Principal Failure Analysis Electrical Engineer

TL;DR

Principal Failure Analysis Electrical Engineer (Power Systems): Leading system-level failure investigations for deployed power systems serving communications and data center markets with an accent on root cause analysis, electrical troubleshooting, and reliability improvement. Focus on reproducing difficult-to-diagnose failures, analyzing hardware and firmware interactions, and developing corrective actions for high-priority customer issues.

Location: Lorain, Ohio, United States; office, laboratory, manufacturing, and customer-site work with periodic domestic and international travel. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not provided.

Company

hirify.global provides power, cooling, IT infrastructure, software, analytics, and services for data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial facilities.

What you will do

• Lead complex system-level failure investigations involving power systems, controls, firmware, electrical hardware, and subsystem interactions.
• Drive root cause analysis through engineering analysis, testing, field data review, and structured problem-solving.
• Plan and execute investigations to reproduce field conditions and validate failure mechanisms.
• Coordinate with engineering, quality, manufacturing, suppliers, laboratories, services, and customers.
• Prepare technical findings, corrective actions, and recommendations for internal stakeholders and customers.
• Provide technical leadership during customer escalations, field events, and site investigations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• 10+ years of engineering experience in power systems, power electronics, telecommunications power, data center infrastructure, or related industries.
• Experience with root cause analysis and troubleshooting complex electrical systems.
• Experience with laboratory testing, failure analysis techniques, and engineering investigation methods.
• Strong technical communication and problem-solving skills.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship is required.

Nice to have

• Understanding of power conversion systems, rectifiers, converters, controls, and system integration.
• Experience with reliability engineering, supplier quality investigations, and field support.
• Familiarity with controller-based power systems, firmware interactions, and system diagnostics.
• Experience leading cross-functional investigations.

Culture & Benefits

• Work across engineering, quality, manufacturing, services, suppliers, laboratories, and customer organizations.
• Environment focused on safety, integrity, respect, teamwork, inclusion, customer focus, and operational excellence.
• Opportunities to support deployed critical infrastructure and continuous product reliability improvement.
• Periodic domestic and international travel is part of the role.