Senior Power Electronics Engineering Manager

Job Description Summary

The Senior Power Electronics Engineering Manager leads the Power Electronics engineering function supporting industrial projects across the LATAM region. This role combines technical leadership with direct people leadership, ensuring effective project execution, strong team capability, and disciplined engineering practices aligned with business needs.
The role is focused on project delivery, technical excellence, and cross-functional collaboration, while contributing to the continued development of the organization.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

• Lead the Power Electronics engineering team supporting industrial project execution across the LATAM region.
• Deliver power electronics solutions for industrial projects involving medium-voltage and low-voltage applications.
• Drive high-quality, cost-effective, and on-time engineering execution across the full project lifecycle.
• Strengthen the organization's engineering capability to support both regional execution and broader global collaboration.
• Guide engineers in technical decision-making across multiple projects and disciplines.
• Partner with commercial and application engineering teams to define optimized technical solutions for customer applications.
• Provide local technical support for installation and commissioning activities, as required.
• Support the resolution of technical issues related to projects, equipment under test, and systems in operation.
• Lead and contribute to technical reviews, root cause analysis, and design FMEA activities.
• Contribute to product improvement, range extension, and competitiveness initiatives within the power electronics portfolio.
• Ensure compliance with all company and customer health, safety, quality, and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
• Experience in system integration for industrial projects, with a strong technical focus on Power Electronics and drive applications
• Experience in project engineering or system integration environments, with involvement across the project lifecycle from solution definition and design through testing, installation, and commissioning
• Experience with medium-voltage and/or low-voltage drive systems applied to industrial projects
• Experience in industrial sectors such as mining, metals, energy, or other heavy industries
• Fluency in English and Portuguese
• Strong knowledge of electrical drive systems and control of electrical machines (AC, synchronous, and DC).
• Familiarity with simulation tools and engineering validation methods.
• Experience with structured technical problem-solving methodologies, including root cause analysis and FMEA.

Desired Characteristics

• Strong profile as a senior technical leader with people management responsibility.
• Experience in project-driven engineering environments with multiple stakeholders and demanding delivery schedules.
• Knowledge of low-voltage and medium-voltage drive applications.
• Experience with Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) or other advanced validation methods.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

Client-provided location(s): Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Job ID: GE_power-570815319

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-04-07T18:31:36