Senior Power Electronics Engineer – SiC/GaN & SST Systems

KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Ltd; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Visa sponsorship

Work on SST technology

Influence over hardware

Job summary

KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Ltd is seeking a Power Electronics Engineer to develop high-power conversion systems (10 kW+), focusing on wide-bandgap SiC/GaN devices and solid-state transformer architectures, in Newcastle upon Tyne. The role covers design, simulation, prototyping, testing and certification support.

You will work with MV/HV SiC and GaN devices, contribute to SST architectures, and help shape the company’s power hardware as it scales.

Qualifications

• Hands-on design experience with medium- or high-voltage SiC power devices.
• Practical experience designing with GaN devices.
• Experience of solid-state transformers, or SST design experience or related high-frequency isolated conversion work.
• Strong background in power electronics design, control methods and system simulation.
• Experience of analogue and digital circuit development.
• Solid understanding of switching devices, gate drive, thermal design and magnetics.
• Knowledge of embedded control and EMC behaviour in high-power systems.
• Ideal: high-power product development in energy/grid/industrial/data-centre domains.

Responsibilities

• Design high-power converters using MV/HV SiC and GaN devices.
• Develop SST architectures or lead SST design efforts.
• Model and simulate converter designs in PLECS; use CAD tools like CADSTAR.
• Carry out functional, thermal and electrical testing of prototypes.
• Run EMC and power compliance testing; implement fixes as needed.
• Write technical documentation and safety files to support approvals.

Skills

SiC power devices

GaN devices

SST design

Power electronics design

Control methods

System simulation

Analog circuits

Digital circuits

Embedded control

EMC awareness

Tools

PLECS

CADSTAR

Job description

KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Ltd is seeking a Power Electronics Engineer to develop high-power conversion systems (10 kW+), focusing on wide-bandgap SiC/GaN devices and solid-state transformer architectures, in Newcastle upon Tyne. The role covers design, simulation, prototyping, testing and certification support.

You will work with MV/HV SiC and GaN devices, contribute to SST architectures, and help shape the company’s power hardware as it scales.