Johnson Controls

Senior Electrical Engineer (onsite)

Johnson Controls • $100K — $125K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering specializing in Power Electronics
  • 5+ years of experience in power electronics or electrical engineering
  • Expertise in three-phase power systems
  • Proficient in circuit design
  • Preferred: Master's or PhD in Power Electronics
  • Preferred: Experience with power electronics controls and IGBT-based inverters
  • Preferred: Familiarity with advanced tools like Matlab/Simulink, OPAL-RT, and Saber.

Responsibilities

  • Lead design, testing, and sustainment of power electronics products for chillers
  • Select and apply engineering techniques for high-performance solutions
  • Establish compliance frameworks for electrical circuitry
  • Translate requirements into actionable designs for variable speed drives
  • Oversee engineering documentation for component design and manufacturing
  • Drive system-level architecture and design decisions
  • Lead feasibility studies for new applications and major modifications
  • Provide technical guidance across cross-functional teams
  • Manage work activities to improve process efficiency
  • Act as technical point for complex issues, leading root-cause analysis.

Benefits

  • Competitive benefits package
  • Support for relocation if necessary
  • Opportunities for collaboration with global teams
  • Engagement in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
Full Job Description
What you will do

Johnson Controls is hiring a Senior Electrical Engineer for our Power Electronics team in our R&D - HVAC Engineering department based in New Freedom, PA. Candidates must be commuting distance, or able to relocate.

As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you will have the opportunity to:
  • Serve as a technical authority within the Power Electronics organization, leading the design, testing, and sustainment of power electronics products and systems for Johnson Controls' chiller portfolio
  • Select and apply the most effective engineering techniques, methodologies, and theories to develop robust, high-performance power electronics solutions
  • Establish and maintain compliance frameworks for electrical and electronic circuitry, ensuring alignment with regulatory and internal standards
  • Translate requirements into execution by defining, interpreting, and delivering designs that meet performance, reliability, and manufacturability targets for variable speed drives
  • Own creation, review, and release of engineering documentation to enable seamless component design, manufacturing, and product lifecycle support
  • Drive system-level architecture and early design decisions, including evaluating technical tradeoffs, cost impacts, and scalability of proposed enhancements and new implementations
  • Lead feasibility studies and system analyses for new applications and major modifications to existing drive platforms
  • Partner closely with engineers, designers, and technicians, providing technical guidance and driving alignment across cross-functional teams
  • Plan, prioritize, and manage work activities, defining repeatable processes that improve efficiency and execution consistency
  • Act as the technical escalation point for complex factory and field issues, leading root-cause analysis and corrective action across the full range of power electronics products


How you will do it
  • Collaborate with global and cross-functional teams
  • Support customers and JCI teams
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, schedule-driven, team-oriented environment


What we look for

Required
  • Bachelor's degree on Electrical Engineering with specialization on Power Electronics
  • 5+ years of industry experience in the field of power electronics or electrical engineering
  • Experience with three - phase power
  • Circuit design


Preferred
  • Master's degree and/or Ph.D. degree with focus in Power Electronics
  • Experience on power electronics controls
  • Experience on IGBT based inverters
  • Experience on advanced tools such as Matlab/Simulink, OPAL-RT, Saber, HIL
  • HVAC industry experience


HIRING SALARY RANGE: $100,000 - $125,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.) This position includes a competitive benefits package. The posted salary range reflects the target compensation for this role. However, we recognize that exceptional candidates may bring unique skills and experiences that exceed the typical profile. If you believe your background warrants consideration beyond the stated range, we encourage you to apply. To support an efficient and fair hiring process, we may use technology assisted tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), to help identify and evaluate candidates. All hiring decisions are ultimately made by human reviewers. For details, please visit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site at https://jobs.johnsoncontrols.com/about-us

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About Johnson Controls

Johnson Controls International plc is a multinational conglomerate headquartered in Cork, Ireland that produces automotive parts such as batteries and electronics and HVAC equipment for buildings. It employs 105,000 people in around 2,000 locations across six continents. As of 2019, it was listed as 389th in the Fortune Global 500; in 2020, it became ineligible for the list. Johnson Controls was founded in 1885 by Warren S. Johnson, a professor at the State Normal School in Whitewater, Wisconsin. Originally called the Johnson Electric Service Company, it focused on automatic temperature regulation. In 1974, the company changed its name to Johnson Controls.
Learn more about Johnson Controls
Size
101,000 employees
Market Cap
$44.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
$923 million
Founded
1885
5 Year Trend
+2.1%
Revenue
$22 billion
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