Principal Engineer Jobs in Wisconsin
Principal Engineer jobs in Wisconsin are concentrated in advanced manufacturing, engineering services, and energy sectors, with demand across senior individual contributor and technical leadership roles. Milwaukee, Madison, and the Fox Cities corridor are the busiest hiring markets, anchored by established employers such as Rockwell Automation, Kohler, and Oshkosh Corporation. The most in-demand specialties include controls and automation engineering, mechanical systems design, and electrical infrastructure. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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Join GE HealthCare's CT Engineering team and help define how electrical power is designed, distributed and managed across our next generation of CT systems.We're looking for an experienced Power Electronics Engineer who enjoys solving complex system-level problems and wants to stay actively involved in the engineering work. This is a hands-on technical leadership role, not an oversight position. You'll help set the architecture and technical direction while also designing, analyzing, troubleshooting, testing, and solving problems alongside the team.
In this role, you'll work across multiple circuit boards and electrical subsystems to help define the overall power architecture of our CT platforms. You'll influence long-term technical strategy while continuing to design, analyze, prototype, troubleshoot and test real hardware.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who has built deep expertise in power electronics and is ready to expand their influence from individual circuit and board design into broader system architecture and technical leadership.
Location: Waukesha, Wisconsin, hybrid with approximately 3 days onsite
Relocation assistance: Available
Job Description
What You'll Do
- Define and evolve electrical power architecture for advanced CT systems.
- Design analog and power electronics circuitry, including power conversion, controls and high-speed interfaces.
- Develop electrical architectures spanning multiple boards, components and subsystems.
- Create and review schematics and PCB designs using ECAD tools.
- Lead technical design reviews and promote strong engineering rigor and best practices.
- Build and evaluate prototypes and conduct hands-on troubleshooting, validation and reliability testing.
- Take designs from concept through prototype, verification and production support.
- Partner with digital, systems, mechanical, manufacturing, service and global engineering teams to solve complex design challenges.
- Balance performance, reliability, manufacturability, cost and regulatory requirements when making design decisions.
- Help shape longer-term power electronics strategy for future CT platforms.
What You'll Bring
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
- 7+ years of professional electrical engineering experience.
- Strong hands-on experience with power electronics and power conversion.
- Experience designing and analyzing electrical circuits, including schematic design and simulation.
- Experience with PCB design/layout and schematic capture.
- Experience taking electrical designs from concept through prototype, testing and production support.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to communicate technical concepts clearly across engineering teams.
We'd Love to See
Experience in one or more of the following is helpful, but you don't need to check every box:
- Switching power supplies, converters or power distribution systems.
- Buck/boost or resonant converter design.
- High-power or higher-voltage electrical systems.
- EMC-conscious design and troubleshooting.
- Design for reliability and manufacturability.
- UL, ETL, IEC or other applicable regulatory standards.
- Digital electronics or FPGA/VHDL.
- Leading complex technical designs or influencing system-level architecture.
Why This Role?
This is a working architect role, not an oversight role. You'll help set the power architecture strategy for our CT platforms while remaining actively involved in the engineering. You'll work directly with schematics, circuits, PCBs, prototypes, testing, troubleshooting, and design reviews while also providing technical direction across the broader system.
It's a great opportunity for an experienced power electronics engineer who wants to stay close to the technology while growing their influence from board-level design into system-level architecture and technical leadership.
This isn't an architecture role where you'll step away from engineering.
You'll have the opportunity to stay hands-on while expanding your technical influence, helping determine how power moves through an incredibly complex medical imaging system.
You'll work with a large multidisciplinary engineering organization, collaborate globally, solve difficult technical problems and help set the direction for future CT platforms.
For an experienced power electronics engineer who's ready to grow from board-level design into system-level technical leadership, this role offers a very natural next step.
#LI-LRG1
#LI-Onsite
#LI-Hybrid
We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.GE HealthCare offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE HealthCare will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
While GE HealthCare does not currently require U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, some GE HealthCare customers have vaccination mandates that may apply to certain GE HealthCare employees.
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
Job Description Summary
Join GE HealthCare's CT Engineering team and help define how electrical power is designed, distributed and managed across our next generation of CT systems.We're looking for an experienced Power Electronics Engineer who enjoys solving complex system-level problems and wants to stay actively involved in the engineering work. This is a hands-on technical leadership role, not an oversight position. You'll help set the architecture and technical direction while also designing, analyzing, troubleshooting, testing, and solving problems alongside the team.
In this role, you'll work across multiple circuit boards and electrical subsystems to help define the overall power architecture of our CT platforms. You'll influence long-term technical strategy while continuing to design, analyze, prototype, troubleshoot and test real hardware.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who has built deep expertise in power electronics and is ready to expand their influence from individual circuit and board design into broader system architecture and technical leadership.
Location: Waukesha, Wisconsin, hybrid with approximately 3 days onsite
Relocation assistance: Available
Job Description
What You'll Do
- Define and evolve electrical power architecture for advanced CT systems.
- Design analog and power electronics circuitry, including power conversion, controls and high-speed interfaces.
- Develop electrical architectures spanning multiple boards, components and subsystems.
- Create and review schematics and PCB designs using ECAD tools.
- Lead technical design reviews and promote strong engineering rigor and best practices.
- Build and evaluate prototypes and conduct hands-on troubleshooting, validation and reliability testing.
- Take designs from concept through prototype, verification and production support.
- Partner with digital, systems, mechanical, manufacturing, service and global engineering teams to solve complex design challenges.
- Balance performance, reliability, manufacturability, cost and regulatory requirements when making design decisions.
- Help shape longer-term power electronics strategy for future CT platforms.
What You'll Bring
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
- 7+ years of professional electrical engineering experience.
- Strong hands-on experience with power electronics and power conversion.
- Experience designing and analyzing electrical circuits, including schematic design and simulation.
- Experience with PCB design/layout and schematic capture.
- Experience taking electrical designs from concept through prototype, testing and production support.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to communicate technical concepts clearly across engineering teams.
We'd Love to See
Experience in one or more of the following is helpful, but you don't need to check every box:
- Switching power supplies, converters or power distribution systems.
- Buck/boost or resonant converter design.
- High-power or higher-voltage electrical systems.
- EMC-conscious design and troubleshooting.
- Design for reliability and manufacturability.
- UL, ETL, IEC or other applicable regulatory standards.
- Digital electronics or FPGA/VHDL.
- Leading complex technical designs or influencing system-level architecture.
Why This Role?
This is a working architect role, not an oversight role. You'll help set the power architecture strategy for our CT platforms while remaining actively involved in the engineering. You'll work directly with schematics, circuits, PCBs, prototypes, testing, troubleshooting, and design reviews while also providing technical direction across the broader system.
It's a great opportunity for an experienced power electronics engineer who wants to stay close to the technology while growing their influence from board-level design into system-level architecture and technical leadership.
This isn't an architecture role where you'll step away from engineering.
You'll have the opportunity to stay hands-on while expanding your technical influence, helping determine how power moves through an incredibly complex medical imaging system.
You'll work with a large multidisciplinary engineering organization, collaborate globally, solve difficult technical problems and help set the direction for future CT platforms.
For an experienced power electronics engineer who's ready to grow from board-level design into system-level technical leadership, this role offers a very natural next step.
#LI-LRG1
#LI-Onsite
#LI-Hybrid
We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.GE HealthCare offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE HealthCare will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
While GE HealthCare does not currently require U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, some GE HealthCare customers have vaccination mandates that may apply to certain GE HealthCare employees.
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
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What Wisconsin Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in principal engineer jobs across Wisconsin.
- Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering with at least ten years of progressive technical experience
- Professional Engineer (PE) license issued or recognized by the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
- Deep expertise in a core discipline such as mechanical, electrical, controls, or systems engineering
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional engineering teams and drive complex technical programs
- Experience with product lifecycle management, design validation, and engineering change control processes
- Strong communication skills for presenting technical decisions to senior leadership and external stakeholders
Principal Engineer Jobs in Wisconsin: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a principal engineer in Wisconsin?
Most Wisconsin employers expect a bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline and many years of progressively senior technical work before promoting or hiring at the principal level. Obtaining a Professional Engineer license through the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services, which requires passing the Fundamentals of Engineering and Principles and Practice of Engineering exams, strengthens candidacy considerably. Specializations in high-demand areas like automation, systems integration, or infrastructure engineering accelerate the path.
Which companies hire principal engineers in Wisconsin?
Wisconsin principal engineer roles are posted by Eli Lilly, GE HealthCare, and Pierce Manufacturing and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Wisconsin's deep manufacturing and industrial base means that engineering-intensive companies across automation, energy, defense, and industrial equipment sectors are consistent sources of principal-level openings.
Which Wisconsin cities have the most principal engineer jobs?
Milwaukee, Madison, and Waukesha account for the largest share of principal engineer openings in Wisconsin. Milwaukee draws the most postings because of its concentration of industrial manufacturers and engineering firms, while Madison's technology and university-linked employers anchor demand there, and smaller markets like Appleton and Oshkosh reflect the strong manufacturing presence of Fox Valley anchors such as Oshkosh Corporation and its subsidiaries.
Are there remote principal engineer jobs in Wisconsin?
Yes, but they're less common than in purely software-focused fields because principal engineering work in Wisconsin often involves hardware, production systems, or on-site collaboration. About 83% of principal engineer openings tied to Wisconsin are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with hybrid arrangements being more typical than fully remote. The portions of the role most amenable to remote work include technical documentation, design review, and architectural planning.
How can I get hired as a principal engineer in Wisconsin with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is securing an associate or staff engineer role at a large Wisconsin manufacturer or engineering firm and building toward principal through demonstrated project ownership. Companies such as Rockwell Automation, Briggs and Stratton, and Johnson Controls hire entry and mid-level engineers into rotational or development programs in Wisconsin. Building a PE license, contributing to cross-functional projects, and moving laterally from roles such as project engineer or systems engineer are the most effective ways to reach principal-level consideration.
Where can I find and apply to principal engineer jobs in Wisconsin?
Migrate Mate lists current principal engineer openings in Wisconsin sourced from active employers across the state. Search the available roles to find positions that match your discipline, experience level, and preferred location, then apply directly to the ones that fit.
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