Principal Electric Drives & Power Electronics Lead

Aviation JobSearch Europa; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 350,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Volantes Technical Recruitment Ltd in the United Arab Emirates seeks a Principal Electric Drives & Power Electronics Engineer to own the electric drive system, including motor, inverter and drive controls, ensuring performance, thermal behaviour and EMC/EMI compliance for aircraft propulsion drives.

You'll collaborate with propulsion, powertrain, BMS/HV, electrical, avionics and test teams to drive design improvements and safety analyses for high-power applications.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience in electrical machines, power electronics or motor drive engineering.
• Ownership of motor or inverter design, development or rating for a high-power application.
• Experience with EMC/EMI engineering in safety-critical systems.
• Strong knowledge of electrical machine design and thermal management.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture, rating and derating of electric motors and inverters, including continuous and peak operating requirements.
• Lead drive control development, including torque and speed response, control bandwidth, limits, derating and fault handling.
• Define the electrical interface between the high-voltage system and the drives, including DC input behaviour and transients.
• Lead EMC/EMI considerations with switching, filtering, shielding and return-path design.
• Define thermal requirements for the drives, including loss modelling and cooling.
• Manage and provide technical direction to motor and inverter suppliers, including qualification and testing.
• Lead drive-level testing, including dynamometer and thermal testing, and fault testing.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Power electronics

Motor drives

EMC/EMI

Thermal management

System safety analysis

Job description

Volantes Technical Recruitment Ltd in the United Arab Emirates seeks a Principal Electric Drives & Power Electronics Engineer to own the electric drive system, including motor, inverter and drive controls, ensuring performance, thermal behaviour and EMC/EMI compliance for aircraft propulsion drives.

You'll collaborate with propulsion, powertrain, BMS/HV, electrical, avionics and test teams to drive design improvements and safety analyses for high-power applications.