Senior Electrical Engineer (onsite)

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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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