Power Electronics Engineer

The Role

This is a very exciting opportunity for a motivated and experienced individual to thrive in a fast-paced and innovative environment. The engineer will be confident in their abilities to research and identify cutting-edge solutions for novel and challenging problems, whilst taking pride in their attention to detail and design integrity.

The role seeks an engineer with a good understanding of powertrain architectures, power distribution systems, and experience with the design and test of various power supply topologies.  Familiarity in the field of wide-bandgap semiconductors like Silicon Carbide (SiC) and Gallium Nitride (GaN) is desired but not essential.

All of our engineers from time to time are required to manage projects, the successful candidate will therefore show an aptitude for directing and coordinating project activities and have strong communication/interpersonal skills for working across all departments within the organisation.

Essentials:

• Create new electronics designs from first principle, through the development lifecycle to production release
• Power supply design AD-DC, DC-DC, Inversion
• Experience with one or more of the following topologies: Phase-Shift Full-Bridge, Resonant LLC Half/Full-Bridge, Flyback, Buck/Boost, 3-Phase Inverter (up to 100kW)
• General knowledge of power switching devices – MOSFETs, Si-IGBT (Wide-Bandgap desired)
• Experience with the design and optimisation of gate-drive circuitry
• High Frequency Transformer and Magnetics design
• A good understanding of thermal management techniques for through-hole and surface mount devices
• The ability to use modelling and simulation to facilitate design and prototyping
• Good knowledge in both digital and analogue design concepts
• Design for LVD/EMC Compliance
• Development of requirements specifications and test procedures
• System level integration and testing
• Experience of filter design and implementation

Desirables:

• High Voltage Experience up to 5kV
• Thermal modelling experience
• Motor design and control (BLDC, PMSM, Induction, Axial/Radial Flux)
• Embedded, FPGA, CPLD
• Serial Comms Protocol: Ethernet, SPI, I2C, CAN, CAN-FD