Principal Electrical Engineer

SMT Inc.

Lead electrical design initiatives for global market access and consumer safety in power distribution equipment. Joining a dynamic team at Rise Power Systems headquartered in North Carolina.

Posted 7/3/2026full-timeRemote • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Switching

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Creates technical design specifications and designs power and electronic subsystems for mission critical power protection applications
Fully supports system and hardware design and validation from cradle to grave
Own Electronics (Embedded/PCBA) and Software initiatives
Apply comprehensive knowledge in the fields of analog and digital circuitry design, magnetics, and thermals
Electrical engineering design leadership for a variety of power protection systems, both in production and in development
Acts as project leader and senior project member on new product development efforts
Creates and manages design documentation such as bills of materials and schematics
System level design and component selection, simulation, tolerance, variance, power dissipation (conducted and switching)
Effectively communicates complex technical solutions and concepts to engineers and non-engineers
Provides leadership, mentoring, coaching and support to electrical and R&D team members
Contributes to the development of strategic innovation and technology plans
Support product safety certifications with partnering NRTL (UL, CSA, IEC standards)
Contributes to intellectual property strategies, strategic invention disclosures and secures patents for the Power Protection organization

Requirements

What you’ll need

B.S. in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) required
6+ years of experience in electrical design
M.S. in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) or equivalent with 4+ years work experience preferred
10+ years of experience with power systems, electronics and/or power electronics design preferred
Knowledge of ECN’s, BOM’s, product documentation systems, AutoCAD, Altium, dFMEA and HALT preferred
Excellent lab skills and problem-solving ability preferred
Experience with UL, IEC, and general EMC electrical safety requirements relevant to the design of power protection products a plus
Solid understanding of theory and application of magnetics utilized for power conversion a plus
Experience with wide-bandgap (WBG) switching device knowledge, simulation and application a plus
Experience with control theory and embedded programming experience a plus

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Short Term Disability
Supplemental Insurance Options
Pet Insurance
401k with company match
PTO and Paid Holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

Electrical Engineering DesignPower Electronics DesignCircuit DesignSimulation And Tolerance AnalysisEmbedded ProgrammingControl TheoryMagnetics ApplicationProduct Documentation SystemsDFMEAHALT

Soft Skills

Problem-SolvingMentoringCoachingCommunication

Certifications

B.S. In Electrical EngineeringM.S. In Electrical Engineering (Preferred)UL CertificationIEC Standards Compliance