Product Engineer - Power Electronics

About the role

Calnetix is an engineering and manufacturing company based in Southern California, dedicated to advancing energy solutions for commercial and defense sectors. We specialize in developing and delivering advanced power electronics products, focusing on reducing energy consumption, harmful emissions, and enhancing energy security.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end product lifecycle for assigned power electronics products, from concept through production, sustainment, and end-of-life.
• Define and maintain the product roadmap aligned with market needs, customer requirements, and company business objectives.
• Develop product positioning, value propositions, and competitive differentiation for B2B and defense markets.
• Monitor and evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends, incorporating insights into product roadmap and positioning decisions.
• Act as a primary interface with customers, including defense primes, integrators, and industrial OEMs.
• Support sales efforts by participating in customer meetings, technical reviews, trade shows, and industry events.
• Identify new market opportunities and contribute to pipeline growth through customer engagement and market analysis.
• Collaborate closely with engineering teams on architecture trade-offs, feature prioritization, and technical feasibility.
• Participate in or lead technical program management activities, including schedule, risk, cost, operations, and supply chain management.
• Ensure products meet performance, quality, compliance, and reliability requirements, including defense-specific standards where applicable.
• Own and support contract execution and compliance, ensuring product development and delivery align with contractual requirements, technical scope, schedules, deliverables, and applicable regulatory standards; identify and manage scope changes, risks, and contractual impacts in coordination with contract management, legal, and business leadership.
• Lead or contribute to technical proposal development, including requirements responses, compliance matrices, and technical volumes.
• Support pricing strategies, cost models, and margin analysis.
• Participate in customer negotiations and help drive contract awards to closure.
• Support bid/no-bid decisions with technical, market, and financial input.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline (advanced degree preferred).
• 5+ years of experience in product management, product marketing, or technical program management for hardware-based products.
• Hands-on familiarity with electronics, with preference for experience in: Power electronics, Motor controllers or drives, Embedded or electromechanical systems.
• Strong background in B2B product strategy and customer requirements development.
• Proven experience working directly with customers, including technical discussions and commercial support.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing NPI processes for power electronics.
• Experience in the defense sector, aerospace, or other regulated industries.
• Ability to write clear, compelling technical proposals and customer-facing documentation.
• Comfort working across engineering, operations, supply chain, sales, and executive leadership.
• Willingness to travel for customer visits, industry events, and trade shows.
• Experience owning or supporting P&L, cost management, or product-line financial performance.
• Prior experience as a Technical Program Manager (TPM) or in a role combining program execution with product ownership.
• Familiarity with defense acquisition processes, RFP/RFQ responses, and long-cycle B2B sales.
• Experience supporting or coordinating with sales and business development teams.

Qualifications

• Strong technical aptitude with the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strategic thinker with a bias toward execution and results.
• Customer-focused mindset with strong negotiation and relationship-building skills.
• Financial acumen related to cost, pricing, margin, and lifecycle management.
• Self-directed, organized, and comfortable operating in ambiguous, high-responsibility environments.

Skills

• Technical aptitude
• Strategic thinking
• Customer focus
• Financial acumen
• Self-management

Benefits

Calnetix offers a competitive salary range of $165,000 - $200,000, along with comprehensive benefits including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.

Schedule

The role is full-time and office-based, with occasional travel required for customer visits, industry events, and trade shows.

Pay

Calnetix offers a competitive salary range of $165,000 - $200,000, depending on experience and qualifications.

Supervisory Responsibilities

N/A

Work Environment / Physical Demands

Office-based role with regular interaction across departments. May require additional support during audits or critical product releases.

Disclaimer

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned, by their supervisor. Management reserves the right to change, rescind, add or delete the duties and responsibilities of positions within this job classification at any time.

Other

Calnetix is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive considerations for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability or status as a protected veteran. Being authorized to work in the U.S. for ANY U.S. employer is a pre-condition of employment. Calnetix will not sponsor applicants for immigration (or take over sponsorship), including for H-1B, TN and other non-immigrant Visas, for this role.