Principal Hardware Design Engineer – Power Electronics

Panduit•Tinley Park, IL

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Panduit is seeking a Principal Hardware Design Engineer specializing in power electronics to drive the architecture and development of advanced power-conversion technologies. The position is part of the Advanced Electronics Engineering team within Research and Advanced Development and focuses on complex AC/DC and DC/DC power systems, including multi-kilowatt power stages, front-end power supplies, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), and emerging high-voltage DC distribution platforms. The engineer will influence next-generation power-electronics architectures and develop solutions from concept through prototype validation. The role provides technical leadership, independent ownership of critical hardware designs, and collaboration with cross-functional engineering teams to advance technologies across Panduit’s product portfolio.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related discipline.
10+ years of relevant hardware development experience, including substantial power-electronics design.
Extensive experience designing AC/DC and DC/DC power converters, including PFC, isolated converters, resonant topologies, and multi-kilowatt power stages.
Ability to independently develop power-electronics architectures and circuit designs, including schematics, sensing, protection, gate drives, and control interfaces.
Proficiency with power-electronics simulation tools such as SIMPLIS, LTspice, PSIM, or equivalent, including converter design, control-loop analysis, losses, and transient behavior.
Experience with PCB design and ECAD tools, preferably Altium Designer, including high-voltage, high-current, and EMI-sensitive circuit layouts.
Strong knowledge of magnetics design, including specification and development of transformers and inductors.
Ability to independently develop, debug, test, and validate complex hardware and take ownership of technical challenges and engineering deliverables.
Strong technical problem-solving and collaboration skills, including the ability to evaluate tradeoffs involving efficiency, power density, cost, safety, reliability, EMI/EMC, and thermal performance.
Knowledge of advanced power technologies, including high-voltage DC distribution, UPS systems, data-center power architectures, SiC/GaN devices, bidirectional converters, high-frequency magnetics, and digital power control.
Experience with advanced engineering design practices, including thermal design, EMI/EMC mitigation, functional safety, regulatory certification, and development of reusable power-electronics platforms or innovative power-conversion technologies.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Panduit will not sponsor applicants for work visas now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering or Power Electronics.

Responsibilities

Develop and lead power-electronics architectures for advanced AC/DC and DC/DC converters, including power factor correction (PFC), isolated converters, resonant topologies, and multi-kilowatt power stages.
Drive circuit design and component selection, including schematics, sensing, protection circuits, gate drives, control interfaces, and power-stage development.
Perform simulation and engineering analysis to evaluate converter performance, control loops, power losses, transient behavior, and overall design optimization.
Lead PCB development and design using Altium Designer or comparable ECAD tools, addressing high-voltage, high-current, and EMI-sensitive design requirements.
Design and specify magnetic components, including transformers and inductors, to support power-conversion performance, efficiency, and reliability.
Lead prototype bring-up, troubleshooting, testing, and validation of complex power-electronics hardware; independently identify and resolve technical challenges.
Provide technical leadership and design ownership across development programs, drive design reviews, resolve technical risks, and deliver key engineering milestones.
Collaborate with firmware, mechanical, test, safety/compliance, manufacturing, product development, and external supplier teams to advance designs toward product implementation.