Power Electronics Engineer

Rotork; Bath; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Power Electronics Engineer to develop power conversion systems and motor drives. Key responsibilities include ensuring compliance with electrical safety standards, supporting requirements capture, and validating prototypes. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree in a related field and has strong knowledge of power semiconductor devices, programming skills, and experience with three-phase systems.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with electrical safety standards.
• Support requirements capture and analysis for motor drives.
• Perform testing of high-voltage motor drive prototypes.
• Collaborate on developing motor drive systems.

Skills

Power semiconductor devices knowledge

Experience with three-phase systems

Hands-on experience with AC-DC and DC-DC converters

Motor control techniques familiarity

Programming languages (C, Python)

Schematic design software (Altium)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Power Electronics or related field

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

LTspice

Job description

We are seeking a highly motivated Power Electronics Engineer to join our team in developing robust and reliable power conversion systems and industrial motor drives. The role involves ensuring compliance with electrical safety standards, supporting requirements capture, and validating prototypes. You will work closely with hardware and firmware engineers to design and develop industrial voltage, low-power converters and motor drives for Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors (PMSM) and induction motors.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with electrical safety standards and working procedures, support will be provided.
• Support requirements capture and analysis for industrial motor drives and power converters.
• Perform testing and validation of third-party high-voltage motor drive prototypes (400V systems).
• Collaborate with electronics and firmware engineers on developing robust and reliable motor drive (Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors or induction motors) and high-voltage, low-power power supply systems.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or higher in Power Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related field.

• Strong knowledge of power semiconductor devices (e.g., MOSFETs, IGBTs) and electromagnetic components (e.g., transformers, inductors).
• Experience working with three-phase systems up to 3 phase 690V is highly desirable.
• Hands-on experience with AC-DC and/or DC-DC power converters.
• Familiarity with motor control techniques for PMSM or induction motors.
• Experience with programming languages such as C and Python.
• Experience with schematic design software like Altium.

Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have)

• Experience with modelling and circuit simulation tools like MATLAB/Simulink, LTspice, or similar.
• Experience with microcontrollers (e.g., STM32 or similar platforms).