Lead Electrical Engineer

We empower smarter business operations by connecting equipment, software, and services to protect, control and optimize assets within electrical infrastructures. The business provides customers, across various industries, with end-to-end product and service solutions ensuring the reliability and protection of their electrical infrastructure. We provide the latest industry insights and technology to develop solutions needed to meet customers evolving challenges, including innovative critical power solutions designed for high reliability and performance. Our culture is one of quality and operational excellence fueled and supported by talented people, tools and processes, and expertise.  To return to the OmniOn Power website, click here.  The Technology team is currently seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer in the Systems Development group. This role focuses on the development of advanced power system technologies and solid-state protection solutions for next-generation power system products. The ideal candidate has deep expertise in power electronics, particularly high-voltage DC systems, and is motivated to innovate in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. The design engineer is expected to concept and develop electrical components and system-level technologies for new power products and work with their team to identify opportunities to improve existing products. The candidate must be comfortable working closely with cross-functional team members including mechanical engineers, manufacturing, marketing, sourcing, lab technicians, and others. Creative thinking and a hands-on approach to solving complex technical problems are highly valued. The electrical design engineer in the systems group designs, develops, analyzes, and documents product designs which meet the functional, cost, reliability, manufacturability, and safety requirements of the customer or market. The candidate shall be an effective communicator of technical information both verbally and through written reports and presentations. This role will report to the R&D Systems Manager and will be on-site at our Plano, TX HQ. Essential Responsibilities In this role, you will work as a Design Engineer in the Systems Development group with the following responsibilities: Develop new products, including architecture definition, circuit concepts, schematics, and validation through lab testing and characterization. Design and implement high-voltage DC (HVDC) circuits (e.g., ±400V, 800V DC) including solid-state switching and protection solutions such as solid-state circuit breakers (SCCB), eFuses, and fault protection devices that can be implemented as part of a system’s distribution architecture. Select and apply discrete power components including MOSFETs, IGBTs, SiC, and GaN devices, optimizing for efficiency, reliability, and cost. Develop and implement ground fault detection methods and protection schemes, including sensing, detection algorithms, and…