Principal Staff, Electronics Hardware Design

Schneider Electric • North Andover, MA

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About The Position

Schneider Electric is seeking a Principal Staff, Electronics Hardware Design engineer to help expand its global R&D capability for three-phase UPS and DC power conversion. This high-impact individual-contributor role provides technical direction for hardware platforms used in data centers and other critical-power applications worldwide. The engineer will contribute from early technology exploration through product realization, helping global teams address complex hardware challenges and develop innovative, robust, manufacturable products.

The role combines hands-on electronics engineering with enterprise-level technical influence. It shapes multi-generation hardware strategy and architecture, leads design reviews and investigations across disciplines, advances design quality, drives innovation with external and global partners, and mentors engineers while staying closely involved in engineering work.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Power Electronics, or equivalent expertise.
• Typically 15+ years in complex electronics-hardware development, with evidence of impact across multiple products, platforms, or organizations.
• Deep knowledge of analogue, mixed-signal, and embedded control hardware; schematic design; component engineering; PCB implementation; and laboratory validation.
• Experience with high-power converters, UPS, energy systems, industrial drives, or similarly demanding high-reliability products.
• Strong command of EMC, safety, reliability, derating, thermal, and design-for-manufacture considerations.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders, mentor experienced engineers, and make sound decisions amid ambiguity.
• Fluent professional English.

Nice To Haves

• Cadence experience.
• Exposure to IGBT or SiC gate-drive systems.

Responsibilities

• Shape multi-generation electronics hardware strategy for three-phase UPS and DC power-conversion platforms.
• Guide architecture and detailed design of control, sensing, protection, gate-drive, communication, and auxiliary-power electronics.
• Lead critical design reviews, technical trade-offs, and root-cause investigations spanning hardware, firmware, systems, electromechanics, and verification.
• Advance design quality through robust analysis, DFMEA, worst-case and stress analysis, design rules, reference designs, and reusable engineering assets.
• Drive innovation with suppliers, universities, laboratories, and global R&D teams, creating patents and differentiated technology where appropriate.
• Mentor engineers and strengthen a global community of electronics-hardware expertise while remaining close to hands-on engineering work.

Benefits

• Medical benefits, including member reward points.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Basic life insurance.
• Benefit Bucks credits to apply toward benefits.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• Paid family leaves.
• Well-being programs.
• 12 holidays per year.
• 20 days of paid time off per year, prorated in the first year based on start date.
• Base salary and short-term incentives or sales incentives, as applicable.
• Opportunities to own company shares, subject to eligibility and start date.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Performance and development conversations.
• Senior Talent Program.
• Global career opportunities.
• Access to the Schneider Career Hub for positions, projects, and mentors.
• Learning platforms such as Coursera.
• Recognition program, including service-anniversary recognition.
• Volunteer leave.
• Military leave benefits.

What This Job Offers

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