Principal Engineer, Power Electronics

TAE Power Solutions; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

TAE Power Solutions in Birmingham is seeking a Principal Engineer, Power Electronics to lead design and development of power electronic units and systems for advanced energy storage and EV applications. You will liaise with customers, suppliers and engineering teams to deliver robust, compliant hardware solutions.

The role requires around 10 years in transportation or automotive product development, deep hands-on experience with MOSFETs/IGBTs, GaN/SiC, and proficiency in PLECS, LTSpice, Simulink

Qualifications

• Around 10 years or more relevant industry experience in transportation, automotive, motorsport or aerospace product development.
• Extensive experience in power electronics hardware design from concept to delivery.
• Working knowledge of automotive design standards.
• V lifecycle and systems engineering.
• Degree qualified in electronics engineering or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of power electronic units and systems, incorporating low level analogue and digital circuits and interfaces into multicore controllers.
• Mentor a small team and lead work packages across multidisciplinary teams.
• Develop design verification documents to confirm compliance with national and international standards.
• Lead prototype builds and provide electronic support for system test and integration.
• Support environmental, health & safety, and quality standards in design processes.

Skills

Power electronics design

MOSFET/IGBTs

GaN/SiC devices

Circuit simulation

PCB design

Team leadership

Documentation & standards

FMEA & MTBF analysis

Project change control

Prototype builds

Education

Degree in electronics engineering

Tools

PLECS

LTSpice

Simulink

MATLAB

Job description

TAE Power Solutions (TPS) is the electrification spin-off from TAE Technologies, a leader in nuclear fusion technology. The company is leveraging unique power management technology originally developed for nuclear fusion and applying it in adjacent industries including Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and DC Fast Charging for electric vehicles.

About the Role

As Principal Engineer, Power Electronics, you will be involved at all stages of the design and development process. You will liaise directly with customers, suppliers, and TAE engineering teams, to provide and deliver effective engineering solutions/power electronics designs. You will provide technical expertise in Power Electronic design which enables the delivery of successful customers and internal projects.

• Lead the Design of power electronic units and/or systems, incorporating low level analogue and digital circuits and interfaces into multicore controllers
• Experience of using power electronics devices (MOSFETs, IGBTs, etc) including wide-bandgap devices such as GaN and SiC
• Experienced in power electronics simulation (PLECS, LT Spice, Simulink, Matlab, etc…)
• Experienced in design of device gate driver and low voltage power supplies
• Ability and willingness to lead a small team and act as a mentor wherever appropriate
• Generation of detailed power and analogue electronic design schematics and supporting PCB design layouts
• Generation of design verification documents to confirm compliance with national and international standards
• Active stakeholder in the development of the FMEA, Reliability prediction including MTBF analysis activities including report generation, using industry standard tools
• Ensure project documentation is correctly managed, maintained and released in accordance with company processes and procedures
• Support the delivery of unit and system FMEA and other electronics design validation activities.
• Lead project level engineering change control activities
• Delivery of engineering tasks in line with project milestones
• Lead prototype builds and provides electronic support for system test and integration
• Support the technical development of TAE’s live projects and R&D products
• Support the creation of electronic technical proposals in support of TAE’s business development activities
• Support processes and procedures for electronic hardware development
• Support company engineering standards to ensure necessary levels of design quality
• Support product development through full design lifecycle to fully validation and production ready maturation levels
• Support functional safety compliance for safety critical systems at a hardware level
• Support of electronic validation activities (test and development)
• Work closely with other engineering teams to develop modern, innovative, and practical solutions
• Ensure that Environmental, Health & Safety, quality standards and procedures are adhered to
• Promotes Environmental Health & Safety awareness
• Any other reasonable duties assigned in line with the requirements of the role

Required Education & Experience

• Around 10 years or more relevant industry experience in the transportation, i.e Automotive, Motorsport or Aerospace product development
• Extensive experience in power electronics hardware design from concept to delivery, with a good understanding of power electronic design requirements
• Working knowledge of automotive design standards
• V lifecycle and systems engineering
• Degree qualified in electronics engineering or equivalent

Desired Experience

• The design of functional safety compliant hardware and software, as per ISO 26262
• Electric and hybrid vehicle applications
• Experience in the development of automotive OBC’s, DCDC converters, inverters and motor control
• High-voltage and high-power electronic systems
• Appreciation of C/C++ languages in real-time embedded systems
• Knowledge of single and 3-phase power quality standards

Personal Attributes

• Self-motivated, creative and flexible team player
• Ability to lead specific work packages and to work in a multidisciplinary team
• Willingness to take on roles, responsibilities and challenges required to achieve company goals and objectives
• Good problem solving and analytical skills.
• A self-starter and self-motivated
• Good presentation, report writing and communication skills

About Us:

Imagination, skill, and will

At TAE Power Solutions, we design power systems that use less but do more. Systems that charge faster, run stronger, go farther, and last longer. We inspire better ways to move, work, play, and live. The future is electric, because it’s powered by TAE.

Confident, collaborative, and creative

We are unwavering in our expertise and knowledge, separating fact from fiction and proof from hypothesis.

You will be a successful member of TAE Power Solutions if you have these traits:

• You are confident in your skills, based on your credentials, technical accomplishments, and positive impact on your teams/organizations.
• You are collaborative and work well within and with teams to approach challenges with respect, transparency, optimism, and confidence to succeed together.
• You are creative, with determination to learn continuously, break new ground, and push the cutting edge.

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TAE Power Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

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