Wright Electric Inc. Director of Power Electronics Productization Ballston Spa, NY · Full time Company website

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Wright Electric Inc. (Wright) is a U.S.-based company developing innovative power technologies to support the global energy transition. Focused on aircraft electrification, lightweight power generation, and next-generation batteries, our solutions provide a revolutionary improvement in power- and energy-density for electric systems. Since 2016, Wright has worked with NASA, the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Department of Defense, and commercial partners to bring our innovations to life.

Wright is looking for a Director of Power Electronics Productization to take a high-performance inverter generator from working prototype to certified, production-ready product. This role owns the technical decisions required to deliver a reliable, compliant, manufacturable inverter system suitable for commercial deployment.

The ideal candidate has personally led an inverter (solar, EV, or inverter-generator) through the transition from prototype to shipped product, with direct decision-making authority over architecture, components, protection strategies, and compliance.

Key responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end productization of the inverter system, from prototype through production release
• Lead technical decision-making across:
• Topology selection and validation
• Protection schemes (faults, short-circuit, ground fault, isolation, thermal)
• EMI/EMC mitigation and layout strategy
• Thermal design and derating philosophy
• Reliability, lifetime, and abuse-case handling
• Drive compliance with applicable standards, including UL 2200, UL 1741 / 62109 (as applicable), and EMC requirements
• Serve as the primary technical interface with:
• NRTL / certification bodies
• Test labs
• Manufacturing partners and suppliers
• Define and enforce design for manufacturability (DFM/DFA) and cost-down strategies
• Lead design reviews, risk assessments, and design freeze decisions
• Support first builds, pilot production, and early field units
• Build and mentor a small team of power electronics and hardware engineers as needed

Required experience

• 10+ years in power electronics or inverter-based systems
• Direct experience taking an inverter from prototype to commercial product
• Prior technical decision authority (not just contributor) on at least one shipped inverter product
• Experience in one or more of:
• Solar inverters (string or hybrid)
• Inverter generators
• EV traction inverters or onboard chargers
• Industrial motor drives or UPS systems
• Hands-on experience with:
• High-power switching devices (SiC and/or IGBT)
• Gate drive design and protection
• EMI/EMC mitigation
• Thermal management (liquid or advanced air cooling)
• Familiarity with certification workflows and lab testing

Strongly preferred

• Experience with UL 2200 or closely related safety standards
• Experience scaling from low-volume to production manufacturing
• History of making pragmatic tradeoffs under schedule and cost pressure
• Comfort saying “no” to beautiful designs that won’t survive certification or production

Location:

Malta, New York. On-site presence is required.