Power Electronics Design Engineer/Senior Design Engineer

1 month ago


Milton Keynes UK, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom Murata Power Solutions Full time

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 function of this job is to design and develop DC-DC converters and AC-DC converters.

Job Specification

Design 1-30W isolated DC-DC converters and AC-DC converters for Industrial, Energy, Medical, and Automotive applications.

Lead design projects from kick-off through to manufacturing introduction.

Assist in creating design specifications, working closely with the Business Development department to exceed the customer’s expectations.

Take an active role in performing verification and validation tests.

Assist with training and mentoring the engineering team.

Solve complex technical/commercial issues, working closely with all engineering disciplines within the company.

Ensure the company’s commercial expectations are realised, optimising product costs throughout the development process.

Work closely with our production and test engineering teams to ensure that products are suitable for mass production.

Design the converters to meet the relevant safety standards.

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.

Asist with legacy product support, providing technical support to the Production, Business Development, and Quality teams.

Work effectively in a team-based environment.

Always adhere to the company’s quality standards.

Take on other work as necessary to support the company’s activities.


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.

1-5 years’ experience of electronics design, preferably power conversion or analog IC design (depending on level).

Experience in analogue circuit simulation.

An understanding of best practices related to mechanical design considerations within the electronics industry.

Experience of conducting laboratory-based testing.

Experience designing electronic components for volume manufacture.

Can work to clear timescales and lead a cross functional team to deliver projects on time.

An ability to work on projects with tough product cost targets.

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.

Has a sound theoretical understanding of analogue electronics and magnetics, including transformer design.

Familiar with safety standards related to isolated power converters.

Experience in thermal/magnetic simulation using finite element analysis software.

Ideally with knowledge of planar magnetics.

Knowledge of IC packaging technologies.

Salary Negotiable dependent on experience

Full visa sponsorship available

BENEFITS INCLUDE:

Staff Bonus Scheme (based on operating profit and new product introduction)

23 days holidays (increase to 26 after a period of time) plus 2 additional days per annum for good attendance

Pension Scheme (pays up to 7.5% of the employees’ salary as long as the employee matches the sum paid by the company)

Life Insurance (4 x employees salary)

Income Protection Cover

Health Assured is our comprehensive health and wellbeing benefit, called ‘My Healthy Advantage’ The key benefits are listed below:

• Live chat/access to counsellors and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy specialists, up to six sessions per area, per year.

• Weekly mood tracker

• Four-week plans

• Mini health checks

• Wellbeing videos

• Bright TV

Annual Employee Appreciation Day

Fully paid Christmas party which include all food and drinks and also contribution towards hotels etc.

Hours of Work - 8.30am to 4.30pm with 1/2 hour for lunch with 1 day option of working from home currently

Reputable Japanese company with over 75 years history, very stable and profitable company, good salary and excellent benefits.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE.



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