Power Electronics Engineer, IONATE
Offers equity
3+ days a week in office
Hybrid intelligent transformers for the energy industry
Open for applications
Hybrid intelligent transformers for the energy industry
21-100 employees
Open for applications
Offers equity
3+ days a week in office
21-100 employees
Company mission
To transform power systems through deep-tech innovation.
Role
Who you are
- Degree in Electrical and Electronics engineering or equivalent
- Experience in electronics design, ideally in high power applications
- Good understanding of electronic and electrical components and their principles
- Good understanding of signal processing and passive/active filter designs
- Design, Modelling & Simulation
- Experience in electronics circuit modelling and simulation
- Experience using tools including SPICE, Altium, MATLAB
- Testing & Validation
- Experience conducting laboratory and site-based testing using test equipment such as oscilloscopes, power supplies, load banks etc
- Collaboration & Communication
- Communication skills enabling you to work with various teams across the globe
- Willingness to travel nationally and internationally when required for testing/commissioning (up 10% annually)
- A drive to learn new things!
Desirable
- Experience in power electronics converters (AC/DC, DC/AC, DC/DC)
- Design experience for low noise, mixed signal systems
- An understanding of best practices related to thermomechanical design
- Experience designing systems to meet EMC/EMI standards and testing commercially ready systems for UL/TUV certification
- Testing experience working with voltages up to 1kV
- Experience designing systems fit for large scale manufacturing and production
What the job involves
- IONATE is a deep tech scale-up building the hardware and software backbone for smart grids
- Our mission is to transform power systems – from grids and microgrids to renewables and datacentres – unlocking the massive potential in this under-innovated sector that touches every aspect of our modern lives
- We are now looking for a Power Electronics Engineer to join our Power Electronics team
- Requiring knowledge and experience in electronics development and design, you will play a key role in the development, design, implementation and testing of 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 be contributing to live, ongoing projects and test activities, as well and closely working with the team to continue developing our HIT technology
- Contribute to the development of high-power converters and controllers for grid-connected applications
- Design, simulate, implement, test, verify and troubleshoot electronic hardware, circuitry and components used for power converters, controllers and auxiliary hardware
- Develop high-reliability PCB assemblies, suitable for high-volume production
- Contribute to build and test efforts, including electrical panel assemblies, wiring looms, soldering, and PCB rework
- Actively participate in technical development and testing across a multi-disciplinary team including power electronics designers, mechanical engineers, control & software engineers
- Be involved hands-on with hardware design and validation respecting safety, quality, and international standards, whilst working to clear timelines
- 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, design descriptions, testing plans and testing reports
Salary benchmarks
Our take
IONATE claims that electrical transformers, which have remained the same for the last century, are no longer fit for purpose as power systems look to shift to more efficient, low emissions electricity.
The company develops digital hardware – a patented “smart hybrid transformer” – which allows for more efficient power flow control across the existing electricity grid, as well as in renewable energy infrastructure such as wind and solar.
With many of the world’s leading economic powers committing to net-zero emissions by 2050, there’s a pressing need for deep-tech enabled solutions on the existing grid, as well as in alternative power systems. IONATE is attempting to make itself a key player in this transition.
The fact that its tech solution is patented could be a huge factor. After winning plaudits at a number of industry awards before even going to market, the London-based company is now eyeing a major scale-up, aided by its 2025 Series A round. IONATE is growing its presence in the grid modernisation market, which is set to reach $21 trillion in value by 2050.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Feb 2025
$18.5m
SERIES A
Aug 2022
$4.5m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $23.3m
Company HQ
Westminster, London, UK
Leadership
Matthew Williams
(Co-Founder & CEO)15 years experience as an Electrical and Control Engineer. Managed technical development teams, SMEs, and startup companies including The Faraday Grid, Exigen, and SunWater. Author of patents for power flow control devices and systems.
Roberto Ricci
(Co-Founder)Over 15 years international energy industry business development, funding, and M&A experience for Canada-based Amp, Gensix Consulting, and Molten Power, developing and implementing strategies for renewable power generation and battery storage startups.
Luca Mezossy-Dona
(Co-Founder & CGO)Previously worked in Communications at the Faraday Grid, was a Research Assistant at University of St Andrews and was an Online Developer at Professional Skills Curriculum.
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