Lead Power Electronics Engineer – Intermediate Bus Conversion & Advanced Power Architectures
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 27, 2026. First seen by Alion on May 26, 2026. OmniOn Power scores A on the Alion truth index.
We empower smarter business operations by connecting equipment, software, and services to protect, control and optimize assets within electrical infrastructures. The business provides customers, across various industries, with end-to-end product and service solutions ensuring the reliability and protection of their electrical infrastructure. We provide the latest industry insights and technology to develop solutions needed to meet customers evolving challenges, including innovative critical power solutions designed for high reliability and performance. Our culture is one of quality and operational excellence fueled and supported by talented people, tools and processes, and expertise.
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The Lead Power Electronics Engineer will lead the design and development of next-generation DC-DC power conversion products for AI infrastructure, hyperscale data centers, telecom, and advanced computing applications. This role will focus on both high-voltage and low-voltage intermediate bus converter (IBC) modules, including regulated and unregulated bus architectures, high-current power delivery systems, and advanced isolated and non-isolated conversion platforms.The engineer will drive the complete hardware development cycle-from system architecture and topology selection through simulation, validation, and high-volume production-while collaborating with global R&D teams across firmware, controls, magnetics, thermal, mechanical, and manufacturing disciplines.
This position requires strong expertise in intermediate bus converter architectures, high-density power design, resonant and soft-switching topologies, and advanced GaN and SiC power devices. Experience with both high-voltage bus conversion systems (800V and ±400V architectures) and low-voltage high-current IBC modules is highly desired.
The role will also provide technical leadership, mentor engineering teams, support technology roadmaps, and help position OmniOn Power as a leader in next-generation AI and data center power delivery solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design and development of advanced DC-DC power converters, including:
- High-voltage intermediate bus converters
- Low-voltage high-current IBC modules
- 800V-to-48V architectures
- ±400V-to-48V conversion systems
- Regulated and unregulated bus converters
- Multiphase and high-current power stages
- Resonant and soft-switching topologies
- Define and optimize power architectures for:
- Efficiency
- Power density
- Thermal performance
- Reliability
- EMI/EMC compliance
- Fast transient response
- Drive topology selection and optimization using simulation tools such as:
- PSPICE
- SIMPLIS
- SIMetrix
- LTspice
- Ansys
- Lead schematic development and guide high-density PCB layout with emphasis on:
- High-current routing
- Parasitic reduction
- Thermal management
- EMI mitigation
- Manufacturability
- Perform hands-on prototype validation, debugging, characterization, and failure analysis.
- Collaborate with firmware, digital controls, magnetics, thermal, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to ensure robust product execution and production readiness.
- Support existing product platforms through optimization, lifecycle management, and component alternate qualification.
- Mentor junior engineers, lead technical reviews, and contribute to innovation initiatives and intellectual property development.
Basic Qualifications
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related field (M.S. preferred)
- Minimum 10+ years of experience in power electronics hardware design
- Proven experience developing isolated and non-isolated DC-DC converters
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Strong experience with:
- Intermediate bus converter (IBC) architectures
- High-voltage DC bus systems
- Low-voltage high-current power delivery
- 48V power distribution systems
- AI and data center power architectures
- Experience designing:
- 800V-to-48V converters
- ±400V-to-48V converters
- High-current low-voltage IBC modules
- POL and multiphase converters
- Deep knowledge of:
- LLC resonant converters
- Phase-shifted full bridge topologies
- Soft-switching techniques
- High-frequency power conversion
- Experience with GaN and SiC power devices
- Strong understanding of:
- Magnetics design
- High-frequency transformer optimization
- Thermal management
- EMI/EMC mitigation
- Familiarity with digital control loops, compensation techniques, and mixed-signal power systems
- Hands-on lab expertise in:
- High-voltage testing
- Power converter validation
- Thermal characterization
- Failure analysis
- Proficiency with schematic capture, PCB layout guidance, and power electronics simulation tools
- Strong technical leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills
This position is intended to strengthen organizational capability in both high-voltage and low-voltage intermediate bus conversion systems for next-generation AI and data center power delivery. Candidates with strong experience in regulated or unregulated IBC architectures-including 800V-to-48V, ±400V-to-48V, and low-voltage high-current bus converters-will be highly valued.
The current team is primarily composed of junior engineers and requires a strong technical lead to drive architecture decisions, mentor the team, and execute advanced power conversion programs. This role is critical to expand our expertise in next-generation intermediate bus converter technologies and accelerate development of advanced AI and hyperscale data center power platforms.