Power Electronics Engineer: Drive Systems & Lab Innovation

Nottingham; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days holiday

Bonus scheme

Staff development

Fitness and health facilities

Travel schemes

Job summary

The University of Nottingham is seeking an Application Engineer to join the Power Electronics, Machines and Control Institute (PEMC). The role involves designing novel power converter topologies, coding drive control software in C, building hardware, and conducting experiments on advanced PEMC test facilities.

You will work in a world‑leading multidisciplinary team and collaborate with academics, researchers and industry partners, contributing to cutting‑edge research in power electronics and

Qualifications

• Proven design skills applied to power electronics converters and drive systems from concept through to hardware.
• Track record of writing power electronics control code in C or equivalent.
• Solid understanding of power converter design including topology selection, gate drive design and EMC.
• Practical lab skills in converter characterisation, instrumentation and data acquisition.

Responsibilities

• Design and validate novel power converter topologies.
• Write and validate drive control code.
• Build and commission hardware.
• Run experiments on PEMC's state-of-the-art test facilities.

Skills

Power electronics design

C programming

EMC knowledge

Education

PhD in relevant field

Job description

The University of Nottingham is seeking an Application Engineer to join the Power Electronics, Machines and Control Institute (PEMC). The role involves designing novel power converter topologies, coding drive control software in C, building hardware, and conducting experiments on advanced PEMC test facilities.

You will work in a world‑leading multidisciplinary team and collaborate with academics, researchers and industry partners, contributing to cutting‑edge research in power electronics and