Power Electronics Engineer

Principal Power Electronics Design Engineer Warwickshire, UK

£60-75k (flexible) + bonus + benefits Hybrid working: Leamington Spa.

This role requires experience of power electronics design but also experience of PCB layout. Engineers should be able to take products through the design lifecycle to validated prototype and this includes layout of PCBs.

Working in a customer centric organisation you will be involved with taking power electronics designs from concept (blank page) to optimised prototypes, typically for e-mobility / electric vehicle applications but could also include clean energy applications.

NOTE: e-mobility / electric vehicle applications could include automotive, aerospace, marine, defence and more

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The role could suit an engineer with at least 8 years of relevant industry experience. Candidates should have:

• Strong communication skills (used to working directly with customers)
  
  
• Excellent track record in the design of power electronics (power inverters, AC/DC or DC/DC converters, or switch mode power supplies (SMPS)) for e-mobility applications or similar
  
  
• Experience of designing digital and mixed signal control and interface circuit design would be great.
  
  
• Experience of PCB layout using tools such as Altium, etc, would be required.
  
  
• Experience of inverters / converters for vehicle electrification, motor control, or similar would be preferred.
  
  In this role you will be involved with taking customer projects (electric vehicle propulsion / motor control modules) from concept to prototype. This means being able to develop systems from scratch, bringing solutions up through hardware integration and lab testing to form validated prototypes ready for customer handover.
  
  The company is involved with the design of electric drivetrain systems for e-mobility and clean energy applications (e.g. automotive electric vehicle etc). Those aligned to similar applications (e.g., variable speed drives, DC-AC traction motors, PMSM control, DC-DC converters, OBC, etc) would be preferred.
  
  Required experience / skills: Principal Power Electronics Design Engineer
  
  
• Excellent academic background (degree / master’s degree in electrical, electronic engineering, etc)
  
  
• Strong communication skills (used to working directly with customers)
  
  
• Experience of leading projects and technically leading would be required.
  
  
• Excellent track record in the design of power electronics (power inverters, AC/DC or DC/DC converters, or switch mode power supplies (SMPS)) for e-mobility applications (automotive / marine electric vehicles) or similar
  
  
• Experience of designing digital and mixed signal control and interface circuit design would be great.
  
  
• Experience of PCB layout using tools such as Altium, etc, would be required.
  
  
• Experience of inverters / SMPS for vehicle electrification, motor control, or similar would be preferred (automotive, aerospace, marine, etc)
  
  
• Good practical engineering aptitude including the development of power electronics hardware in a lab, rig and vehicle environment for demanding applications.
  
  
• Able to work in a fast-paced, customer centric environment.
  
  Others: Beneficial: Power Electronics Design Engineer
  
  
• Development of systems in the simulation environment, HiL systems, etc
  
  
• Experience of thermal management / cooling of power electronics systems would be great.
  
  
• Training in the safe use of high power, high voltage test equipment up to 1MW and 800 Vdc
  
  This principal power Electronics Design Engineer role is commutable from Birmingham. Redditch, Solihull, Nuneaton, Hinckley, Leamington Spa, Banbury, Daventry, Rugby, Coventry and Lutterworth