Principal Electric Systems Engineer – Motor drives

Prattwhitney; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Employer Pension Scheme with matched 2

Private Medical Insurance Health &Well

Life Assurance & Income protection

Employee Discounts & Flexible Benefits

Professional fees support

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Job summary

Collins Aerospace seeks a Principal Electric Systems Engineer – Motor drives in Wolverhampton to lead the design and verification of motor drive systems for aerospace actuation. You will own architecture decisions and coordinate across electronics, software, firmware, and tests, ensuring integration with mechanical and systems teams.

The role requires a strong background in motor drives, power electronics, and aerospace development processes, with BPSS background checks and opportunities for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical, Electronics or Control Engineering.
• Significant experience designing, developing and verifying motor drive systems and power converters.
• Strong expertise in power electronics design and controller architectures.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for the design, development and verification of motor drive systems, including power electronics, control electronics, converter topologies and motor control algorithms.
• Own the technical architecture and design decisions for motor drive products throughout the development lifecycle.
• Lead and coordinate technical activities across electronics, software, firmware and test engineering related to motor drive activities.
• Collaborate with mechanical and systems leads to integrate the motor drive controller subsystem into the overall actuation architecture.
• Develop robust requirements and support risk and change control processes for the motor drive subsystem.

Skills

Motor drive design

Power electronics

Analytical thinking

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering / Electronics / Control Engineering

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-07-07 Country: United Kingdom Location: Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton Position Role Type: Onsite

Collins Aerospace is a global leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the aerospace and defence industry. This is an exciting new role within Collins and a unique opportunity to be part of the ASG electric thrust reverser actuation centre of excellence, working as part of a team of technical innovators in the development of new technologies to position the business for success on next generation of aerospace nacelle actuation. The position will be located within a new bespoke facility in Wolverhampton.

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Principal Electric Systems Engineer – Motor drives to join our team in Wolverhampton. Reporting to ASG-UK Site Lead – Chief Engineer, you will provide technical leadership and act as the authority for motor drive development activities and for the development of advanced motor drive systems supporting aerospace actuation applications.

What You Will Do

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide technical leadership for the design, development and verification of motor drive systems, including power electronics, control electronics, converter topologies and motor control algorithms.
• Own the technical architecture and design decisions for motor drive products throughout the development lifecycle.
• Lead and coordinate technical activities across electronics, software, firmware and test engineering related to motor drive activities.
• Collaborate closely with mechanical and systems leads to integrate the motor drive controller subsystem into the overall actuation architecture.
• Develop robust requirements and support the development of risk and change control processes for the motor drive subsystem and lead subsystem-level design reviews.
• Lead validation, verification, and testing plan implementation for the motor drive controller subsystem, ensuring integration with the overall actuation system.
• Monitor emerging technologies and competitor IP, advocating innovative approaches within the motor drive subsystem to enhance differentiation.
• Champion evidence-based engineering for the motor drive subsystem, leading the use of digital simulation, root-cause analysis, and design-of-experiments for performance validation.
• Generate electronics design definition and justification data to describe the design solutions and the rationale behind.
• Manage ambiguity within subsystem-level decisions using robust risk and change control frameworks.
• Participate in design reviews, failure investigations and root-cause analysis activities.
• Participate in defining technical work packages, priorities and development plans, to ensure successful execution against programme objectives.
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for motor drive technologies within the organization.
• Support technology roadmaps and identify opportunities for innovation, product differentiation and performance improvement.
• Ensure compliance with aerospace development processes, certification requirements and engineering best practices.
• Foster technical excellence and knowledge sharing across the organisation.
• Support customer interactions, technical presentations and design reviews with internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate with programme management to identify, assess and mitigate technical risks.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, standardisation and the development of engineering methodologies and tools.

The role will be based in a new Collins Aerospace facility in Wolverhampton, UK, with <20% international travel.

What You Must Have

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Control Engineering or a related discipline.
• Significant experience designing, developing and verifying motor drive systems and power electronic converters.
• Strong expertise in power electronics design, including inverter topologies, gate drive circuits, switch-mode power supplies, analogue and digital electronics.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and systems-thinking capabilities.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with engineering teams, customers, programme leadership and certification bodies.
• A proactive and innovative mindset with a passion for developing differentiated engineering solutions.

What We Offer

People are core to what we do. As such, we are committed to providing an industry leading benefits package. We offer a highly competitive salary, annual bonus, and many other benefits to include:

• Competitive salary and package.
• 25 days annual leave, plus public holidays plus the option to buy / sell up to 5 days per year.
• Generous Employer Contribution Pension Scheme with 2:1 matched contributions up to 10%.
• Private Medical Insurance Health & Wellbeing Cash Plan - (dental/optical/therapy/chiropody/health screening).
• Life Assurance & Group Income protection scheme participation.
• Employee Discounts & Flexible Benefits platform.
• Support with professional fees.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• Employee recognition schemes.
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth and so much more!

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

Please note that potential candidates will be subject to Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) and background checks.

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.