Staff Electronics Engineer

About S&C Electric Company S&C is empowering people to transform the grid. More than 100 years ago, S&C transformed electricity distribution with the invention of the Liquid Power Fuse, leading to a new era of safer and more reliable power delivery. Today, S&C’s diverse, global workforce develops innovative solutions for a more intelligent and resilient electrical grid. Building on this legacy of technological innovation and customer service, S&C empowers the transformation of the grid for an outage-free, sustainable electrical energy future.

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sandc.com

1,001-5,000 employees

Electrical Equipment Manufacturing

Chicago, IL

1911

Privately Held

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• develop innovative product and technology concepts.
• Conduct technical research to define system architectures, evaluate
• technologies, perform component selection, and lead feasibility and tradeoff
• studies that optimize performance, reliability, cost, and overall system
• value.
• Evaluate competing technical solutions and present technical recommendations
• to engineering leadership and other key stakeholders.
• Design, analyze, and evaluate power electronics and power conversion systems,
• including magnetic components, motor control and H-bridge circuits, energy
• storage interfaces, and industrial power applications utilizing Buck, Boost,
• SMPS, Flyback, SEPIC, and other isolated and non-isolated converter
• topologies.
• Perform circuit modeling and simulation using tools such as PSpice, LTSpice,
• MATLAB, Simulink, and related platforms.
• Lead root-cause investigations and implement corrective actions for technical
• issues identified during development or product support activities.
• Support design reviews, DFMEA, Risk Management activities and reliability
• assessments.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, including specifications,
• schematics, test plans, reports, and design review materials.
• Mentor and guide engineers while fostering a culture of innovation, technical
• excellence, and continuous improvement.

Required

• Minimum 10 years of experience in research, experimentation and designing
• complex electronic systems.
• Experience working within research, advanced development, or
• innovation-focused organizations, with a demonstrated ability to
• independently lead research and development activities with minimal
• supervision.
• Deep understanding and experience with power electronics, power conversion,
• energy storage systems, H bridge circuits and other related technologies, and
• the ability to assess and mitigate electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) risks.
• Proficiency with PSpice, MATLAB/Simulink, and other modeling and simulation
• tools.
• Strong laboratory skills using oscilloscopes, DMMs, logic analyzers, network
• analyzers, power analyzers, and related instrumentation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to
• effectively communicate technical concepts and influence both technical and
• non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated record of patents, publications, innovative technology
• development, or successful commercialization of new products is highly
• desirable.
• Health and Welfare Benefits:  Medical & Prescription, Dental, Vision, Health
• Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, , Health Savings Account
• (HSA), Group Life Insurance, optional Supplemental Life and AD&D Insurance,
• Wellbeing Resources including Employee Assistance Program and Family Forming
• Benefits (i.e., Adoption and Fertility support)

Preferred

• Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE), Ph.D. in Electrical
• Engineering or equivalent advanced research experience strongly preferred.
• S&C Electric is committed to equal-opportunity employment. All employees and
• [TAsupport@sandc.com].
• In 1909, S&C Electric Company transformed the delivery of safe, reliable
• electricity with the invention of the Liquid Power Fuse. Today, as the world
• faces extreme weather events and the demand for electricity grows, S&C continues
• to innovate and advance the electrical grid, ensuring reliable and resilient
• power for homes, communities, and critical infrastructure around the world.
• With a diverse, global workforce and core values around integrity, safety, and
• quality, S&C is a trusted industry leader and top workplace that offers
• meaningful careers to more than 3,500 team members. As a people-first
• S&C’s deeply rooted belief diversity fosters greater creativity, innovation, and
• success guides the company to advance and sustain a diverse, equitable, and
• inclusive workplace culture.
• S&C provides a comprehensive and competitive benefit package that includes the

• At S&C, we are dedicated to providing competitive and equitable compensation for
• all our team members, and we are committed to transparency in our pay practices.
• The estimated annual base salary range for this position is $116534 -
• $154413.38. Individual pay within this salary range is determined by several
• compensable factors, including performance, knowledge, job-related skills and
• experience, and relevant education or training. This role is also eligible for
• S&C’s annual incentive plan (AIP), subject to eligibility criteria.
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• S&C Electric Company is a global leader in equipment and services for electric
• power systems. The Technology & Breakthrough Innovation (TBI) organization
• drives the development of next-generation technologies and products that address
• emerging challenges in the electric utility industry. The Electronics Hardware
• team within TBI is seeking a Staff Electronics Engineer to perform research,
• development, and validation of advanced electronics technologies for future
• power system applications.
• The ideal candidate is an experienced engineer with deep expertise in power
• electronics  combined with a passion for innovation and technology development.
• This individual will leverage strong analytical and hands-on engineering skills
• to evaluate emerging technologies, develop novel concepts, and collaborate with
• multidisciplinary teams to mature technologies from concept through prototype
• validation and eventual product deployment.
• Shutdown days, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Other Leaves,
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) Retirement Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• (KSOP) offering traditional and Roth 401(k) options and an Employee Stock
• Ownership Plan (ESOP) component; KSOP participants can receive annual ESOP
• company contributions of over 11% of eligible earnings (3% Core, up to 3.5%
• Match, Variable Periodic).