Senior Power Electronics Hardware Design Engineer

FEV Türkiye; Fatih; Hybrid; TRY 360,000 - 480,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Casual dress code

Private health insurance

Gifts for special days

Job summary

FEV Türkiye seeks a Senior/Lead Power Electronics Hardware Design Engineer to join the Electrification Department. You will develop advanced automotive power electronics and control hardware from concept through verification to production maturity, leading hardware design reviews and mentoring engineers.

You will work on inverters, DC/DC converters, and on-board chargers, collaborating with global teams and ensuring EMI, thermal, and safety compliance in high‑voltage automotive environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering. Master’s/PhD asset.
• Level depends on experience, technical expertise in power electronics and hardware design.
• Excellent knowledge of power semiconductors (MOSFET, IGBT, SIC, GaN).
• Strong knowledge of high-frequency power electronics, HW design, converter topologies and GB semiconductors.
• Experience with automotive power converter topologies: traction inverters, DC/DC, OBC architectures.

Responsibilities

• Develop automotive power electronics products from concept to production maturity.
• Perform schematic design, BOM, and design reviews for hardware.
• Define system-level and hardware-level architectures for power and control stages.
• Support PCB layout optimization for switching, EMC/thermal constraints.
• Lead hardware DFMEA/FMEDA activities and safety concepts (ISO26262).
• Mentor hardware engineers and conduct design reviews.
• Collaborate with system, software, and test teams across locations.

Skills

Power electronics

HV design

Gate-driver circuits

PCB layout

EMC/EMI

ISO26262

Infineon AURIX TC3xx

DC/DC converters

Inverters

Safety concepts

Education

Bachelor’s in Electrical/Electronics Engineering

Master’s or PhD asset

Tools

LTspice

PSpice

MATLAB/Simulink

Altium Designer

Cadence

Job description

Mobility connects people. People shape mobility.

With over 7000 employees around the globe, FEV Group develops revolutionary and efficient drive systems, it cross-links vehicles with each other and their surroundings and strive to make our lives safer using intelligent systems.

We as FEV Türkiye, provide turnkey engineering solutions in the automotive industry, on vehicle development, software, autonomous driving, electric and conventional propulsion systems, were established in December 2011 and continues our activities at 7 offices in 5 cities (İTÜ ARI Teknokent, Yıldız Teknopark, Teknopark İstanbul in Istanbul Bilişim Vadisi in Kocaeli, ODTÜ Teknokent in Ankara, Teknopark İzmir in İzmir and Ulutek Teknopark in Bursa). We offer engineering services with our staff consisting of more than 450 experts with international experience for intelligent mobility & software, vehicle development and propulsion systems.

We need the right people at the right place to do so. People who turn visions into reality – who think outside the box and promote innovation. People who are ready to push the envelope. Are you ready?

What You Will Need to Be Successful

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering disciplines, Master's or PhD degree is an asset
• The position is open to Junior, Senior and Lead-level candidates. The appropriate level will be determined based on relevant experience, technical expertise in power electronics and hardware design, level of ownership and leadership capabilities.
• Excellent knowledge of power semiconductors (MOSFET, IGBT, SIC, GaN)
• Profound technical knowledge of high-frequency power electronics, power and control board HW design (min 4 layer), converter topologies, wide-band-gap semiconductors
• Strong knowledge of automotive power converter topologies, including traction inverters, isolated/non-isolated DC/DC converters and OBC architectures.
• Experience in high-voltage power electronics design, preferably for 400 V / 800 V automotive systems.
• Strong knowledge of gate-driver circuits, isolated power supplies, current/voltage sensing, protection circuits, DC-link design and switching behavior.
• Experience in schematic design, component selection, BOM development and PCB layout review for power electronics applications.
• Understanding of PCB design principles including creepage/clearance, isolation, grounding, high-current paths, switching loops and thermal considerations.
• Good understanding of EMC/EMI design principles, filtering, shielding, grounding and layout optimization for automotive power electronics.
• Experience with circuit simulation and engineering analysis tools such as LTspice, PSpice, MATLAB/Simulink or equivalent.
• Experience with PCB design tools such as Altium Designer, Cadence or equivalent is highly desirable.
• Experience in automotive control-board design using Infineon AURIX™ TC3xx or similar automotive MCUs, including safety-related control elements, is a plus.
• Knowledge of automotive hardware development according to ISO 26262 and familiarity with Automotive SPICE development processes is an asset.
• Experience with hardware safety mechanisms, diagnostics and fault detection/protection concepts is desirable.
• Knowledge of Worst-Case Circuit Analysis (WCCA), tolerance analysis, component derating and reliability assessment is an asset.
• Familiarity with DFMEA, FMEDA and hardware design reviews is desirable.
• Hands-on experience with high-voltage/high-power laboratory environments, measurement equipment and power electronics debugging is highly desirable.
• Able to provide technical guidance to team members on what, why, and how
• Ability to lead technical design reviews, support engineering decisions and mentor hardware engineer
• Good English skills (spoken and written)
• A highly motivated self-starter and team-player with very good communication skills
• Willingness to travel abroad
• German is a plus

What Will You Work On

As a Senior/Lead Power Electronics Hardware Design Engineer in the Electrification Department of FEV Turkey, you will be part of a highly skilled engineering team developing advanced automotive power electronics and control hardware, from initial concept through design, verification and production maturity.

• Development of innovative automotive power electronics products (inverter, on-board charger, dc-dc converters etc.) from concept to production maturity
• Review customer requirement specification, standards or other documents with hardware specific requirements as well as derive hardware architectures and specifications
• Define system-level and hardware-level architectures for power stage, control stage, sensing, communication, power supply and protection circuits.
• Perform schematic design, component selection, BOM development and design reviews for control and power electronic hardware.
• Design and/or review gate-driver, current/voltage sensing, isolation, power-supply, communication and protection circuits.
• Support PCB design and layout optimization considering switching performance, EMC/EMI, thermal behavior, isolation and high-voltage design constraints.
• Realize analog and digital circuit tolerance and worst case simulations
• Perform component derating, electrical stress and power-loss analyses under relevant operating and environmental conditions.
• Perform or support switching-loss, conduction-loss and thermal analyses for power semiconductor devices and critical components.
• Development and implementation of concepts for design, EMC, as well as electrical and functional safety (ISO26262)
• Support hardware DFMEA/FMEDA activities and definition of hardware safety mechanisms.
• Support EMC/EMI design, analysis, troubleshooting and design optimization activities.
• Develop design verification test plans, safety and standards compliance test plans
• Support prototype bring-up, hardware commissioning, debugging and root-cause analysis.
• Support electrical characterization and validation of control boards and power electronics hardware in laboratory and system environments.
• Analyze test results and drive design improvements and corrective actions.
• Support hardware development throughout prototype/sample phases and engineering change processes toward production maturity.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring and guidance to hardware design engineers.
• Conduct schematic, PCB, component-selection and hardware design reviews.
• Collaborate closely with system engineering, control software, basic software, functional safety, mechanical/thermal and test teams.
• Working closely with other FEV locations

What We Offer

• Casual dress code
• Private health insurance
• Gifts for special days

What’s In It for you

• Hybrid and autonomous working model; with our work model, you have opportunity to work from office or home
• Flexible working hours; free to manage your own working hours
• Professional Development Opportunities, such as LinkedIn Learning and FEV Academy
• Opportunity to work on international projects, working in a global R&I company
• Opportunity to implement your creative ideas and be remarkable in a dynamic work ecosystem where you can take initiative and responsibility
• Direct and open communication with human oriented corporate culture
• Social opportunities, such as FEV Social Clubs
• Fun in office; we remember to have fun with Happy FEV Hours while we are working
• Being a part of diverse workplace with young, inclusive, collaborative and friendly team
• Award-Winning Employee Experience: we are proud to be recognized with the Happy Workplace Certification from Happy Place to Work.

What We Value at FEV?

Customer focused approach: We deliver added value beyond our customer expectations.

Professionalism: Through our professionalism we achieve highest quality in all areas. We are prepared for the future by proactive thinking and strategic planning.

Commitment: We make clear arrangements and feel obliged. Together we strive for our goals. We bring in our passion. We take responsibility. We are reliable and execute in time.

Open mindedness: We think out of the box and adapt. We drive innovation for the future. We are curious.

Respect: We trust and appreciate each other.