Principal Power Electronics Engineer in Belfast

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space.

Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Thales Integrated Airspace-protection Systems (IAS) UK designs and manufactures a range of cutting-edge technologies ranging from air surveillance and mission planning systems to missiles. We specialise in lightweight missiles and the integration of weapon systems into various platforms along with the systems to manage and exploit critical mission planning and air surveillance data. Belfast is also home to the Thales’s global Space Electric Propulsion Integration Centre. We have sustained growth through the award of multiple high-value contracts, continuing to expand our Belfast operations.

The Role: As a Principal Power Electronics Engineer you will be expected to mentor and guide others in the design of electronic and electrical power systems that deliver world-class performance. You will be working and developing alongside a multi-disciplinary team of 35 Electronics Engineers, who are some of the most experienced in the industry. Your role will span the entire product lifecycle from design requirements capture and analysis through to defining the power architecture and designing, building, testing and verifying that the solution meets the customer’s needs. The Power Electronics role requires working within the Electronics team to optimise the design through trade-offs, studies, analyses, modelling and simulation to produce a best-in class competitive product.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing electrical power architectures to meet design requirements
• Leading in the design and prototype of power electronics circuits
• Using simulation tools to produce models of electronic and electrical power systems
• Leading component and sub-system selection and manage evaluation activities
• Define testing, validation and debug of component and circuit assemblies
• Support to integration testing
• Creation of power electronics specifications, development and verification plans
• Responsible for compliance to regulatory standards
• Contribute to bid and estimating activities

Skills, experience and knowledge required of the successful candidate:

• A relevant Engineering, Scientific or Numerate degree
• Experience with selection and evaluation of MOTs AD-DC and DC-DC convertors
• Significant relevant experience of SMPS design
• Knowledge of electrical power systems and distribution, including: + 600 VDC, + Single phase 240 VAC, + Three phase 400 VAC
• Knowledge of battery systems utilising lead acid or lithium batteries
• Experience of power filter design and implementation
• A solid understanding of thermal management techniques
• Proficient in simulation tools such as LTSpice, with experience in modelling converters
• Familiarity with regulatory standards for power electronics and safety certifications
• Understanding of principles for design for LVD & EMC Compliance
• Highly effective communicator within a diverse, professional environment
• Outstanding team working skills
• Experience of mentoring and coaching others

Nice to haves:

• Knowledge of Military Vehicular GVA power architectures
• Experience in design of equipment for safety critical environments
• Chartership with a relevant professional Institution, eg IET, IEEE

Security Clearance statement: This role will require SC Clearance. It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant will undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance. To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years’ residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.

What We Can Offer: We’re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. Our packages come with an array of wider benefits including a bonus, private healthcare, contractual salary/development reviews, internal first hiring and an environment designed to allow you to thrive including allocation of training budgets and internal training academies.

Your Career at Thales: Future opportunities will allow you to discover other domains or sites. You will be able to evolve and grow your competencies in different areas:

• Room and attention to personal development
• Build your talents in another domain of Thales Group, discovering new products, new customers, new country or go to a more complex Solution
• Choose between a technical expertise or a leadership path
• Build an international career within a leading Engineering Group

Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.