Senior Power Systems and Drives Engineer

Dyson Institute; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Transport allowance

Medical care

Professional growth

Job summary

Dyson Singapore is seeking a Senior Power Systems & Drives Engineer to lead development of high-performance power electronics for advanced products. You will design motor drives, heater drives, APFC, and power conversion systems, and collaborate across hardware, firmware, controls, mechanical, and system teams from concept to production.

You will mentor engineers, drive design reviews, and shape platform-level power architecture while evaluating new technologies and standards.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical/Electronics/Power Electronics or related.
• Strong background in high-power electronics design.

Responsibilities

• Lead design of motor, heater, and power conversion hardware.
• Develop APFC circuits and power stages, ensuring efficiency and regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with firmware, controls, mechanical, and systems teams from concept to production.

Skills

Motor drive design

APFC design

Power electronics

Circuit simulations

Thermal management

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical/Electronics/Power Electronics

Tools

LTspice

MATLAB/Simulink

Altium

Cadence

Job description

Join Us in Developing Next-Generation Power Electronics Platforms

We are looking for a passionate and experienced Senior Power Systems & Drives Engineer to lead the development of advanced power electronics solutions that power our innovative products. In this role, you will be responsible for designing and delivering critical hardware platforms including motor drives, heater drives, power conversion systems, Active Power Factor Correction (APFC) solutions, and other high-performance power electronics subsystems. You will work with a multidisciplinary team of hardware, firmware, controls, mechanical, and system engineers to bring cutting-edge technologies from concept to production. This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, influencing product architecture, and driving innovation in power electronics.

What You'll Do

Lead Power Electronics Development

• Design and develop motor drive hardware for high-performance electromechanical systems.
• Develop heater drive hardware and power control solutions.
• Design APFC circuits and power conversion systems to meet efficiency, performance, and regulatory requirements.
• Architect AC-DC and DC-DC power electronics solutions for next-generation products.
• Select and evaluate power semiconductor technologies including MOSFET, IGBT, SiC, and GaN devices.

Drive Technical Excellence

• Develop robust power stage, gate driver, sensing, protection, and thermal management designs.
• Perform circuit simulations, hardware validation, and design optimisation.
• Conduct root cause analysis and resolve complex technical issues.
• Drive design reviews and ensure hardware quality, reliability, manufacturability, and cost targets are achieved.

Shape Future Platforms

• Contribute to platform-level power architecture and technology roadmaps.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends in power electronics.
• Influence technical decisions and architectural direction across multiple product programmes.

Collaborate Across Disciplines

• Partner closely with firmware, controls, systems, mechanical, manufacturing, and quality teams.
• Support product development from concept through production launch and sustaining activities.
• Work with suppliers and external partners to qualify components and technologies.

Mentor and Lead

• Provide technical leadership and coaching to other engineers.
• Establish engineering best practices, design standards, and lessons learned.
• Champion a culture of innovation, engineering rigour, and continuous improvement.

What We're Looking For

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Power Electronics, Mechatronics, or related disciplines.
• Minimum 8 years of industry experience in power electronics hardware design and development.

Essential Experience

• Motor drive hardware design (BLDC, PMSM, or similar motor technologies).
• Heater drive and power control systems.
• APFC power supply design.
• AC-DC and DC-DC converter design.
• High-power and high-efficiency power electronics systems.
• Product development from concept through production.

Technical Skills

• Strong understanding of power electronics topologies including: PFC, Flyback, LLC, Buck, Boost, Half-Bridge, Full-Bridge
• Power semiconductor devices (MOSFET, IGBT, SiC, GaN)
• Circuit simulation tools such as LTspice, PSpice, SIMPLIS, or MATLAB/Simulink
• Hardware design tools such as Altium or Cadence

Preferred Experience

• EMI/EMC design and troubleshooting.
• Regulatory and safety compliance standards (IEC, UL, CE).
• Reliability engineering and failure analysis.
• Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Testability (DFT).

Why Join Us?

• Work on challenging and innovative power electronics technologies.
• Influence the architecture of future product platforms.
• Collaborate with highly skilled engineers across multiple disciplines.
• Opportunity to grow into Principal Engineer, Architect, or Technical Leadership roles.
• Make a meaningful impact on products used by customers around the world.

Benefits

Dyson Singapore monitors the market to ensure competitive salaries and bonuses. Beyond that, you’ll enjoy a transport allowance and comprehensive medical care and insurance. But financial benefits are just the start of a Dyson career. Professional growth, leadership development and new opportunities abound, driven by regular reviews and dynamic workshops. And with a vibrant culture, the latest devices and a relaxed dress code reflecting our engineering spirit, it’s an exciting team environment geared to fuelling and realising ambition.

Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other dimension of diversity.

Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other dimension of diversity.

Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.

At Dyson we are focused on solving the problems that others have ignored; solving them first using our technology and ingenuity. In order to achieve this we need to pioneer technologies that are different and authentic. This is the core of what we do and who we are. We must strive to create the future, every single day by developing new things, different things, things that go against the grain with a diverse and global team of ingenious minds. Dyson employs 14,000 people and is present in more than 80 countries. And while we are growing fast we want Dyson to remain a start-up in spirit with the freedom of experimentation and learning, constantly reinventing our products as well as reinventing how we work, how we sell and how we support our owners. At the same time we are working through the James Dyson Foundation, James Dyson Award and Dyson Institute to inspire future engineers and pioneering a new approach to engineering education. Underlining everything we do in this diverse environment is the need to always show respect, supporting each other as one team to overcome whatever challenges we encounter. We drive empowerment, development and equality in an inclusive environment for our people around the world. The future doesn’t just happen, we look to make it happen, to achieve leaps through pioneering new ideas.