Staff Systems Design Architect

At Stormentum you will join a team of engineers developing a distributed, modular power electronics conversion platform, built for data centers and microgrids. As Staff Systems Design Architect, you will work at the system level, translating product requirements into actionable engineering specifications, defining how subsystems interact, and partnering with hardware and firmware teams on how to build it. You will help define and own key parts of the architecture that ties the platform together: how the distributed power cells interface with each other and with energy storage, data center loads, and the electrical grid, carrying your areas from design through integration, certification, and production.

Who You Are

• A systems thinker. You see the full picture before the details. You are as comfortable defining how subsystems interact as you are diving into the tradeoffs within them.
• An owner. You have taken systems from concept to production and you know what it takes to get there. You do not hand off and walk away, you see it through.
• A builder. You thrive in environments where the architecture does not yet exist. You are energized by helping define it from scratch and working alongside the team to execute against it.
• A cross-functional partner. You have contributed to design reviews, risk assessments, and cross-functional work across hardware, firmware, controls, and mechanical disciplines. You earn trust through technical depth and clear communication.
• Grid-fluent. You understand how power electronics systems interact with the grid, energy storage, and the loads they serve, from data centers to microgrids, and you bring that knowledge to every architectural decision..

What You’ll Do

• Define and decompose system-level requirements into hardware, firmware, controls, and integration specifications
• Develop and maintain system block diagrams and interface control documents
• Define system-level performance and safety test requirements and support the development of automated test equipment to accelerate testing
• Evaluate and report on architectural trade-offs across high voltage, low voltage, mechanical, and communications domains
• Drive and contribute to the Hazard and Risk Assessment and support the DFMEA, PFMEA, and safety test processes
• Develop the system integration architecture connecting Stormentum’s platform with energy storage, generators, data center and microgrid loads, and the electrical grid
• Run system-level simulations to evaluate design options and guide engineering decisions
• Support the product through 3rd-party integrations and certification, including UL and applicable grid codes
• Serve as a technical liaison between product and engineering, translating customer, utility, and regulatory requirements into engineering direction
• Contribute to system-level design reviews and risk assessments across subsystems
• Support the handoff from design through manufacturing, ensuring designs are optimized for production
• Collaborate cross-functionally with mechanical, firmware, controls, and hardware teams across the full product lifecycle

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Physics
• 5+ years of experience in electrical systems design, including at least one full product cycle taking a product from concept to production
• Hands-on experience integrating power electronics systems with external interfaces, such as the grid, energy storage, servers, microgrids, or distributed energy resources
• Experience with high-voltage power conversion systems at 400 V and above, such as grid-tied inverters, energy storage, EV charging, or industrial power equipment
• Strong experience building system-level electrical physics models in MATLAB/Simulink or similar tools, and analyzing topologies and component parameters to find optimal solutions to product-level requirements
• Breadth across high voltage, low voltage, mechanical, thermal, and communications domains

What Will Make You Stand Out

• Experience contributing to or leading Hazard and Risk Assessments and DFMEA
• Experience with data center power hardware, such as 480 VAC three-phase and 800 VDC rack power systems or power shelves, or with modular multilevel converter architectures
• Experience with grid-tied inverter systems
• Knowledge of grid-forming inverter technologies and advanced grid-support functions
• Experience maintaining requirements within tools such as DOORS, Jama, or Polarion
• Experience with processes similar to those outlined in UL 1998, UL 991, IEC 62477-1, and IEC 61508
• Familiarity with UL 62368-1, UL 1973, NFPA 855, UL 1741 SA/SB, IEEE 1547, and UL 9540
• Familiarity with international grid standards including IEC or UL 62368-1

We offer a competitive compensation package including base salary and equity. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k), flexible time off, and paid holidays.

Stormentum builds power infrastructure for AI data centers, EV charging, and microgrids. Our patented, modular power electronics architecture merges UPS, battery, and rectifier stages into one platform, from grid to GPU, with fewer conversion stages and more compute from every megawatt. Founded by executives with decades of leadership across technology, wireless, and energy, we’re bringing together world-class engineering talent to rethink how power is delivered.