Senior Electrical Engineer (onsite)

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 industries such as data centers, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing, and higher education. For over 140 years, Johnson Controls has delivered performance where it matters, backed by advanced technology, lifecycle services, and an industry-leading field organization.

About the role

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. This is a hybrid role.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Comply with Johnson Controls’ Code of Ethics and policies.
• Collaborate with global and cross-functional teams.
• Be open to receiving and offering constructive feedback.
• Support customers and business needs with flexibility.
• Work in a fast-paced, schedule-driven, team-oriented environment.
• Travel 10% of the time, domestically or internationally.

Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering with specialization in Power Electronics.
• 5+ years of industry experience in power electronics or electrical engineering.
• Experience with three-phase power and circuit design.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. degree with focus in Power Electronics (preferred).
• Strong experience in power electronics controls.
• Strong experience with IGBT-based inverters.
• Strong experience with advanced tools such as Matlab/Simulink, OPAL-RT, Saber, HIL.
• HVAC industry experience (preferred).

Pay

Hiring salary range: $100,000 - $125,000. Salary is determined by education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, internal equity, and market alignment. This role includes a competitive bonus plan based on individual, group, and corporate performance.

Benefits

This position includes a competitive benefits package.