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Senior Power Electronic Design Engineer

Employer
Jaguar Land Rover
Location
Gaydon
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
28 Aug 2022
Reference
86801

Job Details

Job description:

WHAT TO EXPECT

As a Senior Power Electronic Design Engineer, you will be working within the Advanced Engineering team and be responsible for technically leading the power electronic research & development activities for high performance traction inverters.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

As a Senior Power Electronic Design Engineer your key accountabilities and responsibilities will include the design, development and implementation of power electronics commodities and their key technologies such as power modules, semiconductors, gate drivers and DC link capacitors from concept to industrialisation. You will also support links with Suppliers, Universities, Research institutions and Technology Innovation Centres on power electronic technologies and applications.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

The ideal candidate will be a proactive engineer seeking to develop full lifecycle experience in automotive power electronic products. Strong people skills and the ability to work individually and in a cross functional team. You will have an organised and committed approach to deliver complex work packages concurrently and be an effective communicator.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential:

Power Electronic related engineering Degree or PhD
Strong background in power electronic topologies and power semiconductor technologies
Automotive Power Electronic development lifecycle, especially Traction Inverters and/or DCDC converters and OBCs.
Product design based on IGBTs and SiC MOSFETs
Power Module Design, Verification and Validation.
Electronic devices and circuits and their application, including power devices, microcontrollers, programmable logic, switch mode power supplies, analogue and digital circuits, design for EMC, printed circuit board design and manufacturing processes.
Reliability analysis including component tolerancing, worst-case analysis, derating, EMC and thermal simulation.
Working knowledge of problem resolution techniques such as 8D.
The role will require inter-site travel therefore, it is essential that candidates hold a valid UK Drivers licence.


Desirable:

Understanding of failure mode avoidance techniques and their application in product development.
FMEDA, FTA, diagnostic coverage analysis, DFMEA, DRBFM, reliability analysis.
Experience in the automotive industry.

Company

Innovative. Trusted. Pioneering. These three qualities have always summed up Jaguar Land Rover. They have been encapsulated within the performance, luxury and excellence of all our products. They are what every person working for us lives and breathes.

We have been automotive industry pioneers for more than six decades. Jaguar debuted in 1935. Land Rover made its celebrated entrance in 1948.

From then until now, we have been at the forefront of technical innovation in all areas of vehicle development. Through our revolutionary technologies, performance and craftsmanship, we have pushed the boundaries of what the industry considers possible over and over again. Our efforts have led to some of the most iconic nameplates ever to grace the road.

With an ever-evolving history and exhilarating future, this is the place to drive your pursuit for success. This is where you'll push the boundaries of your potential. This is where you'll put excellence in motion.

Company info
Location
Coventry
Warwickshire
CV3 4LF
GB

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