Inverter Engineer

What We Offer

At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry‑leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.

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Transforming mobility. Making automotive technology that is smarter, cleaner, safer and lighter. That’s what we’re passionate about at Magna Powertrain, and we do it by creating world‑class powertrain systems. We are a premier supplier for the global automotive industry with full capabilities in design, development, testing and manufacturing of complex powertrain systems. Our name stands for quality, environmental consciousness, and safety.

Innovation is what drives us and we drive innovation. Dream big and create the future of mobility at Magna Powertrain.

Mission of the Position: We are looking for talented team members to be a part of a dynamic team looking to push boundaries, innovate, and are passionate about being a part of the transformation from traditional powertrains to eMobility.

As a Power Electronics Engineer, you will be part of development projects for electric machines for electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles responsible for the detailed design of power electronics, specifically high‑power traction inverters. You will develop new or modify existing products for new customer and/or internal product developments, following the defined product concept for eDrive products.

As an intermediate level engineer, you will work independently with limited supervision to evaluate, select, and apply standard engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria using knowledge and judgement to make adaptations and modifications.

• Responsible for design, development, analysis, and testing of control components in the inverters for electric traction drives for eDrive applications.
• Analysis and implementation of customer requirements and specifications.
• Development and modelling concepts for the design of electronic circuits for electric traction drives.
• Responsible for the implementation of electrical and electromagnetic simulations.
• Responsible for commissioning and testing of electronic circuits.
• Coordination of technical interfaces for the electrical components.
• Definition of requirements and creation of specification sheets for the electrical components.
• Coordination of the technical requirements for components with suppliers.
• Development and implementation of ISO
  26262 methodologies providing the necessary hardware redundancy for safety systems up to ASIL D in collaboration with S/W and System engineering colleagues.
• Cooperation with system development, electronics development, construction, testing, suppliers and scientific institutes.
• Drive the development of new technologies to improve quality, efficiency, and reduce cost.
• Develop and maintain a responsive and cooperative working relationship with internal and external customers.

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering required;
  Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or similar preferred.
• 3-5 years of experience in ECUs development or other low voltage components (sensors, etc) for automotive applications.
• Experience through the full cycle of product development with emphasis on design.
• Experienced (including benchmarking) in the area of automotive electronics design.
• Experience with thermal challenges for electrical components and required heat dissipation.
• Excellent knowledge of EMI/EMC and the design rules to meet automotive standards.
• Experience with development and modeling of concepts for the design of electronic circuits for electric traction drives.
• Experience with development tools and methods for the design (LT SPICE, ALTIUM, etc).
• Experience in commissioning and testing of electronic circuits.
• Knowledge and/or…