Schneider Electric

Senior Hardware Power Electronics Engineer

Schneider Electric • $101K — $152K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or similar
  • Minimum 5 years' experience in electrical product development
  • Strong hands-on experience with electrical design, testing, and troubleshooting
  • Solid knowledge of electrical components and safety standards
  • Experience creating electrical drawings and technical documentation
  • Fluent in English

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop hardware for 3-phase UPS and power converters
  • Own specifications, testing, troubleshooting, and reporting
  • Ensure quality and compliance of electrical designs
  • Specify and qualify electrical components
  • Create diagrams, cable designs, and technical documentation
  • Collaborate with global teams to optimize designs
  • Support failure analysis and root cause investigations

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
  • Flexible work arrangements and paid family leave
  • 12 holidays and 15 days of paid time off annually
  • 401(k) with company match and share ownership programs
  • Learning and development opportunities through platforms like Coursera
  • Community support through volunteer leave and initiatives
Full Job Description
About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Electrical Engineer to join our R&D team, working with the design and development of 3-phase Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) systems and power converters. You will play a key role throughout the full product lifecycle, contributing to technologically advanced and reliable solutions used globally.

In this role, you will:

  • Design, develop, and maintain electrical hardware for 3-phase UPS and power converter products
  • Own electrical specifications, qualification, laboratory testing, troubleshooting, and reporting
  • Review and ensure quality and compliance of electrical designs
  • Specify and qualify electrical components (breakers, fuses, contactors, SCRs, surge protection devices, power cables, etc.)
  • Create electrical main circuit diagrams, cable and harness designs, and technical documentation
  • Collaborate with global R&D teams, factories, suppliers, and external stakeholders to optimize designs for manufacturability, cost, quality, and efficiency
  • Support field failure analysis and root-cause investigations related to electrical components
  • Contribute to design reviews, standard compliance, and continuous product improvements
  • Share knowledge, coach colleagues, and drive best practices across the organization.

What qualifications make you successful?
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or similar
  • Minimum 5 years' experience in electrical product development
  • Strong hands-on experience with electrical design, laboratory testing, and troubleshooting
  • Solid knowledge of electrical components, earthing systems, short-circuit protection, and applicable codes/standards
  • Experience creating electrical drawings, schematics, and technical documentation
  • Fluent in English


Nice to have:
  • Experience with 3-phase UPS electrical design
  • Knowledge of EMC design and power system studies (harmonics, arc flash, system balancing)
  • Familiarity with UPS safety and performance standards
  • Experience using SEE Electrical or similar design tools


What We Offer

You will join a collaborative, agile R&D environment with opportunities to work on complex, high-impact products alongside global teams, while continuing to grow your technical expertise and career at Schneider Electric.

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For this U.S. based position, the expected pay range is USD 101,600 - USD 152,400 per year. This pay range includes base pay and short-term incentives. The compensation range for this full-time position applies to candidates located within the United States. Our pay ranges are determined by reviewing roles of similar responsibility and level. Within the pay range, individual pay is determined by several factors including performance, knowledge, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Schneider Electric is there when it matters most to you

Our Total Rewards package outlines all the benefits and support you'll enjoy as part of the Schneider Electric team:

Care for Yourself and Your Family. We ensure you feel secure with benefits that help you and your family thrive: medical (with member reward points), dental, vision, and basic life insurance, Benefit Bucks, flexible work arrangements, paid family leaves, well-being programs, 12 holidays per year, and 15 days of paid time off per year.

Invest and Plan Your Future. We help you plan and invest for the future with competitive pay and programs including base salary, incentives, company share ownership, and 401(k) with match.

Grow Your Skills and Career. We support development through performance discussions, global opportunities, the Schneider Career Hub, and learning platforms like Coursera.

Team Up in the Workplace. We encourage collaboration, recognition, sharing your voice, and an inclusive workplace.

Support Your Community. We make a difference through volunteer leave, programs with the Schneider Electric Foundation, youth education initiatives, and military leave benefits.

Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values - Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork - starts with us.

IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.

Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric - apply today!

€40 billion global revenue
+9% organic growth
150 000+ employees in 100+ countries

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and 'inclusion' is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do.

At Schneider Electric, we uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, and we believe that trust is a foundational value. Our Trust Charter is our Code of Conduct and demonstrates our commitment to ethics, safety, sustainability, quality and cybersecurity, underpinning every aspect of our business and our willingness to behave and respond respectfully and in good faith to all our stakeholders. You can find out more about our Trust Charter here

About Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric is a multinational corporation that specializes in energy management and automation solutions. The company was founded in 1836 and is headquartered in Rueil-Malmaison, France. Schneider Electric offers a wide range of products and services including electrical distribution, automation and control, and energy management. The company operates in over 100 countries and has a strong presence in the industrial and commercial sectors. Schneider Electric is committed to sustainability and has set ambitious targets to reduce its environmental impact. The company has received numerous awards for its sustainability efforts and is recognized as a leader in the industry.
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