Power Electronics Engineer

Ge Vernovas Power Conversion & Storage; Kilsby; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading power technology company in the UK seeks a Power Electronics Engineer to work on megawatt-scale power electronics for various applications. Your responsibilities include designing and documenting converters, conducting performance testing, ensuring regulatory compliance, and working in a multi-disciplinary engineering team. The ideal candidate will have a degree in electrical engineering and relevant experience in power electronics design, with a focus on semiconductor devices. Security clearance to SC level is required for this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in electrical engineering or PhD in a related field.
• Understanding of semiconductor devices and gating electronics.
• Possession of or capable of obtaining UK security clearance to SC level.

Responsibilities

• Specify and design power electronics converters.
• Conduct verification and validation testing of power electronic systems.
• Ensure designs comply with health & safety regulations.

Skills

Power electronics design

Thermal design

Modelling and analysis tools

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in electrical engineering

Tools

MATLAB

Simulink

PLECS

SPICE

Mathcad

CFD

Job description

Overview

As Power Electronics Engineer you will be responsible for performing Low Voltage and Medium Voltage power electronics and electrical design tasks on Drive Systems projects. This is a technical role and will involve working in a multi-disciplinary team of engineers to specify, design, support manufacturing & validation of megawatt-scale power electronics for Marine, Energy, and Industry applications.

Responsibilities

• Specify, design and document power electronics converters technical solutions to meet specific application requirements.
• Undertake all aspects of power electronics circuits design, snubber design, gating electronics design, thermal design, filters and reactors, etc.
• Develop analytical and modelling tools to optimise the performance of thermal solutions, conduct harmonics and common mode studies, perform derating analysis, etc.
• Conduct verification and validation testing of LV & MV power electronic systems in the megawatt range, including full temperature heat run tests; EMC tests; overload and abnormal condition assessments; performance evaluation and optimisation.
• Ensure power electronic system designs comply with applicable health & safety regulations, international technical standards and class society rules.
• Support attainment of on-time delivery, cost, and quality targets on projects.

Qualifications

• Essential: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in electrical engineering with a few years of relevant experience in power electronics design, or PhD in a related field.
• Essential: Understanding of semiconductor devices (Diodes, Thyristors, IGBTs, GTOs, IGCT, MOSFETs, SiC, GaN, etc.) and related gating electronics, snubber circuits, and thermal design practices.
• Essential: Possession of, or capable of obtaining, UK security clearance to SC level.
• Nice to have: Experience in modelling, analysis, design capture and simulation using tools such as MATLAB, Simulink, PLECS, SPICE, Mathcad, CFD, etc.; experience in control systems design and analysis for power electronic converters and drives; good communication and leadership skills with a can-do attitude and growth mindset.

Additional notes

This role involves work for customers who manage critical infrastructure; based on customer requirements it may be necessary to carry out background checks and suitability assessments as part of the hiring process.