Technical Specialist - Power Electronics

Salary

Salary
:
Up to £57,000 depending on experience

Stevenage. We may be able to offer a relocation package for this role.

Typically, 3 days per week on site. Where possible, we will seek to accommodate a blended approach to on‑site and remote working.

British Citizen. After offer stage, successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS).

• Company bonus
  :
  Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
• Pension
  : maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Overtime
  : opportunity for paid overtime
• Flexi Leave
  :
  Up to 15 additional days
• Flexible working
  :
  We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
• Enhanced parental leave
  :
  Offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave with enhancements available for paternity, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments
• Facilities
  :
  Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and more
• Healthcare Cash Plan
  :
  Provides the option to claim cash back on everyday healthcare expenses such as optical, dental, health and wellbeing

• Being a first point of contact for advice and support on technical and process related queries, and providing more formal support options.
• Work on process improvement, identifying opportunities and promoting awareness of relevant company processes across the team.
• Actively track the project activities of each Tech Lead through regular catch‑ups and/or reviewing the reporting materials they generate for their project design authority.
• Periodically review each Tech Lead's L4 project plans.
• Provide proactive guidance and course correction based on each Tech Lead's project activities and plans, to identify potential issues before they arise.
• Support project gate reviews by advising on review pack contents and potentially holding pre‑review before the actual gate review.
• Serve as an escalation route to support realistic cost‑effective technical delivery solutions.
• Tailor the level of support and involvement as appropriate, based on each individual team Tech Lead's needs.
• Investigate all potential opportunities of offloading for each project.
• Provide technical input to Bids in support of Actuator Cof Ex new business.

• Strong power electronics background, ideally with previous design experience of PMSM control systems (e.g., automotive traction or defence).
• Experience with mixed analogue & digital control electronics design; specific experience includes Power Inverters (discrete gate drives & 3‑phase bridge power stage), DC‑DC converters, Digital Position Encoders, Analogue Position Sensors, Current Sensors & Signal Conditioning, Discrete Control Logic.
• Experience across the full product development life cycle.
• Experience with Design for Test & Design for Manufacture.
• Experience with design for EMC & ENV compliance.
• Experience designing for high safety integrity (Design Assurance Level / Safety Integrity Level).
• Appreciation for Systems Engineering, System Architecture Design, Thermal Management techniques, Reliability.