Principal Power Electronics Engineer

Principal Power Electronics Engineer focuses on collaborate closely with electronics, software, mechanical, and eds engineering teams to develop innovative, practical and robust power electronic solutions.

What the role involves

• Collaborate closely with electronics, software, mechanical, and EDS engineering teams to develop innovative, practical and robust power electronic solutions.
• Develop power electronic systems, including gate drives, power switching devices, and magnetic components.
• Provide technical oversight of PCB layout activities.
• Review design of DCDC phase of On-Board Charger to prototype standard.
• Supporting test/verification of On-Board Charger prototype modules of existing design, understanding that there is limited scope to affect overall design approach.
• Define control system requirements to enable effective monitoring, protection, and control of power electronic systems.

Skills and requirements

• Significant experience in development of power electronic systems such as DCDCs, inverters or rectifiers at high voltage (>400V) and high power (>10kW).
• Experience in schematic design and the specification.

Confirmed role details

• Due to new long-term projects and company expansion, a leading engineering group has a new vacancy for a Principal Power Electronics Engineer to join the company on a contract basi.

Candidate fit

• technical judgement, safe working habits, careful diagnostics, and practical problem-solving

Additional role context

• Architect and optimise power conversion topologies, balancing efficiency, performance, cost and quality.
• Commission, validate, and verify power electronic hardware against system requirements and applicable standards, conducting root-cause analysis and implementing corrective actions.
• Test activities, providing specialist electronics expertise.