking a Lead Engineer, R&D Power Electronics to join our Product Engineering team in Menasha, WI. This role involves leading the design, development, and testing of cutting-edge systems and technologies for DER and power distribution applications. The position focuses on shaping technological roadmaps, characterizing and benchmarking technologies and components to meet specific requirements (size, efficiency, performance, cost, specification), and collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop a technology roadmap for energy, power distribution, and power conversion solutions. The Lead Engineer will act as a company-wide subject matter expert, influencing future technology and product development, establishing partnerships with external suppliers, and communicating results to key stakeholders. The Product Engineering Team transforms ideas into real-world products for Excellerate Products™, a division of FTI, including Data Center power distribution products, Electric Vehicle charging skids, and switchboards, with a strong focus on quality, manufacturability, and customer outcomes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, Chemical).
• 8+ years of experience in system design, architecture, testing, or integration of various relevant energy technologies for microgrid, power generation, and energy storage.
• Strong understanding of renewable energy systems, including solar, wind, power conversion, and energy storage technologies.
• Experience with collaboration and application of modeling for system design.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time other than the TN1 Visa (Canadian).

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in Engineering (Electrical, Chemical, Mechanical) or equivalent preferred.
• Strong understanding of related regulatory frameworks and industry standards related to the relevant energy technologies: Microgrid, Power generation, and Energy storage (preferred).
• Knowledge of grid integration and energy management systems (preferred).
• Proven track record of leading successful projects in the renewable energy sector (preferred).
• Experience in performance modeling and simulation of microgrid power generation components, control systems, power conversion components with Matlab/Simulink, Simscape, Amesim or similar tools (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Characterizes, benchmarks, and defines requirements for design, development of proof-of-concept prototypes, and testing of various components and technologies.
• Characterizes size, performance, efficiency, cost, and requirements for various components and technologies used for DER and power distribution in microgrid, EV charging, and data center applications.
• Develops and maintains documentation on component specifications, selection analysis, requirements, and simulation analysis.
• Works closely with systems simulation and FEA/CFD engineers to communicate requirements, performance targets, and boundary conditions for modeling and simulation analysis.
• Leads evaluation and benchmarking of new and competitive technologies.
• Collaborates with controls software engineers to establish guidelines and performance targets for energy management systems, microgrid controllers, and other functional design.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams on power electronics system design, thermal management system design, and packaging/manufacturing design.
• Collaborate with Verification & Validation team to define DVP&Rs for battery energy storage system testing.
• Performs other related duties as required and assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive, merit-based compensation
• Career path development
• Flexible and robust benefits package
• Industry-leading benefits as an investment in the lives of team members and their families

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior