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Technical Specialist / Lead Engineer – Power Electronics Design
PTS202305-02
Powertrain Software
Permanent
Competitive salary package, negotiable dependant on experience and qualifications
Full Time
Birmingham B37 7YG, UK
About the Role
Changan is undergoing a major transformation to electrify the powertrains of our passenger car business. The UK R&D Centre is at the forefront of this work to develop the future generation of electrified, connected, and intelligent powertrains. We are looking for an experienced power electronics hardware Technical Specialist / Lead Engineer to join us to lead our work in this area.
Requirements
Strong numeracy and literacy
A minimum of ten years experience is essential and preferably some of this will be in automotive
Good logical reasoning
Deep experience of Power Electronics Design ideally including Automotive Inverters with experience of “Design for Manufacture”
Knowledge of power electronic devices, including silicon based IGBTs and MOSFETs through to emerging SiC / GaN based technologies: gate driver, control architecture and measurement circuits, selection/characterisation of devices for inverter
Experience of developing hardware to meet IEC 61508 (or domain specific variant, e.g. ISO 26262)
Experience of relevant CAD/CAE tools for the design of Power Electronic products
Experience of working with teams of engineers designing and testing power electronics
Experience of RA/SSOW in an HV test environment
Evidence of achieving results through effective work against objectives
Good communication skills
Duties & Responsibilities
Lead the design of power electronics hardware for traction drive and power conversion systems
Capturing and analysing requirements from different stakeholders
Design power electronics systems: IGBT/SiC drives, power converter including transistor selection, gate drive design, power inverter design, measurements circuits, microprocessor selection and protection strategies
Support the development of electrical and electronics architecture for e-drive applications including HV harness and connectors schematics
Perform analysis/simulation of electrical and thermal performance
Design and build power electronics test and measurement equipment for internal development activity
Developing validation tests for electrical test bench, HiL and vehicle
Can develop concept, proving key technologies and demonstrating the system functionality
Provide expertise for investigations and problem-solving activities
Lead the hardware DFMEA and support functional safety analysis
Ensure compliance with relevant EMC/EMI standards
Managing the technical delivery of suppliers
Other Features
Role based in UK with core CAUK team. Occasional travel to other CA sites including China on development trips and to visit suppliers is a requirement
Must be eligible to work in the UK with permanent visa or residence (candidates requiring visa sponsorship cannot be accepted for this role)