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

• Company pension
• Flexible schedule
• Work from home options
• Competitive salary

Total funding: $22.9m

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.