Power Electronics Research Fellow – Drive Systems

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

Benefits offered by this job

Friendly environment

Generous holiday entitlement

Bonuses for excellent work

Staff development and training

Benefits including fitness, staff-dis<

and discounts

Job summary

The University of Nottingham invites applications for a Research Associate / Fellow in Power Electronics (Fixed Term) at Jubilee Campus. The role is hands-on, designing novel power converter topologies, writing drive control code in C, building and commissioning hardware, and running experiments on PEMC's state‑of‑the‑art facilities.

You will work with researchers and industrial partners across the full project lifecycle, from requirements through simulation to system integration, testing and

Qualifications

• Proven design skills applied to power electronics converters and drive systems from concept through to hardware.
• Experience writing power electronics control code in C or equivalent.
• Solid understanding of topology selection, gate drive design and EMC.
• Practical lab skills in converter characterization, instrumentation and data acquisition.
• Experience with reliability assessment for power semiconductor devices.

Responsibilities

• Design novel power converter topologies and validate drive control code.
• Build and commissioning hardware and run experiments on PEMC facilities.
• Collaborate with researchers and industrial partners across the project lifecycle.
• Capture requirements, perform simulations, and drive system integration, testing and reporting.

Skills

Power electronics design

Drive control programming

Lab instrumentation

Data acquisition

C language

Job description

The University of Nottingham invites applications for a Research Associate / Fellow in Power Electronics (Fixed Term) at Jubilee Campus. The role is hands-on, designing novel power converter topologies, writing drive control code in C, building and commissioning hardware, and running experiments on PEMC's state‑of‑the‑art facilities.

You will work with researchers and industrial partners across the full project lifecycle, from requirements through simulation to system integration, testing and