Advanced Staff Engineer - Power Electronics

About the role

GE Aerospace is looking for an Advanced Staff Engineer in Power Electronics to provide technical leadership for advanced electrical power-conversion technologies and products. The role leads complex engineering efforts supporting aerospace power generation, conversion, control and energy-storage applications, combining deep power-electronics expertise with program execution, customer engagement and cross-functional leadership.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the design, analysis, development and technical maturation of high-performance power-electronics systems, including power generation, conversion, controls and energy-storage integration.
• Provide technical direction, resolve complex program challenges, lead technical reviews and ensure project requirements are met.
• Act as customer-facing technical lead or Principal Investigator for assigned technology and development programs.
• Coordinate with engineering, manufacturing, suppliers and other GE Aerospace teams, and partner with suppliers and manufacturing to deliver robust, producible solutions.
• Identify technical risks, develop corrective-action plans and support customer proposals by reviewing requirements and assessing technical feasibility.
• Mentor engineers and coach them toward Principal Investigator and engineering-lead roles.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or a related engineering discipline.
• At least 10 years of experience in power electronics engineering.
• Demonstrated experience designing, analyzing, developing or supporting power-conversion hardware and systems.
• Experience leading technical workstreams, engineering projects or cross-functional teams.
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly to engineering teams, leadership, suppliers and customers.
• Must qualify as a U.S. person under export-control regulations; proof of status is required before employment.

Required skills

• Power-conversion architectures, high-voltage/high-power hardware, controls, simulation, testing and aerospace/military electrical standards.
• Desired: high-voltage, high-power converters or inverters (10 kW+, above 270 V); DC-DC, DC-AC, AC-DC topologies; EMI (DO-160G, MIL-STD-461).
• Desired: transformer design, semiconductor switches, gate drivers, PWM, power-stage layout, semiconductor loss modeling, double-pulse and pump-back testing.
• Desired: DSP, microcontroller and FPGA control systems; Altium, PLECS, LTspice, Simplorer, ANSYS/Ansoft, FEMM, MATLAB, Simulink.

What we offer

• Relocation assistance provided.
• Professional development and competitive compensation.