Jackson Hogg
Senior Principal Power Electronics Engineer
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Senior/Principal Power Electronics Engineer
North East, United Kingdom
Salary £50,000-£80,000 DOE
Jackson Hogg are delighted to be working with a leading technology business specialising in electric motor technology. This role provides a unique opportunity to combine deep technical expertise with future leadership responsibilities, allowing you to play a key role in both product innovation and team development as the business continues to grow.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the technical development of power electronics systems for current and next-generation products.
- Provide technical leadership and subject matter expertise across power electronics, motor drives and electrified powertrain systems.
- Support the delivery of multiple engineering projects, ensuring technical milestones, deadlines and customer requirements are achieved.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop robust, manufacturable and cost-effective product solutions.
- Review, challenge and refine engineering requirements, specifications and design outputs.
- Lead investigations into technical issues, implementing corrective actions and driving continuous improvement activities.
- Support product verification, validation and system testing activities, including analysis of test data and reporting of results.
- Build strong relationships with customers, suppliers and external partners, acting as a key technical contact and escalation point.
- Provide mentoring, coaching and technical guidance to engineers across the business.
- Contribute to the development of engineering standards, processes and best practice within the Power Electronics team.
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Key Requirements
- Degree qualified in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Power Electronics, Mechatronics or a related discipline.
- Chartered Engineer status or progress towards professional accreditation would be advantageous.
- Evidence of continued professional development within power electronics, electrification or related technologies.
- Significant industrial experience in power electronics development within automotive, electric vehicle, motorsport, rail, aerospace, industrial drive systems or similar sectors.
- Strong theoretical and practical knowledge of power electronics, electrical machines and drive systems.
- Experience developing products from concept through to production.
- Proven experience working within multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Experience supporting customer-facing projects and managing technical stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical workstreams and influence engineering decisions.
- Experience mentoring or leading engineers is highly desirable.
- Experience operating within a fast-paced, innovative environment with changing priorities and customer requirements.
- Understanding of functional safety, product validation and industry standards would be advantageous.
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