Power Electronics Lead Engineer - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Kelly Services

Kelly Services

Verified Company

Nottingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Title:
Power Electronics Lead Engineer

Location:
Nottingham

Role:
Permanent

Salary:
Negotiable

Your new company

Our client Supports its operations with design and manufacturing facilities and offices in the UK, Europe, North America and Asia.

Your new job

As a Lead Engineer you will be responsible for all aspects of electrical design, development and testing of power converters and power management products along with new power electronics technologies, aligned with the company's strategy in support of futuremore electric and all electric aircraft platforms.

A hybrid role, nominally based at from their customers site in Nottingham.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Technical ownership of development of allocated power conversion and power management products and technologies
Review customer specifications to establish feasibility and possible conceptual solutions.
Identification and development of new technologies to improve products
Determine optimal power converter topologies and product overall electrical design, including product compliance with electrical requirements, including electrical environmental requirements such as EMI.
Develop, review and approve the electrical sections of proposals, including time/cost estimation of tasks and hardware.
Ownership of compliance matrix responses relating to electrical and electromagnetic compatibility in the final product
Develop and maintain mathematical models and simulations of electrical power converters
Write, review and approve simulation output reports and schematic drawings
Create, review and approve electrical design schematics and PCB layout
Prepare and lead design reviews of electrical aspects of products, including the creation of clear and concise data packs/presentations
Liaison with internal functions and suppliers in purchase of materials & components required on projects
Technical ownership of product integrity and performance. Develop, review and approve test plans and procedures for design assurance testing and qualification testing.
Support and lead electrical testing during development process
Review and interpret test results
Lead investigations relating to power product failures; collecting, analysing, and summarizing information and trends associated with any such failures where necessary.
Involvement in safety analysis tasks such as FMEA and FMECA
Continued personal, professional and technical development to maintain upto date knowledge in the domain
Recording and analysis of product failures/faults
Coaching and mentoring of junior staff
Protect our product and company reputation by complying with all relevant regulations and standards
Comply with all HSE requirements related to the role and work towards a zero harm culture

Competency Requirements

Able to qualify for UK security clearance
Capable of developing as a leader as well as developing others to achieve improved levels of performance
Significant power converter and / or power management design experience
Strong knowledge of multiple topologies and understanding of selection criteria
Requirements Analysis
Simulation Modelling Experience (Preferred; Spice based)
Schematic Capture Experience (Preferred; Altium)
PCB design experience (Preferred; Altium)
Development Testing Experience
Awareness of industry appropriate design standards

Skills you need to succeed

Minimum: Degree in Electrical and/or Electronic Engineering
Prefer: Masters or PhD in power electronics or similar
Significant, relevant industry experience
Qualification of aerospace Line Replaceable Units
Production level aerospace PCB design experience (Preferred; Altium)
Worked on grant funding R&D projects
Programming of FPGAs
Familiarity with safety critical software development
Experience of DO254, DO160, Mil-STD810, Mil-HDBK21
Understanding of production processes used in power electronics
Does the right thing, particularly with respect to safety and wellbeing
Proactive problem solver see it, fix it

What this opportunity will do for you

This is a fantastic opportunity to work for a global leader in Electronics who also offer the following employee benefits.

25 days holiday + statutory bank holidays Active Social Club
Birthday brunch in the month of your birthday
Contributory pension scheme
Company sharesave scheme (eligible after a qualifying period)
Company sick pay scheme (eligible after a qualifying period)
Profit Related Incentive bonus (eligible after a qualifying period)
Employee Assistance Programme
Life Assurance benefit
Medical Cover
Free sanitary products
Reward Gateway
Enhanced Maternity Pay
Enhanced paid time off to attend Medical Appointments
Regular Wellbeing activities and Events

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