Principal Power Electronic Engineer

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Sprint Power

An automotive design consultancy specialising in low-carbon vehicle engineering and technology is currently seeking a Principal / Senior Power Electronics Engineer. Responsible for the inception, development and release of electronic system designs across a broad range of company projects.

The Principal / Senior Power Electronics Engineer will:

• Provide technical ownership of power electronic circuits, through concept, development and validation
• Provide technical delivery of development activities to meet timescale and cost targets for R&D products and customer projects
• Support the planning of power electronics-related activities
• Interface with suppliers and partners with technical requirements and feedback for existing and new designs
• Work closely with other engineering disciplines (e.g. embedded SW, PCB layout, mechanical design etc.) to develop complete systems
• Support system integration by providing debugging capability and validation support

The successful Principal / Senior Power Electronics Engineer will have:

• Degree qualified in an Engineering or Science related discipline as a minimum; ideally Chartered or working toward Chartership status
• A minimum of 5 years relevant industry experience successfully supporting development projects in an automotive, aerospace or similar electronic engineering environment
• Experience in the design and analysis of DCDC converters and inverters, up to and above 20kW and >60V using MOSFET, IGBT and wide-bandgap technologies
• Strong knowledge of a broad range of isolated and non-isolated topologies
• Use of schematic capture and PCB layout tools (preferably Altium Designer)
• Experience in mathematical modelling and simulation of circuits and systems, e.g. SPICE, PLECS
• Use of reliability, risk or safety analysis tools for the analysis of hardware, e.g. FTA, DFMEA
• Qualification of systems to automotive standards, including EMC and environmental testing
• An understanding of functional safety analysis, design, and validation to standards such as ISO26262 or similar
• Experience in either developing or supporting converter control software is an advantage