Electronics Design Engineer - Power & BMS Systems

Properitas Personnel; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Properitas Personnel in Pretoria seeks an experienced Electronics Design Engineer to join its technology team. You will design and develop electronic hardware, PCBs and BMS, taking products from concept through testing and production.

You will collaborate with firmware and mechanical engineers to deliver robust power electronics, DC-DC converter designs, thermal management and EMI/EMC considerations, from prototype through production release.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in electronic product development.
• Proven PCB design and testing experience.
• Experience with DC-DC power converter design.
• Experience with BMS, battery energy storage or renewable-energy products.
• Experience taking products from concept through to production release.
• Strong knowledge of SMPS, power semiconductors, magnetics, thermal management and EMI/EMC.
• Strong analogue, digital and mixed-signal circuit design capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop multilayer PCBs for BMS and power-conversion products.
• Develop analog, digital and mixed-signal electronic systems.
• Design DC-DC converters, including buck, boost, flyback, forward and bridge topologies.
• Perform power-stage calculations, magnetic component selection, thermal analysis and efficiency optimisation.
• Develop BMS hardware for battery monitoring, protection, balancing and communication.
• Design circuits for cell voltage, current and temperature monitoring.
• Develop testing and validation procedures and conduct prototype testing.
• Perform fault-finding, debugging and root-cause investigations.
• Support products through prototype, manufacturing and production release.
• Work closely with firmware, mechanical and electrical engineering teams.

Skills

PCB design

BMS design

DC-DC power conversion

Power electronics

SMPS/EMI/EMC

Analog/digital/mixed-signal

Thermal management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering or related field

Tools

Altium Designer

Mentor Graphics/PADS

Job description

Properitas Personnel in Pretoria seeks an experienced Electronics Design Engineer to join its technology team. You will design and develop electronic hardware, PCBs and BMS, taking products from concept through testing and production.

You will collaborate with firmware and mechanical engineers to deliver robust power electronics, DC-DC converter designs, thermal management and EMI/EMC considerations, from prototype through production release.