| Employment Type | Permanent |
|---|---|
| Location | Fife Region, Glenrothes |
| Industry Sector | Civil |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Salary/Rate | 45k-70k |
| Reference | FERCD100267S |
| Date Advertised | 09-05-2008 - 15:09 |
An excellent opportunity is available for a Principal Power Design Engineer for this large defence company based at Glenrothes in Fife, Scotland. The power system designer is required to support a number of designs over a wide portfolio of power conversion designs, reporting to the Group Lead Hardware Engineer.
The ideal candidate will be qualified in Electronic engineering (or related discipline), have in-depth experience in a Power Conversion product design environment and a proven track record in power systems development. Knowledge of designing power conversion products and systems in Defense product environments would be an advantage, with knowledge of design life cycles of products outside the power domain.
The role will require the following Technical Competencies:
1. Large system (.>50kW) power architecture conceptual definition from source to point of use.
2. Hierarchical development of power elements, apportioning of system budgets and related requirements definition.
3. Modeling and simulation of power systems Matlab/Simulink, Mathcad.
4. Application of mathematical modeling, computer based analysis to steady state and transient complex power algorithms.
5. Harmonic current and power factor definition and AC system control techniques.
6. DFSS, DFM, DTC techniques.
7. EMI techniques as applied to power systems and products.
8. Earthing and bonding control and definition.
9. Power conversion design and development, AC DC, DC DC high frequency switch mode techniques.
10. Strong understanding of product lifecycles.
Please be aware that UK positions require the eligibility to obtain a security clearance
| Recruiter: |
|---|
| TAC Europe |
| Contact Name: |
| Cheryl Davidson |
| Telephone: |
| 0131 331 3030 |
