Senior High Voltage Electronics Engineer

Methode Electronics•Southfield, MI

5d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Senior High Voltage Electronics Engineer to lead a technical team in designing, developing, and validating next-generation, high-efficiency power conversion systems. You will serve as both a technical authority and a team leader, guiding hardware architecture and driving planar transformer design, advanced thermal management, high-voltage component selection, and printed circuit board (PCB) development from concept to production.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering (master’s or Ph.D. preferred).
Minimum of 5+ years in high-voltage hardware. board design and project leadership.
Proven success in thermal management for high-power electronics, including PCB cooling strategies and heat sink integration.
Demonstrated strategic technical and market strategy development and implementation.
Direct experience designing, optimizing, and manufacturing planar transformers.
At least 4+ years of experience leading, mentoring, or managing engineering teams.
Proven success designing multi-layer PCBs for 400V to 1kV+ environments.
Proficiency with Altium Designer or Cadence Allegro, alongside thermal simulation software.
Strong knowledge of safety and manufacturing specs (IPC-2221, IPC-2152, UL 60950/62368).

Nice To Haves

Experience with FEA/CFD simulation tools for thermal analysis like Ansys Icepak, Flotherm, or SolidWorks Flow Simulation.
Knowledge of advanced substrate materials like Insulated Metal Substrates (IMS) or ceramic PCBs (AlN, Al2O3).
Experience mitigating partial discharge and arcing risks in dense board and planar winding designs.
Background in automotive EV powertrain systems or renewable energy grid storage.
Strong understanding of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and EMI mitigation.

Responsibilities

Guide, mentor, and align cross-functional technical teams (software, mechanical, layout) to execute complex engineering projects from concept to production.
Design advanced thermal solutions for high-power density PCBs, including thermal vias, heavy copper tracking, and insulation materials.
Integrate active and passive cooling systems such as heat sinks, liquid cooling cold plates, or thermal interface materials (TIMs).
Design and optimize planar transformers and planar inductors for high-frequency, high-voltage power converters.
Lead high-voltage PCB layout architectures, integrating embedded winding structures for planar magnetics.
Establish creepage, clearance, and isolation boundaries per safety standards.
Simulate circuits, magnetics, and thermal performance using SPICE, PLECS, and thermal analysis tools (e.g., Ansys Icepak, Flotherm).
Create schematics and oversee multi-layer, high-density, high-voltage PCB designs.
Lead hardware testing, debugging, and compliance validation under extreme thermal conditions in the lab.