Power Electronics R&D Engineer – Test & Reliability

JobSpace; Hawke's Bay; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB's Napier, New Zealand laboratory seeks an R&D Engineer to support the development and testing of power electronics products. You will help deliver high-quality test services, prototype hardware test rigs, and contribute to reliability strategies in a fast-paced lab environment.

You will work with Agile teams, define test requirements, and apply international safety standards while solving complex technical challenges related to UPS, energy storage, and other power electronics applications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical/Electronic engineering.
• Basic knowledge of software tools like Opal-RT, MATLAB and Python.
• Experience with 3-phase systems.

Responsibilities

• Definition of product test requirements.
• Electrical-electronics testing, including high power, using test equipment and reporting.
• Component engineering – sourcing alternate parts and defining qualification plans.
• Reliability engineering.
• International standards for product safety (CE & UL).
• Prototyping of hardware test rigs.
• Automation of testing.
• Strong problem solving and debugging skills.

Skills

Opal-RT

MATLAB

Python

Three-phase

Education

Bachelors/Masters in Electrical/Electronic Eng

Tools

Opal-RT

MATLAB

Python

Job description

ABB's Napier, New Zealand laboratory seeks an R&D Engineer to support the development and testing of power electronics products. You will help deliver high-quality test services, prototype hardware test rigs, and contribute to reliability strategies in a fast-paced lab environment.

You will work with Agile teams, define test requirements, and apply international safety standards while solving complex technical challenges related to UPS, energy storage, and other power electronics applications.