Senior Power Electronics Engineer, IONATE

• You will need an innovative approach to engineering with well-grounded reasoning and experience
• Degree in Electrical and Electronics engineering or equivalent
• Extensive experience in power electronics design, ideally in high power applications
• Experience in electronics circuit modelling and simulation
• HiL and SiL simulations are a plus
• Experience using tools such as SPICE, Altium, MATLAB, Confluence, JIRA
• Good understanding of electronic and electrical components and their principles, integrated circuits and high frequency electronic systems
• Ability to design, create and test PCB boards
• Good understanding of signal processing and passive/active filter designs
• An understanding of best practices related to thermomechanical designs
• Experience conducting laboratory and site-based testing using test equipment such as oscilloscopes, power analysers, grid emulators etc
• Experience designing systems fit for large scale manufacturing and production
• Communication skills enabling you to work with various teams across the globe
• A drive to learn new things!
• Experience in power electronics converters (AC/DC, DC/AC, DC/DC)

Desirable

• IONATE is a deep technology start-up building the technology backbone for smart electricity grids
• Our team is looking for a Senior Power Electronics Engineer to support our work on game-changing green technology and grow within our world-class team
• This role will suit someone who thrives in a fast-moving, ever-changing environment, where no two days are the same
• Reporting to the Head of Product and requiring extensive knowledge and experience in power electronics development and design, you will play a key role in developing, designing, implementing and testing power electronics circuits and systems, taking concepts and prototypes through to commercial products
• With a focus on grid-connected inverter design, you will be actively contributing to analyses, design reviews, simulations, technical discussions, verification and validation processes
• Importantly you will contribute to live ongoing projects and test activities and work with the team to continue developing our HIT technology
• Develop power electronics hardware and circuitry for power converters in grid connected applications
• Focusing on systems design, simulation, component selection and testing in a design proving FAT and SAT capacity
• Design, implement, test, verify and troubleshoot power converters, data converters, ADC and PWM systems, thermal power electronics design, EMC/EMI mitigation, PCB design and layout optimization and interfaces to transformers, controllers, filters, electromechanical systems
• Be involved hands-on with hardware design and validation respecting safety, quality, and international standards
• At times take on the role of a systems engineer, ensuring all teams and components are aligned and well-integrated to produce a cohesive product
• Actively participate in technical development and testing across a multi-disciplinary team including transformer designers, power electronics designers, control software engineers
• Work to clear timescales and collaborate with a cross-functional team to deliver projects on time, with ambitious product targets
• Create and maintain documentation such as requirements and specification documents, testing reports and product manuals