We are recruiting for a Senior Power Electronics Engineer within the Automotive sector.

Responsibilities for this role include, although are not limited to the following:

• Inverter design and development
• Simulation, calculation and circuit design
• Writing design specifications and reports
• Leading validation and verification activities
• Leading design reviews
• Verification, characterisation and validation testing of electronics
• Writing characterisation and validations test specifications and test reports
• Building and maintaining relationships with leading suppliers of power electronics components to ensure good knowledge of relevant technology developments

Relevant Knowledge & Experience:

• Masters degree in Power Electronic Engineering or similar
• Extensive experience in design and analysis of inverters for electric motors
• Test and evaluation of power electronics systems
• Electrical and thermal modelling and simulation
• Design for EMC
• Design for Manufacture

Desirable:

• Experience in an automotive OEM or Tier 1 supplier
• Familiarity with relevant automotive legislation, standards and guidelines
• 10kW to 100kW, 200 to 800V inverter design and the ability to work from a blank page
• Expert in component stress and de-rating and reliability estimation
• Design for functional safety to ISO26262
• Using and applying DFMEA
• Understanding of automotive powertrain components

If you are interested in this opportunity and fulfil the criteria, please make an application to: neil.woodfield@alexanderdaniels.co.uk