About Johnson Controls
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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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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with a specialization in Power Electronics
- At least 5 years of industry experience in power electronics or electrical engineering
- Experience with three-phase power
- Circuit design experience
- Master's degree and/or Ph.D. degree focused on Power Electronics
- Experience with power electronics controls
- Experience with IGBT-based inverters
- Experience with MATLAB/Simulink, OPAL-RT, Saber, or HIL tools
- HVAC industry experience
- Ability to commute to or relocate to New Freedom, Pennsylvania
Johnson Controls Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Johnson Controls and has not been reviewed or approved by Johnson Controls.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as a meaningful part of the package through employer 401(k) matching, repeatedly framed as a strong pillar of the overall rewards mix. The matching contribution is described with specific match levels in multiple places, reinforcing perceived value for long-term saving.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is presented as comparatively robust, with multiple paid holiday categories, vacation time, and sick time described as generous or “amazing” in places. Paid time off breadth appears to be a consistent contributor to total rewards attractiveness beyond base pay.
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Flexible Benefits — Benefits are described as broad and customizable, spanning standard medical/dental/vision plus optional add-ons like pet insurance, identity protection, and legal support. Tuition reimbursement is repeatedly highlighted as a high-value option supporting professional development.
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What We Do
At Johnson Controls, we transform the environments where people live, work, learn and play. From optimizing building performance to improving safety and enhancing comfort, we drive the outcomes that matter most. Dedicated to protecting the environment, we deliver our promise in industries such as healthcare, education, data centers and manufacturing. With a global team of 100,000 experts in more than 150 countries and over 130 years of innovation, we are the power behind our customers’ mission. Our leading portfolio of building technology and solutions includes some of the most trusted names in the industry, such as Tyco®, York®, Metasys®, Ruskin®, Titus®, Frick®, Penn®, Sabroe®, Simplex®, Ansul® and Grinnell®.
