Electrical/High Voltage Engineer - High Tech

McFly & Brown; Rotterdam; Hybrid; EUR 50,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Professional development

Technical training

Career progression

Job summary

McFly & Brown is seeking an Electrical / High Voltage Engineer to develop and optimize complex electrical systems in high-tech and energy environments.

The role covers design, analysis, simulation, testing, and improvement of HV hardware with collaboration across Electronics, Mechanics, Mechatronics, Software and System Engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Completed degree in electrical engineering or related field.
• Several years in electrical hardware development or R&D.
• Experience with HV systems, power electronics or complex electronic systems.
• Knowledge of high voltage, high current, high frequency and EMC.
• Experience with simulation tools like LTspice, MATLAB, ANSYS, COMSOL, Altium or KiCad.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop high-voltage systems and electrical hardware.
• Perform technical calculations, analyses, and simulations.
• Select and specify electrical components and systems.
• Design and review electrical schematics and architectures.
• Analyze challenges related to high voltage, current, frequency, EMC and thermal behavior.
• Simulate and optimize systems using LTspice, MATLAB, ANSYS, COMSOL.

Skills

High voltage

Power electronics

High-frequency tech

EMC

Team collaboration

English proficiency

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Power Engineering degree

Tools

LTspice

MATLAB

ANSYS

COMSOL

Altium

KiCad

Job description

Would you like to work on technically complex electrical systems and contribute to the development of innovative high-voltage technology? As an Electrical / High Voltage Engineer, you will work on challenging engineering projects within high-tech, energy, power electronics, and innovative R&D environments.

You will be involved in the design, analysis, simulation, testing, and improvement of electrical systems and hardware. Depending on your expertise, your focus may include high-voltage systems, power electronics, high-frequency technology, electrical hardware, or power systems. You will work closely with engineers from different disciplines and have plenty of opportunity to take technical responsibility and ownership.

Your Responsibilities

You will be involved in various stages of the engineering process, from technical concept and design through integration, testing, and validation.

• Design and develop high-voltage systems, electrical hardware, and subsystems.
• Perform technical calculations, analyses, and simulations.
• Select and specify electrical components and systems.
• Design and review electrical schematics and system architectures.
• Analyze and solve technical challenges related to high voltage, high current, high frequency, EMC, thermal behavior, and electromagnetics.
• Simulate and optimize electrical systems using tools such as LTspice, MATLAB, ANSYS, COMSOL, or similar.
• Integrate, test, validate, and troubleshoot prototypes and electrical systems.
• Translate technical concepts and requirements into practical and feasible engineering solutions.
• Prepare technical specifications, documentation, and test plans.
• Ensure electrical safety, reliability, and compliance with relevant technical standards.
• Work closely with disciplines such as Electronics, Mechanics, Mechatronics, Software, and System Engineering.
• Depending on your experience, mentor other engineers and take technical responsibility within projects.

Company Profile

You will join an innovative technical environment working on complex electrical systems and advanced technologies. Projects are positioned at the intersection of high-voltage engineering, high-tech equipment, energy, power electronics, and product development.

Multidisciplinary collaboration is at the heart of the organization. Electrical Engineers work closely with specialists in electronics, mechanics, mechatronics, software, and system engineering to translate technical concepts into reliable and feasible solutions.

The environment is characterized by technical depth, innovation, ownership, and opportunities for personal development. Depending on your background and ambitions, we will look at the technical environment and projects that best match your expertise.

Your Profile

• A completed Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Power Engineering, or a comparable technical discipline.
• Several years of relevant experience within electrical engineering, hardware development, power engineering, or R&D.
• Experience with high-voltage systems, electrical hardware, power electronics, or complex electronic systems.
• Knowledge of one or more technical areas such as high voltage, high current, high frequency, power electronics, transformers, switchgear, analog/mixed-signal electronics, EMC, or electromagnetics.
• Experience with electrical simulation and engineering tools such as LTspice, MATLAB, ANSYS, COMSOL, Altium, KiCad, or similar is a strong advantage.
• Experience with prototyping, testing, troubleshooting, and/or system integration.
• Strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills combined with a practical engineering mindset.
• You enjoy solving complex technical challenges and take ownership of your designs and solutions.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Good command of English; proficiency in Dutch is considered an advantage.

Don't meet every requirement but have a strong background in Electrical Engineering, High Voltage, or Power Electronics? We would still be happy to receive your application.

What We Offer

• A gross monthly salary of up to €7.000, depending on knowledge and experience.
• A flexible working week and opportunities for hybrid working, depending on the organization and project.
• Excellent secondary employment benefits.
• Extensive opportunities for technical training, personal development, and career progression.
• The opportunity to work on complex and innovative engineering projects within the Dutch high-tech and energy sectors.
• A high degree of technical freedom, responsibility, and room for initiative.
• Collaboration with experienced engineers from a wide range of technical disciplines.
• Opportunities within both R&D and product development as well as high-voltage and power engineering.

Interested?