Job Description

 

Job Title: Power Electronics Development Engineer (SMPS) – Various Levels	Department: Engineering
Reports To: Development Team Leader	Location: MPS Milton Keynes
Date: Nov 2021	Revision Date:

 

 

Summary

Murata Power Solutions is the World’s No.1 manufacturer of DC-DC converters and a leading producer of AC/DC power supplies and wound magnetic products. Our customer is mainly focused on the computing, communications, industrial and medical markets. We design and manufacture the industry’s broadest offering of standard DC-DC products and are a market-leading designer of custom solutions. The site in Milton Keynes has a long and successful history of design and development of low power DC-DC converters and wound magnetics products.

 

Main Function of the Job

The main functions of the Power Electronics Development Engineer role are:

• Develop new products to add to the company’s portfolio.
• Redesign our existing product portfolio to maintain customer satisfaction.

 

      

Job Specification

• Develop 1-30W isolated DC-DC converters and AC-DC converters for Industrial, Energy, Medical, and Automotive applications.
• Lead development projects from kick-off through to manufacturing introduction.
• Re–design existing products to resolve design issues and improve production yields.
• Conduct detailed failure analysis to identify the root cause of failures, whether electrical or mechanical.
• Solve complex technical/commercial issues, working closely with all engineering disciplines within the company.
• Take an active role in performing verification and validation tests.
• Create detailed technical reports where required.
• Assist in creating design specifications, working closely with the Business Development department to exceed the customer’s expectations.
• Maintain project plans and report on the progress of project work as requested by the section manager.
• Take part in design reviews and be involved in the technical decision-making process.
• Provide support and conduct application-based testing for customers.
• Asist with existing product support, providing technical support to the Production, Business Development, and Quality teams.
• Ensure the company’s commercial expectations are realised, optimising product costs throughout the development process.
• Ensure converters meet the relevant safety standards.
• Work effectively in a team-based environment.
• Take on other work as necessary to support the company’s activities.
• Always adhere to the company’s quality standards.

 

Personal Attributes

 

To effectively perform the duties of a Development Engineer, Individuals must be able to demonstrate a number of competencies that are essential to the position, which include:

 

Competency Requirements

• Critical Thinking: Skilled at finding logical flaws in arguments and plans; identifies problems and solutions that others might miss; provides detailed insight and constructive criticism into problems and complex situations.
• Driving for Results: Aggressively pursues challenging goals and objectives; put in considerable time and effort to accomplish objectives; takes a highly focused, goal driven approach toward work.
• Working with Ambiguity: Achieves forward progress in the face of poorly defined situations and/or unclear goals; able to work effectively with limited or partial information.
• Displaying Technical Knowledge: Keeps his/her technical skills current; effectively applies specialized knowledge and skills to perform work tasks; understands and masters the technical skills, knowledge, and tasks associated with his/her job; shares technical expertise with others.
• Making Accurate Judgments and Decisions: Bases decisions on a systematic review of relevant facts and information; avoids making assumptions or rushing to judgment; provides clear rationale for decisions.

 

Minimum Qualifications (Experience and Skills)

• A formal qualification equivalent to a UK degree level in Electronics, Microelectronics, Physics, or a related discipline. Candidates with a HND or HNC in a related discipline will also be considered if they have relevant experience.
• 1-3 years’ experience in the electronics industry.

• An understanding of best practices related to mechanical design considerations within the electronics industry.
• Experience of conducting laboratory-based testing.
• Can work to clear timescales and lead a cross functional team to deliver projects on time.

• A skilled communicator, working with multiple departments at sites across the globe.
• Can multi-task and cope with a degree of pressure in a professional engineering environment.
• Fluent in both written and spoken English.
• IT literate.

 

Desirable Qualifications (Experience and Skills)

• Knowledge of modern power conversion design techniques applicable to DC-DC and AC-DC converters from 1W to 100W.
• Familiar with safety standards related to isolated power converters.
• Experience in analogue circuit simulation.
• Experience designing electronic components for volume manufacture.

 

 

Limitations Upon Authority

 

The job holder has no personal authorisation rights except as specifically agreed with the managing director.

 

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This job description is a guide to work that you will initially be required to undertake. It may be changed from time to time to meet changing business circumstances.