Job Description
Job Title: Power Electronics Engineer – High Power (Industrial & Automotive Gate Drivers)
Location: Dortmund, Germany
A fantastic opportunity has become available for a Power Electronics Engineer to provide technical customer support and contribute to demand creation activities for high-power gate driver applications in the industrial and automotive sectors.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop technical specifications for gate driver designs
- Design gate driver circuits, including component selection and evaluation
- Create PCB layouts and generate production data for external manufacturing partners
- Conduct both low- and high-voltage evaluation and testing of gate driver designs
- Analyse and review competitor products
- Prepare comprehensive technical documentation in English
- Visit customers to provide technical support and contribute to design-in activities (in collaboration with the Sales team)
Additional Responsibilities:
- Support Sales and Marketing with technical insights
- Act as a technical liaison between customers, sales, and marketing teams
- Prepare and present technical papers and editorials at industry conferences
- Represent the company at trade shows and exhibitions as a technical expert
- Deliver product and application training to both internal and external stakeholders
- Participate in customer visits to support business development and design wins
Requirements:
Education & Experience:
- Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field with a strong focus on power electronics
- Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience preferred
Technical Skills:
- Solid experience in power electronics, particularly with gate drivers, inverter systems, IGBT, and MOSFET technologies
- Proficiency in circuit design and PCB layout using tools such as Altium Designer
- Experience in the characterization of gate drivers, power semiconductors, or inverter systems
If this Power Electronics Engineer vacancy is of interest, then please apply with an up-to-date CV and contact information.