Vice President - Power Electronics

Role & responsibilities

• Define and own the technical vision, architecture and roadmap for power electronics systems.
• Lead the design, simulation, prototyping, and validation of high-efficiency rectifier and DC-DC converter systems (10 kW to >5 MW).
• Drive innovation in cost-effective, scalable and high-efficiency power conversion for electrolyzer stacks.
• Partner with mechanical, thermal, and systems engineering to co-optimize packaging, cooling and integration.
• Recruit, mentor, and lead a multidisciplinary team of power electronics engineers and technicians.
• Evaluate and manage relationships with component vendors, contract manufacturers and external design partners.
• Ensure compliance with relevant grid codes, EMC/EMI standards, UL, IEC, IEEE or other regulatory frameworks.
• Work cross-functionally with Product, Manufacturing and Operations teams to align technical goals with commercial requirements.
• Support the development of internal and external IP strategy in power electronics and system design
• Guide the firmware architecture, coding standards, testing and release processes to ensure high reliability and maintainability.
• Ensure firmware co-development is tightly integrated with hardware design for optimal system-level performance.
• Collaborate with systems and stack engineering to align control strategies with electrolyzer operational requirements.

Preferred candidate profile

• Masters or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or a related field with a focus on power electronics.
• 18+ years of industry experience in power electronics, including at least 5 years in leadership roles.
• Deep understanding of AC-DC and DC-DC conversion topologies, especially in multi-kilowatt to multi-megawatt power classes.
• Experience with medium voltage systems and safe, reliable system design in those domains.
• Proven success delivering modular, scalable and high-efficiency electrical architectures under cost and performance constraints.
• Hands-on experience with digital control systems, gate drivers, magnetics design and thermal management.
• Strong familiarity with grid-connected systems, including solar PV inverters, battery energy storage or similar.
• Excellent leadership, communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.