At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and prototype High Voltage systems while collaborating with customers and suppliers.
- Company: Join a dynamic team in a hands-on, can-do culture focused on innovation.
- Benefits: Gain valuable experience in a professional environment with opportunities for growth.
- Other info: Work in a multicultural environment with excellent communication and teamwork opportunities.
- Why this job: Make an impact in cutting-edge HV technology and develop your engineering skills.
- Qualifications: Degree in engineering and experience with Lithium-Ion battery development preferred.
We are looking for a hands-on team member, who will embrace the company’s “can-do” culture and professional business environment, and who can work directly with our customers and suppliers to develop and prototype manufacture High Voltage (HV) systems. This role will cover all aspects of HV system design, including electrical, mechanical, thermal and controls systems, and range from requirements management through design to final validation and testing. The candidate must be adaptable, self-motivated and technically capable.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Development of HV system architectures
- Component selection including contactors, fuses, current sensors, busbars
- Hands-on development of HV batteries, power distribution units and their subcomponents
- Prototype manufacturing and rework
- Requirements decomposition and management
- Guide simulation team on analysis required and evaluate simulation outputs
- Supplier and customer communication on technical issues and project management
- Component and system level testing – Build test rigs, performing tests and analyzing test results
- Maintaining compliance with HV electrical functional safety
Personal attributes:
- Strong hands-on approach
- Can-do attitude
- Ability to learn fast and to quickly pick up new skills and engineering concepts
- Able to operate autonomously and as part of a team
- Ability to operate and communicate in an international, multi-cultural environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Skills required:
- Sound engineering understanding and capability to apply basic scientific principles to real-world applications
- Experience of Lithium-Ion battery development and/or testing
- Familiarity with HV system safety concepts, including HVIL, MSDs, HV isolation, fusing
- Demonstratable knowledge of programming languages like: C, Matlab/Simulink, Python.
Desirable:
- Experience in automotive Powertrain / High Voltage system engineering
- Experience working with or within prototype workshop environments
- Experience of electric circuit & PCB design
- Knowledge of BMS systems and their associated parameters (eg SoC, SoH, Current limits, etc)
- Exposure to requirements creation, DFMEA, DVP generation
Education required:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline – Electrical, Electronic, Automotive or Mechanical (or equivalent professional accreditation).
Additional Information: Full UK driving licence, as customer site visits may be required.
Eligibility: Sponsorship is not offered for this role, and you must have the right to work in the UK.
HV Systems Engineer in Warwick employer: RLE International
Join a dynamic and innovative team as an HV Systems Engineer, where you will thrive in a supportive 'can-do' culture that encourages hands-on development and collaboration with customers and suppliers. Our company offers a professional environment with ample opportunities for personal growth and skill enhancement, all while working on cutting-edge High Voltage systems in a multi-cultural setting. With a focus on employee well-being and continuous learning, we provide a unique chance to make a meaningful impact in the engineering field.
