Lead Power Electronics Engineer (BBBH154934) England
| Salary: | GBP40000 - GBP60000 per annum |
My Client is looking for a Lead Power Electronics Engineers to join their High Voltage team in the UK.
Responsibilities;
- Lead a group of engineers to design, validation and industrialisation of power electronic converter modules for HVDC & FACTs
- Specification of key power electronics components (IGBTs, capacitor, busbar, heatsink…) and thermal integration
- Electronics and PCB design
- Compile DFMEA and design document and know how to apply PFMEA
- Ability to undertake deep technical reviews of technology with engineering experts
- Implement and perform validation tests and design-proving tests
- Innovation on new technical ideas for patent applications
- Integration with other departments (engineering, manufacturing, S&P, SQA) for product development and support tendering and project delivery
- Actively broadening and deepening HVDC knowledge and share specialised expertise to other engineers
- Technically lead a group of engineers for a development project if required
- Familiarity with REACH compliance and environmental impact of their work
- Strick adherence to Alstom Zero Deviation policy and promote EHS within the team
- Travel across the EU and other countries for supply chain integration
Qualifications/Requirements
- A PhD or Masters in Power Electronics with a focus on HV (such as HVDC and FACTs applications, Variable-speed drives)
- In-depth knowledge on power electronic components (IGBTs, thyristors, passive components)
- Proven ability in product design, validation and industrialisation
- Thermal Design (loss calculations, heatsink specification, thermal model , CFD)
- Power Electronic control & protection
- Design for excellence (DFX) (e.g. manufacturing, cost, size, weight, efficiency, performance, test, maintenance)
- Simulation tools such as Matlab-Simulink, PSCAD-EMTDC
- Specification & report writing and reviewing
- Design & type testing programmes
- Ability to interact with other engineering disciplines and good at sharing knowledge
- EHS compliance ability