Power Electronics Engineer

Xylem, a Fortune 500 global water solutions company, is dedicated to advancing sustainable impact and empowering those who make water work every day. With 23,000 employees across over 150 countries, Xylem is a leader in addressing critical water challenges. We are seeking passionate individuals to join our team, committed to exceeding customer expectations through innovative and sustainable solutions.

Position: Power Electronics Engineer

Location: Montecchio Maggiore (VI), Italy

With over 800 employees, our Montecchio Maggiore plant hosts the Xylem Electronics Center of Excellence, which aims to standardize and enhance power electronics capabilities to design a range of customized motor drives (variable frequency) that meet high standards of efficiency, usability, and reliability across various water applications. Our electronic engineers are responsible for power electronics and motor control for a portfolio of variable frequency drives used within Xylem, based on a reusable platform adaptable to specific applications and environments.

Main Responsibilities:

• Design, test, and verify electronic products and prototypes for single-phase and three-phase power supplies up to 1000 V.
• Create schematic diagrams and PCB layouts using Altium Designer.
• Design and simulate analog signal chains with SPICE.
• Design, test, and prototype magnetic components.
• Perform EMC / EMI testing and debugging.
• Ensure product compliance with standards.
• Collaborate with firmware engineers, physicists, and mechanical engineers.
• Generate design, test, and verification documentation.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Electronic Engineering with specialization in Power Electronics.
• At least 2 years of experience in power electronics design.
• Excellent knowledge of English and Italian languages.
• Good understanding of digital and analog circuit design.
• Proficiency with design tools such as Altium Designer, OrCAD, PADS, etc.
• Knowledge of gate drive design, circuit protection, analog filters, and analog signal processing.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Knowledge of motor control theory (synchronous and asynchronous).
• Hands-on experience with EMC / EMI testing and debugging.
• Design, specification, and testing of magnetic components.
• Experience with PFC boost converters, fly-back converters, and half-bridge/full-bridge converters.
• Strong analytical skills and solid understanding of energy engineering fundamentals and theory.