Senior Principal Researcher - Power Technology

FLEXTRONICS MANUFACTURING (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading electronics manufacturing company in Singapore is looking for a Senior Principal Power Technology Researcher to drive innovation in high-power product technologies. This role requires a strong background in power electronics design, leadership in technology assessment, and collaboration with advanced technology teams. Ideal candidates will possess a Masters or PhD and extensive experience in high power circuits. Excellent teamwork and motivation are key to success in this position.

Qualifications

• Masters or PhD in relevant field required.
• 7 years design experience for Masters, 2 years for PhD.
• Experience with high power circuits and topologies required.
• Strong knowledge of power electronics and-related topologies.
• Solid magnetics design skills essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead the identification of new technologies.
• Assess technology integration into product specifications.
• Provide technology leadership and problem-solving.
• Support design handoff between research and technology teams.
• Collaborate across functional teams.

Skills

Power electronics knowledge

Design experience in power supply

Team leadership

Engineering simulation tools

Self-motivated

Bilingual (English and Chinese)

English

Chinese

Education

Masters Degree in power systems or power electronics

PhD in power systems or power electronics

Tools

MatchCAD

SIMetrix

PSIM

PADs

Job description

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Senior Principal Power Technology Researcher located in Kallang, Singapore.

The Sr. Principal Power Technology Researcher will be accountable for the fundamental research into technologies that will form the basis for future high‑power products that the company will introduce four to six years from now. The job encompasses research and prototyping of leading‑edge power system technologies, proof of concept designs, design simulations, patent applications, whitepapers, scholarly articles and technology presentation materials. This job requires deep working knowledge and engagement with multiple groups on the latest available technologies, research of new inventions, and collaboration with the company's Advanced Technology teams.

What a typical day looks like:

• Leading a team to responsible to identify new technologies which can be perfected for introduction to the company Advanced Technology teams for conversion to working platforms within the defined requirements.
• Technologies of interest include Medium Voltage AC to High Voltage DC solid state transformer systems, isolated DC‑DC converter topologies with high conversion ratios of between 50:1 and 100:1, advanced AC three phase input sections with harmonic control and good EMC performance, and other solutions to fundamental problems which exist in modern data centres.
• Work across functional teams to assess whether proposed technology can meet product specification, cost target, schedule, etc.
• Provides technology leadership and makes decision on how to solve technical problems encountered the research and prototyping phases
• Design support and issue resolution during the handoff period between the Singapore Research Centre and the Advanced Technology Teams.

Experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• Masters Degree or recent Ph. D in power systems or power electronics
• 7 years design experience for Masters degree, 2 years design experience for PhD degree, in high power circuits and topologies related to power supply design (Rack Server, OBC, EVFC, HVDC, Solid State Transformer concepts, etc.), and independent project design leadership experience.
• Strong Power electronics / power supply design knowledge, and deep understanding about popular topologies such as Totem‑pole PFC, Vienna PFC, T‑NPC, ANPC, flyback, LLC, CLLC, DAB, etc.
• Solid magnetics design skill and experience
• Familiar with AC/DC PSU EMC and Safety regulations, familiar with engineering simulation tools such as MatchCAD, SIMetrix, PSIM, PADs
• Self‑motivated, passionate work, excellent teamwork
• Competent English skills, Chinese language skills a benefit