Advanced Staff Engineer - Power Electronics

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Dayton, OH, USA
In-Office
Expert/Leader
Aerospace • Energy
The Role
Provides technical leadership for power electronics technology and product development projects. Leads analyses, technical reviews, customer-facing technology programs, road-map development, supplier and manufacturing coordination, proposal support, and issue resolution. Expertise includes power generation, power conversion, power systems, controls, and energy storage integration. Mentors technical talent and reviews customer requirements against product capabilities.
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Job Description SummaryActivities contributing to the design and development of products, solutions and systems. Includes activities linked to technical improvement of existing products and components Impacts the team's ability to achieve service, quality and timeliness of objectives. The role is subject to operating policy objectives. There is moderate autonomy within the role. High levels of operational judgment are required to achieve outcomes required.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership to the cross functional team working on the project
  • Develop detailed technical analyses and then participate and present in the technical reviews
  • Coordinate technology efforts in close collaboration with other GE Aerospace divisions and ensure that such efforts are incorporated into long-term multi-generational technology and product road maps.
  • Serve as the customer facing technical lead or principal investigator on technology projects including but not limited to power generation, power conversion, power systems analysis, power systems control and energy storage system integration
  • Implement plans to meet technical program requirements by working with suppliers, manufacturing, and other disciplines
  • Develop and implement action plans to address issues as they arise on programs
  • Provide technical support for various customer proposals
  • Has expertise on technical developments in Power Electronics
  • Has working knowledge of competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market
  • Identify, mentor and coach technical talent to serve as Principal Investigators on new product development programs
  • Support Leadership by reviewing customer requirements and highlighting differences/gaps between those requirements and product capabilities.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or related engineering field from an accredited university or college
  • A minimum of 10 years of experience in Power Electronics engineering field
  • This role is restricted to U.S. persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and other protected individuals under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) due to access to export-controlled technology.  GE will require proof of status prior to employment..

Desired Characteristics

  • PhD or Master’s in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university or college
  • Experience with high voltage and high-power converters/inverters (minimum of 10kW, working voltages above 270V)
  • Has knowledge of power conversion topologies and controls related to DC-DC, DC-AC and AC-DC power conversion
  • Has working knowledge of single phase and three phase electrical machines such as induction machines and synchronous machines, in motoring and generating modes
  • Working knowledge of EMI (CM and DM) and compliance to military and commercial standards (DO-160G and MIL-STD-461), transformer design, semiconductor switches, gate driver design, and different PWM schemes
  • Experience with semiconductor loss modeling and testing (pump back and double pulse tests)
  • Familiarity with control systems using DSPs and microcontrollers and/or FPGAs
  • Familiarity with circuit schematic and layout tools such as Altium
  • Simulation experience with PLECS, LTSPICE, Simplorer/ANSOFT/FEMM, Matlab/Simulink or similar tools
  • Strong Electrical circuit design experience and layout knowledge
  • Hands on experience working in a lab environment
  • Experience with new technology (NTI) and new product (NPI) introductions in the topical area of power conversion
  • Influence, facilitation, and negotiation skills; boundary-less/solution-focused approach
  • US Citizenship Status.
  • Note:


    To comply with US immigration and other legal requirements, it is necessary to specify the minimum number of years' experience required for any role based within the USA. For roles outside of the USA, to ensure compliance with applicable legislation, the JDs should focus on the substantive level of experience required for the role and a minimum number of years should NOT be used.

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

Additional Information

GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE Aerospace will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable). Employees may also be subject to random and reasonable-suspicion drug and alcohol testing.


Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or a related engineering field from an accredited university or college
  • At least 10 years of experience in power electronics engineering
  • U.S. Person status, such as U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residence, or protected individual status, due to access to export-controlled technology
  • Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering
  • Experience with high-voltage, high-power converters or inverters rated at least 10 kW and above 270 V
  • Knowledge of power conversion topologies and controls for DC-DC, DC-AC, and AC-DC conversion
  • Knowledge of single-phase and three-phase induction and synchronous electrical machines
  • Working knowledge of EMI, DO-160G, MIL-STD-461, transformer design, semiconductor switches, gate drivers, and PWM schemes
  • Experience with semiconductor loss modeling, pump-back testing, and double-pulse testing
  • Familiarity with DSPs, microcontrollers, and/or FPGAs for control systems
  • Familiarity with circuit schematic and layout tools such as Altium
  • Simulation experience with PLECS, LTspice, Simplorer, ANSOFT, FEMM, MATLAB, Simulink, or similar tools
  • Strong electrical circuit design and layout knowledge
  • Hands-on laboratory experience
  • Experience with new technology introductions and new product introductions in power conversion

GE Aerospace Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about GE Aerospace and has not been reviewed or approved by GE Aerospace.

  • Healthcare Strength Health coverage spans medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs, behavioral health support, and some on‑site healthcare options. Wellbeing programs emphasize physical, emotional, and social support and are often characterized as part of a top‑notch package.
  • Retirement Support Retirement programs include a 401(k) with company contributions, long‑term financial planning tools, and vesting provisions. Legacy pension benefits remain for eligible employees despite the plan being frozen.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time‑off offerings include paid vacation, holidays, sick time, personal days, and flexible work arrangements, with permissive PTO noted for some salaried roles. Family support includes generous parental leave and adoption assistance.

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