Job Description
Technical Lead I (power electronics)
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About Johnson Controls
Johnson Controls, a global leader in thermal management, mission-critical building systems, energy efficiency, and decarbonization, helps customers use energy more productively, reduce carbon emissions, and operate with the precision and resilience required in rapidly expanding industries such as data centers, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing, and higher education.
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What you will do
Johnson Controls is seeking a Principal Power Electronics Engineer to support our Chillers product group. You will be responsible for designing, testing and sustaining Variable Speed Drives (VSD) for chiller applications. This team conducts design, simulation, prototype testing, reliability testing and confirms that the product operates as expected with reference to specific documented hardware requirements. This position is located onsite in New Freedom, PA. Candidates must be commuting distance, or able to relocate.
How you will do it
- Serve as technical expert within Power Electronics Department that is responsible to design, test, and maintain power electronics products and systems for Johnson Controls’ chiller applications.
- Determine the best techniques, procedures and/or theories as they apply to the development of power electronics products and systems.
- Create compliance procedures for the development of electrical/electronic circuitry designs.
- Define and interpret design specifications; design electrical/electronic circuitry to meet specified requirements; and analyzes product design requirements and recommend solutions.
- Prepare and coordinates the release of documentation to support component design and manufacturing.
- Participate in all aspects of preliminary design and systems architecture, and conducts analysis of the cost impacts of proposed modifications, upgrades, and new implementations of application software.
- Conduct feasibility studies and systems analysis for new applications or major modifications of existing systems.
- Work with other engineers, designers, and technicians on specific work assignments.
- Forecast and schedule work activities, and defines processes for repetitive tasks.
- Act as the technical lead for troubleshooting field and factory issues on the range of power electronics products and systems on Johnson Controls’ chillers.
What we look for
Required
- Master's degree on Electrical Engineering with specialization on Power Electronics
- 4+ years of industry experience in the field of Power Electronics.
Preferred
- Ph.D. OR Master's degree with focus in Power Electronics (Preferred not mandatory)
- Strong experience on power electronics controls
- Strong experience on IGBT based inverters
- Strong experience on advanced tools such as Matlab/Simulink, OPAL-RT, Saber
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or above
- 8+ years of experience in air-cooled chiller design and development
- At least four years of air conditioning and refrigeration system development experience
- Familiarity with related product technical knowledge
- Familiarity with domestic and international technical standards for related products
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Ability to make full use of various resources
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.
Johnson Controls Insights
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®.
