Are you a highly experienced Power Electronics specialist looking to combine hands-on technical expertise with technical leadership and project oversight?
We are seeking a Power Electronics specialist to provide engineering guidance across a portfolio of complex programmes, supporting technical leads and project teams in the successful delivery of advanced power electronics and motor control solutions. This is a fantastic opportunity to become a recognised subject matter expert, influencing product development, engineering standards and future technologies.
The company are a multi-national group, being No 1 in Europe for what they do! With a number of awards and recognitions, with great career progression and opportunities across the business!
Important: All applicants must be able to obtain Security Clearance and must hold British Nationality as their primary nationality.
Working: The role offers flexible working but does require engineers on site for 3 days per week and is a on secure site where SC clearance is needed.
Join a business at the forefront of innovation, with a lot to offer! A company backed by a record multi-year order book, offering long-term stability and sustained investment, with years of secured work ahead!
Company Highlights:
- A organisation passionate about it's people with accreditations such as 'Investors in People 'We Invest in People' (Gold) & Investors in People 'We Invest in Wellbeing' (Platinum) - the highest level of accreditation.
- Passionate advocates for Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, with 10+ employee networks.
- Committed employer of veterans and service leavers, awarded as one of the Top 15 Great British Employers of Veterans in the Forces in Business Awards 2025 and Gold member of 'The 5% Club'. Armed Forces Covenant (Gold).
- Be part of a growing team, involved in an international product range, and influencing today's most advanced innovations!
Responsibilities:
- Acting as a first point of contact for technical and process-related advice within the engineering team.
- Supporting and mentoring technical leads through regular engagement and project reviews.
- Monitoring project progress, plans and technical deliverables to ensure successful execution.
- Identifying potential delivery risks and proactively driving actions to mitigate issues before they escalate.
- Supporting engineering reviews and governance activities, including project gate reviews and readiness assessments.
- Driving continuous improvement initiatives and promoting adherence to engineering best practices and processes.
- Providing technical leadership to support cost-effective, achievable engineering solutions.
- Tailoring technical support and involvement to meet the needs of individual projects and engineering teams.
- Identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, capability and project delivery.
- Providing technical input into bids, proposals and future business opportunities.
- Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure robust technical solutions are delivered on time and to budget.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Strong power electronics background with experience designing or developing PMSM (Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor) control systems.
- Experience working with:
- Power inverters
- Three-phase power stages
- Gate drive circuitry
- DC-DC converters
- Current sensing and signal conditioning
- Analogue and digital position sensing technologies
- Discrete control logic
- Proven experience across the full product development lifecycle.
- Knowledge of Design for Manufacture (DfM) and Design for Test (DfT) principles.
- Experience designing products to meet EMC and environmental compliance requirements.
- Understanding of safety-critical design methodologies and high-integrity systems.
- Appreciation of systems engineering principles, system architecture, reliability engineering and thermal management.
Desirable Experience:
- Experience in a Defence / Aerospace or safety regulated environment would be advantageous.
Even If you feel like you don't meet every requirement, we encourage you to reach out and apply.
