Senior Power Systems & Drives Engineer

Dyson Operations Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Transport allowance

Medical insurance

Professional growth

Leadership development

Dynamic workshops

Job summary

Dyson Singapore is seeking a Senior Power Systems & Drives Engineer to lead the development of motor drives, heater drives, APFC, and high-performance power electronics for next-generation products.

The role spans architecture, design validation, and collaboration with firmware, controls, mechanical, and manufacturing teams, with opportunities to grow into technical leadership roles.

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Skills

Power electronics

Motor drive

APFC design

EMI/EMC

DFM/DFT

Circuit simulation

Altium/Cadence

Regulatory standards

Education

Electrical/Electronics degree

Mechatronics degree

Tools

LTspice

PSpice

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
• Experience with:
  • 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 other any other dimension of diversity.

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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.