Senior Power Electronics Engineer — Design & Compliance

Network Finance

Pretoria

On-site

ZAR 850,000 - 1,200,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Network Finance is seeking a Senior Power Electronics Development & Compliance Engineer to lead end-to-end hardware design, validation and certification of high-power electronic products for automotive and industrial use.

The role requires practical engineering across requirements, verification, testing and homologation, with strong EMI/EMC and regulatory expertise. Collaboration with hardware, firmware, mechanical and systems teams is essential.

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
8+ years' experience developing high-power power electronic products.
Proven experience designing, validating and commercialising: switch-mode power supplies, DC/DC converters, DC/AC inverters, high-power motor drives.
Experience with power electronic products rated at 10 kW or above.
Proven experience taking products from concept through design, compliance testing, certification and production.
Strong understanding of power electronics, control systems, thermal design, magnetics and high-power PCB layout.
Strong simulation capability using SPICE, MATLAB/Simulink or equivalent.
Extensive practical laboratory experience with oscilloscopes, high-voltage differential probes, current probes, spectrum analysers and power analysers.
Proven experience debugging power electronic systems, including EMI/EMC issues.
Demonstrated experience working safely with high-energy systems exceeding 500 VDC.

Responsibilities

Develop high-power power electronic products, including DC/DC converters, DC/AC inverters, battery chargers, motor drives and related control systems.
Capture customer, system and regulatory requirements and translate them into engineering specifications.
Develop verification and validation plans based on system and product requirements.
Participate in hardware design, simulations, design reviews, testing and debugging.
Support the complete product development lifecycle from concept through production.
Ensure compliance with automotive and industrial standards throughout product development.
Plan and execute electrical, EMC/EMI, environmental, thermal, reliability and functional testing.
Prepare validation documentation, requirements traceability and certification packages.
Support product homologation and compliance activities.
Work closely with hardware, firmware, mechanical and systems engineering teams.
Investigate complex issues and implement robust engineering solutions.
Laboratory testing and detailed analysis of high-power electronic systems.
Support product certification, production release and continuous improvement activities.