Power Electronics Engineer

seek.com.au; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Rectifier Technologies, an Australian designer/manufacturer of power-conversion systems, is seeking a hands-on mid-level Power Electronics Engineer for its R&D team in Melbourne. The role covers circuit design, schematic capture, PCB layout, prototyping and testing of high-voltage, high-current power-conversion products.

You will develop AC/DC and DC/DC converters, optimise for EMI, thermal and safety, and contribute to design documentation, BOMs and manufacturing files.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent is required.
• 3–7 years' experience in power electronics or electronic-product design.
• Strong hands-on experience with Altium Designer and PCB layouts.

Responsibilities

• Design AC/DC, DC/DC and PFC power-conversion circuits.
• Develop schematics and multilayer PCB layouts using Altium Designer.
• Optimise PCB designs for high voltage, high current, thermal performance and EMC.
• Apply creepage, clearance, grounding and isolation requirements.
• Select components and perform circuit calculations, simulation and design verification.
• Support the design of power stages, gate drives, sensing and protection circuits.
• Coordinate PCB fabrication, prototype assembly and component sourcing.
• Conduct prototype power-up, testing and root-cause analysis.
• Prepare design docs, BOMs and manufacturing files.
• Support EMC and electrical-safety certification and production release.

Skills

Power electronics

Altium Designer

PCB layout

Schematic capture

EMC

Embedded C / DSP / MCU

Testing & troubleshooting

High voltage / high current design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

PSIM

LTspice

Oscilloscopes

Job description

We are seeking a hands-on, mid-level Power Electronics Engineer to join our R&D team. The role focuses on circuit design, schematic capture, PCB layout, prototyping, testing and troubleshooting of power-conversion products. The successful candidate will have practical experience designing reliable PCBs for high-voltage, high-current and high-frequency applications. Mechanical design experience would be an advantage.

Key responsibilities

Design AC/DC, DC/DC and PFC power-conversion circuits.

Develop schematics and multilayer PCB layouts using Altium Designer.

Optimise PCB designs for high voltage, high current, thermal performance and EMC.

Apply appropriate creepage, clearance, grounding and isolation requirements.

Select components and perform circuit calculations, simulation and design verification.

Support the design of power stages, gate drives, sensing, control and protection circuits.

Coordinate PCB fabrication, prototype assembly and component sourcing.

Conduct prototype power-up, testing, debugging and root-cause analysis.

Prepare design documentation, bills of materials and manufacturing files.

Support EMC, electrical-safety, certification and production-release activities.

Medium- or high-power systems above 10 kW.

Three-phase power systems and resonant converters.

EV chargers, battery energy storage or data centre power systems.

High-voltage DC or 800 V architectures.

PSIM, LTspice or similar simulation tools.

Embedded C, DSP or microcontroller-based digital control.

CAN, Modbus or Ethernet communications.

EMC and electrical-safety certification.

About you

Approximately 3–7 years' experience in power-electronics or electronic-product design.

Experience developing AC/DC, DC/DC, PFC or switched-mode power supplies.

Strong hands-on experience with Altium Designer.

Proven experience taking PCB designs from schematic capture to production-ready files.

Experience designing multilayer PCBs with power, analogue, digital and communication circuits.

Good understanding of high-current layout, switching loops, grounding, isolation, thermal management and EMC.

Knowledge of creepage, clearance and electrical-safety requirements.

Experience with power semiconductors, gate drives, magnetics, sensing and protection circuits.

Practical laboratory experience with oscilloscopes, current probes, power analysers and electronic loads.

Must have a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Power Electronics or an equivalent discipline.

Understanding of Design for Manufacturing and Design for Test principles.

About us

Rectifier Technologies is an Australian designer and manufacturer of advanced power-conversion systems for EV charging, energy storage, data centres, telecommunications, defence and industrial applications. With more than 30 years of experience, we develop medium- and high-power AC/DC and DC/DC technologies for global markets.