Senior Systems Engineer, Power Electronics

Overview

In this role you will design, engineer and deliver power electronics components from concept to series production, aligning with vehicle programmes. You will own the technical content of power electronics packages and drive supplier collaboration to meet cost, timing and quality targets. You’ll validate systems and support production readiness, ensuring performance and vehicle attributes across high-voltage systems. This is a hands-on, cross-functional role at the intersection of design, supplier management and program delivery in a high-performance automotive environment.

Pay / Benefits

• Structured career development framework
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Enhanced company pension
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Private medical insurance and health cash plan
• Life assurance benefit

Responsibilities

• Define and own component, system and functional requirements aligned with programme objectives
• Lead design, development and integration of power electronics components
• Manage supplier activities to meet timing, quality and cost targets
• Oversee engineering releases, change-control and DFMEA/DVP processes
• Coordinate system validation and simulations as needed
• Support assembly planning, build allocation and production readiness
• Ensure integration across vehicle projects to meet specifications, on time and within budget
• Collaborate with suppliers, Concept Engineering and DMU to meet package, quality and cost targets
• Ensure design solutions meet NVH, thermal, durability and overall system performance targets
• Maintain BOMs and deliver power electronics per development process and project KPIs
• Prepare technical and programme status updates for reviews
• Own technical risk management for power electronics and related system attributes
• Develop and maintain component specifications and technical documentation
• Support system FMEA, DVP and test specifications
• Manage design and release workflows and ECR/ECN processes
• Ensure alignment with ETRS requirements
• Coordinate with Supply Chain Management for component availability

Key requirements

• Strong grounding in electric drive technology and power electronics (design, development, validation, production)
• Knowledge of DC/DC converters, on-board chargers, charging standards and high-voltage topologies including safety requirements
• Automotive component delivery experience within an OEM or Tier 1 lifecycle
• Experience with component specifications, DVPs, DFMEAs, engineering quality methods and vehicle attribute delivery
• Knowledge of embedded-controller integration (CAN, LIN, diagnostics, software, control architectures, functional safety) – desirable
• Understanding of EMC and emissions in automotive environments
• Power electronics packaging, hardware integration, circuit layouts and schematics – desirable
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
• Degree or equivalent in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic, Automotive Engineering or related discipline

• Power electronics
• DC/DC converters
• On-board chargers
• High-voltage systems
• Embedded-controller integration (CAN, LIN)
• Diagnostics and software

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