Job Description

Power Electronics Engineer | Hampshire

Ampere Recruitment is working exclusively with a world-leading developer of robotics and autonomous systems to find a Power Electronics Engineer based in Hampshire.

The Role

You'll take full ownership of the design and development lifecycle for bespoke power conversion and transmission systems — concept through to tested product. you'll drive both in-house design and the specification of outsourced solutions. Voltages range from 24V to 5kV, powers from 500W to 250kW, across everything from large-scale converters and multi-km cabled transmission to motor drives and low-voltage supplies.

Key Responsibilities

• Full-lifecycle design of power conversion and transmission solutions
• Act as Technical Authority across concurrent power projects
• Lead small multi-disciplinary teams where required
• Develop requirements specifications, design documentation and test procedures
• Support system-level integration and testing

Essential Requirements

• Significant experience in power electronics — full lifecycle, concept to tested solution
• Proven knowledge of power transmission: AC and DC, multi-km cabled applications
• DC converter topologies: Buck, Boost, Flyback, LLC, Full-Bridge
• AC conversion: single and multi-phase, power factor correction
• AC-DC, DC-DC and DC-AC inverter product design experience
• Power switching devices: MOSFET, IGBT, SiCFET, GaNFET and gate drive circuitry
• Experience with voltages to 5kV and multi-kW power levels
• Custom magnetics: transformer and inductor design/specification
• Simulation and modelling tools
• Analogue and digital design
• Filter design, thermal management, and design-for-compliance
• Control system design for power conversion

Desirable

• High voltage experience to 5kV
• Thermal modelling
• Motor design and control
• Embedded-C

For a confidential conversation, contact Ampere Recruitment — Europe's specialist power electronics recruiter.