Principal Power Electronics Solutions Architect
Job Number: 11465
External Description:
About this role:
The Principal Power Electronics Solutions Architect – North America is a senior technical role within Carrier’s Global Power Electronics organization. The position serves as the primary interface between Business Units in North America and the Global Power Electronics team, ensuring that system and product requirements are translated into competitive, scalable, and globally aligned power electronics solutions. The role focuses on solution definition, architecture decisions, platform alignment, reuse, roadmap definition, and technical steering of power electronics development teams to ensure the right solutions are developed — not on detailed design. Working closely with global technology and platform leadership, you help ensure that North American system and program needs are reflected in the Global Power Electronics direction and that global platform strategies are effectively applied in regional programs. You report to the Director Global Power Electronics.
Role Responsibilities:
Define and own power electronics solution concepts based on requirements from Systems Engineering
Act as the primary technical interface between Systems Engineering and power electronics development teams
Support product-level system architecture definition by providing power electronics expertise and solution guidance
Translate system needs into optimized power electronics architectures, solution proposals, and development direction
Technically steer power electronics development teams to ensure development work follows agreed system needs, architecture decisions, platform strategy, cost objectives, and program priorities
Ensure solutions meet performance, cost, reliability, and regulatory requirements
Drive platform alignment, modularization, and reuse across applications while supporting global consistency
Define requirements for power electronics modules, such as VFDs and DC/DC converters, as a clear basis for development
Evaluate technical and commercial trade-offs and guide decision-making
Ensure consistency between solution definition, development execution, and implementation across projects
Leverage hands-on power electronics expertise to guide technical decisions and mentor engineers
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in an Engineering discipline
5 years of experience in power electronics or related system development
Preferred Qualifications:
Master’s Degree in an Engineering discipline
Strong expertise in power electronics (converter design, control, integration, EMC, safety)
Proven hands-on experience in the design and development of power electronics systems
Solid understanding of VFD applications in HVAC and refrigeration systems
Ability to translate system requirements into structured, cost-efficient, and globally scalable technical solutions
Strong ownership mindset and ability to drive technical alignment across organizational interfaces
Experience with platform-based development and modular architectures
Strong focus on cost efficiency and value-driven engineering
Demonstrated leadership capability, including guiding technical direction, influencing stakeholders, and mentoring engineers
Job Number: 30216036
Community / Marketing Title: Principal Power Electronics Solutions Architect
Location_formattedLocationLong: Indiana, US