Power Electronics Developer

Job title:

Power Electronics Developer

Company:

Hays

Job description

Your new companyFor our client from Cracow, we are looking for a Power Electronics Developer to join the newly created team. Your new roleThe Electronics R&D team works across a broad spectrum of technologies, including analog electronics, FPGA, SoC, power design, safety design, motor controllers, processor design, and power line modems. These technologies are integral to various control system applications.As part of the Controls & Automation team, you will engage in the design, development, qualification, system integration, and production of new products, from commissioning to field operation. A multidisciplinary development environment includes HW, SW, system, test, mechatronics, and production engineering teams working collaboratively.Job DescriptionDefine hardware requirements in collaboration with system, drive train, and battery management system architects and developers.Design and develop motor drive and battery management circuits, PCBAs, and modules, including component selection, schematic drawing, PCB layout, and prototype building.Conduct functional verification of motor drive and battery management system circuits, PCBAs, sub-assemblies, and electrical actuators.Collaborate with systems architects, mechanical designers, PCB layout, manufacturing, reliability, and SW engineering teams to design and develop power electronics products.Create test procedures and write test reports on functional, environmental, system operation mode, and manufacturing testing of custom power electronic designs. What you’ll need to succeedAnalog electronics, including discrete design with Opamps, transistors, inductors, transformers, and capacitors for high voltage designs.Component selection of high voltage power semiconductors (IGBTs, MOSFETs, diodes) for gate drives and analog/digital measurement circuits.Power electronics design across various topologies in the AC or DC domain for motor controllers, battery management circuits, power supplies, and switches.Schematic design and PCB layout using ECAD tools like Altium Designer or equivalent.Knowledge of motor drive and battery control topologies, semiconductor component performance, and loss mechanisms.Experience with lab instruments such as oscilloscopes, network analysers, signal generators, programmable loads, motors, and battery simulators.Expertise in PCB layout for optimal component placement, reduced stray inductance/capacitance, improved manufacturability, and EMC compliance.Knowledge of control algorithms and embedded programming for circuit design verification.Experience in power electronics design optimised for DFX requirements (manufacturability and testability).Understanding of EMC requirements and CE certification relevant to motor controller design in control system applications.Qualifications:B.Sc., M.Sc., or PhD in electronics, automation, cybernetics, or a related engineering field.Industrial experience in relevant power electronics development and industrialisation.Ability to approach complex problems structurally.Open-minded, professional English proficiency, and adaptability to working in a multicultural environment.Continuously raising standards, innovative, and solution oriented.Interest in electronics is an additional advantage.What you need to do nowIf you’re interested in this role, click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.Hays Poland sp. z o.o. is an employment agency registered in a registry kept by Marshal of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship under the number 361.

Expected salary

Location

Kraków, małopolskie

Job date

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 22:04:13 GMT

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