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Senior Power Conversion Manager
BLUE ORIGIN. Lead, mentor, and grow a team of power electronics, controls, embedded hardware, and embedded software engineers .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in leading engineering teams in the development of power electronics hardware and embedded systems, with a strong focus on project management, design verification, and compliance with industry standards. Proven ability to mentor talent and drive program direction from concept through delivery in high-reliability environments.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Power Electronics Hardware DevelopmentEmbedded Systems EngineeringTeam Leadership and MentoringProject Management and DeliveryPower Semiconductor Devices Expertise
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Hard Skills
Power Electronics DesignEmbedded Software DevelopmentReal-Time Control SystemsThermal ManagementDesign VerificationFMEAWide Bandgap SemiconductorsHigh-Voltage Power DevicesMicrocontroller ProgrammingFirmware Development
Soft Skills
Team DevelopmentPerformance ManagementCollaborationCommunicationProblem-Solving
Tools & Technologies
Test Data AnalysisConfiguration ManagementSafety Planning for Electrical TestsPrototype BuildsSupplier Relationship Management
Industry Keywords
AerospaceEnergyHigh-Reliability IndustriesPower Conversion ProductsFunctional Safety RequirementsElectrical EngineeringEngineering ProcessesRegulatory ComplianceHigh-Power ApplicationsSafety-Critical Firmware Practices
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of power electronics, controls, embedded hardware, and embedded software engineers
- Hire and develop engineering talent, set expectations, and manage performance and career development
- Own program direction, schedule, and delivery of power conversion products from concept through design, prototyping, test, and field support
- Plan and manage schedules, budgets, and resources across hardware and software workstreams
- Report program status to senior leadership
- Drive requirements definition and interface agreements with controls, electromagnetic design, and mechanical teams
- Establish hardware and software engineering processes, including design reviews, code reviews, verification, and configuration management
- Oversee prototype builds, bench and full-scale validation, and root-cause investigations using test data
- Manage supplier relationships for power electronics components and assemblies, including technical evaluations and supplier visits
- Make design decisions and conduct trade studies when decision velocity is low
- Develop power electronics hardware and embedded systems for advanced power systems within Blue Origin Engines
- Collaborate with electromagnetic design, controls, and mechanical leaders
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field, plus 10+ years of relevant experience, including 2+ years leading engineering teams, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Demonstrated experience leading development of power electronics hardware from concept through build and test
- Experience managing or technically leading embedded software and embedded hardware engineers
- Strong fundamentals in power semiconductor devices, magnetics, thermal management, and real-time control of power electronics
- Track record of delivering complex hardware and firmware programs on schedule and within budget
- Experience hiring, developing, and retaining high-performing engineers
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident/current Green Card holder, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum
- Preferred: Master's degree in Electrical Engineering with a power electronics or embedded systems focus
- Preferred: Experience with wide bandgap semiconductors (SiC/GaN) in high-power applications
- Preferred: Experience with high-voltage power devices, including IGBT, Si, SCR, or IGCT
- Preferred: Experience with full-cycle power conversion product development, including design verification, product verification, design for manufacturing, and FMEA
- Preferred: Experience with functional safety requirements
- Preferred: Embedded development on microcontrollers, DSPs, or FPGAs, including safety-critical or high-reliability firmware practices
- Preferred: Familiarity with applicable industry power systems interface standards
- Preferred: Experience with power hardware test setups, including safety planning for electrical tests
- Preferred: Experience in aerospace, energy, or other highly regulated, high-reliability industries
- Preferred: Experience scaling a team through rapid growth, including hiring plans and onboarding programs
- Ability to work in an office and lab/manufacturing environment, with occasional exposure to hardware test areas; may require standing, bending, and use of PPE
- Background check required for all positions
Benefits
Comp & perks- Relocation provided
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Basic and supplemental life insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Short- and long-term disability
- 401(k) with company match of up to 5%
- Education Support Program
- Stock options for all regular employees working at least 20 hours/week
- Up to four weeks of paid time off per year based on weekly scheduled hours
- Up to 14 company-paid holidays
- Potential eligibility for bonuses based on role type, job level, individual contributions, company results, or other factors