R&D Engineer Power Electronics

Responsibilities

• Contribute to R&D projects from the initial concept stage to final product rollout
• Analyze power converter systems, develop and assess modulation, control and protection concepts
• Perform converter and system-level modeling and simulation, and feasibility and benchmarking studies
• Analyze impact of power electronics on magnetics (e.g. transients on transformers)
• Program and test control and protection software on real-time simulators - hardware-in-the-loop (HIL)
• Develop system design concepts and tools
• Support customer project tendering and execution activities
• Organize and execute laboratory testing as well as on-site commissioning at a domestic and international level

Background

• MSc or PhD Degree (University/University of Applied Sciences) in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis on Power Electronics and Control
• Hands on experience on at least one project including power electronics design, control and testing.
• Industrial experience with Power Converters and/or Control Software is an advantage
• Knowledge of magnetics, specially transformers, is a plus
• Proficiency in the use of simulation tools such as MATLAB/Simulink, PLECS and PSCAD
• Goal-oriented mind-set with excellent organizational and analytical skills
• Critical thinking and excellent reporting, presentation, and communication skills
• Team spirit with the capacity to work independently
• Working proficiency in English. Knowledge of German and French language is a plus.
• Experience with codesys/ python programming is an advantage
• Experience with FPGA programming is an advantage
• Experience with working in an Agile development team is an advantage