Senior Power Electronics Engineer – Gate Drives

I am currently working with a technology company in Birmingham that due to its continued success is looking to add a Senior Power Electronics Engineer focused on Gate Drives to its team of world-class engineers.

About the role

As a Senior Power Electronics Engineer, you will develop start-of-the-art power electronics systems and components for different industries including rail, EV, and renewable energies but this role will be focused on Gate Drives for traction applications.

The Senior Power Electronics Engineer will be responsible for the following:

• Circuit design, simulation, and test verification of Gate Drives and Power semiconductors.
• Design and development of Gate Driver boards.
• Hardware circuit analysis, including FMEDAs, FTAs, diagnostic coverage analysis, DFMEA,

DRBFM reliability analysis, etc.

• Hardware design simulation calculations, including tolerance, worst case, derating, EMC, thermal, simulation, etc. define technical specifications and prepare work reports.

The successful candidates will possess a degree in electronics or electrical engineering with a proven background in the below:

• Gate Driver board debugging and double pulse testing.
• power supply design- Push-Pull, Flyback, and LLC power supplies.
• DC-AC Inverters.

What's on offer

• Salary £55k to £65k
• 25 days holiday + bank holiday
• BUPA Healthcare
• Life assurance

If this role sounds of interest, then please apply with an up-to-date CV and contact information.

Ampere Recruitment is a specialist recruitment consultancy focused on connecting world-class Power Electronics and Electronics Engineers with the best and most innovative companies. If you are a Power Electronics Engineer, Power Semiconductor Engineer, or anyone in the electronics industry and would like to find out what is happening in this sector please reach out to Stuart Bennett.

Power Supply Design Engineer

DC/DC & AC/DC Power Conversion

Ampere Recruitment is supporting a technology-focused engineering organisation that is looking to hire a Power Supply Design Engineer to strengthen its power electronics team.

This role is aimed at a mid-level engineer with solid, hands-on experience designing DC/DC and AC/DC power converters, particularly across Flyback, Forward, and Half-Bridge topologies, with a good working knowledge of LLC resonant converters.

The Role

You will be involved in the design, development, and validation of power supply products, working closely with other electronics engineers to take designs from concept through to production.

This is a practical, engineering-led position with a strong focus on analog power electronics design and lab-based development.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop DC/DC and AC/DC power supplies for low- to mid-power applications
• Work with Flyback, Forward, and Half-Bridge topologies and contribute to designs using LLC resonant converters
• Perform schematic design, component selection, and design calculations
• Support magnetics design and selection (transformers and inductors)
• Carry out simulation and analysis to validate design approaches
• Support PCB layout reviews, focusing on power integrity, EMI, and thermal considerations
• Build, test, and debug prototypes in the lab
• Support product validation, reliability testing, and transition into manufacture
• Produce clear technical documentation to support development and production

Required Experience

• Commercial experience designing DC/DC and AC/DC power converters
• Practical knowledge of Flyback, Forward, and Half-Bridge converter topologies
• Good understanding of LLC resonant converter principles
• Strong analog electronics fundamentals
• Experience working with MOSFET-based power stages
• Confident working hands-on in a lab environment with power supplies

Desirable (but not essential)

• Experience supporting EMI/EMC testing
• Exposure to power supply safety standards (IEC / UL)
• Familiarity with simulation tools (SPICE or equivalent)
• Experience working with manufacturing teams during product release

Why This Role?

• Hands-on engineering role with clear technical ownership
• Opportunity to develop deeper expertise in power supply design
• Stable product-focused environment rather than consultancy-style work
• Support from experienced senior engineers and technical leadership

Opportunities like this won't be around for long, so if interested, please apply with an up-to-date CV and contact information.