Job title: Senior Power Electronics Engineer
Job type: Permanent
Emp type: Full-time
Functional Expertise: Hardware Engineering
Skills: MMC Modular Multilevel Converters Power electronics Cambridge AC/DC
Salary type: Annual
Salary: GBP £85,000.00
Location: Cambridge, UK
Job published: 05-01-2025
Job ID: 32643
Contact name: Stuart Bennett
Contact email: stuart.bennett@ampererecruitment.co.uk

Job Description

Senior Power Electronics Engineer

Location: Cambridge

 

Job Summary: We are seeking an experienced Senior Power Electronics Engineer, particularly those specializing in control theory or system architecture, with knowledge of modular multi-level converters (MMC). As part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will play a pivotal role in developing and validating MMC converters and AC-DC power conversion systems for grid applications, focusing on high-power operations exceeding 1 MW.

About You:

  • Degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering
  • 5+ years of experience in power converter design, testing, manufacturing, and addressing field issues.
  • Ability to effectively communicate design concepts and results.

Skills and Experience:

  • Proficiency in simulating power converters and subsystems using tools like MATLAB/Simulink, PLECS, etc.
  • Understanding of medium power and medium voltage design and control challenges
  • Experience in designing, validating, and industrializing power electronic converter modules (power stacks) for low and medium voltage applications.
  • Development and testing of innovative technologies and algorithms for smart converters using embedded software and hardware.
  • Specification and analysis of key power electronic components, considering factors like lead-time, availability, pricing, and qualification.
  • Expertise in loss analysis, thermal modelling for converter modules, and defining cooling system requirements.
  • Laboratory testing of power converter modules, including switching tests and heat runs.
  • Design and upkeep of back-to-back test rigs for validating power converter technologies under realistic conditions.
  • Familiarity with power electronic components (e.g., IGBTs, MOSFETs, thyristors, diodes, capacitors, laminated busbars, passive components, gate drives)
  • Experience in thermal design (loss calculations, simulations, and cooling unit specifications).

If this Senior Power Electronics Engineer vacancy is of interest, then please apply with an up-to-date CV and contact information.