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In this role you'll provide senior technical leadership for the architecture, design, verification, and certification support of safety-critical power electronics systems for high-voltage DC and AC aircraft power distribution and conversion.\nKey applications include electrothermal ice protection power controllers (up to 160 kW), HVDC power distribution units, DC-AC motor drives, and power supplies in the 2 kW to 10 kW range.\nDrive the adoption of advanced power electronics technologies, including wide-bandgap semiconductors (SiC, GaN), high-voltage isolation, digital control, and model-based design, ensuring robust, certifiable, and production-ready solutions.\nOperate within safety-critical development frameworks aligned to ARP4754A, ARP4761, DO-178C, DO-254, and DO-160, up to DAL A where required.\nWhat you’ll do:\nDefine and solve complex, multi-disciplinary engineering problems, with focus on HVDC/AC conversion, protection, thermal design, EMC, insulation, reliability, and certification risk.\nLead the power electronics technical strategy and technology roadmap in collaboration with the Technical Authority.\nProvide leadership, supervision, and coordination to engineering teams to deliver work on time, cost, and quality targets.\nAct as a senior technical authority and customer-facing escalation point for HV power systems, ensuring high-quality engineering delivery.\nSponsor or lead strategically important programmes (e.g., intelligent PDUs, IPS controllers, motor drives, HV demonstrators).\nMaintain awareness of emerging technologies and translate developments (SiC/GaN devices, sensing, magnetics, thermal management, EMI) into product strategies.\nDefine engineering standards, including design rules, derating, HV spacing, protection methods, and EMC practices.\nLead trade studies across converter topologies, motor control, and protection strategies.\nSupport bid activities, including technical input, estimation, and risk identification.\nMentor engineers across technical, product, and lifecycle domains.\nInvestigate equipment failures and recommend solutions.\nPrepare and review engineering estimates, identifying risks and dependencies.\nProduce reports and present technical findings to stakeholders.\nMaintain professional competency and support continuous development.\nAdhere to company values, policies, and procedures.\nPerform off-site duties as required and support broader business needs.\nQualifications:\nDegree (typically Master’s) in Electronics Engineering or equivalent experience, with significant relevant industry experience.\nSpecialisation in power electronics, motor drives, high-voltage engineering, or aerospace electrical systems preferred.\nChartered Engineer (or equivalent) desirable.\nDesirable: postgraduate study or training in power electronics, EMC, high-voltage safety, or safety-critical systems.\nSkills:\nAdvanced expertise in high-voltage power electronics design, including conversion, control, sensing, protection, and gate drive systems.\nAbility to define requirements and ensure full traceability from safety requirements to verification evidence (including DAL A).\nStrong experience in EMC design and compliance for high-speed switching systems (SiC/GaN), including emissions, susceptibility, filtering, shielding, and layout.\nProficiency in simulation and analysis tools (e.g., SPICE, PLECS/PSIM, thermal/electromagnetic modelling, stability analysis, worst-case and reliability analysis).\nExperience with validation and test methods including switching loss, thermal characterisation, insulation testing, HIL, load testing, and qualification.\nSolid understanding of PCB design for high-voltage/high-current systems, including creepage/clearance, parasitics, and manufacturability.\nComponent selection expertise across power semiconductors, magnetics, capacitors, sensors, and insulation systems.\nExperience with HV architectures including DC distribution (270-800 VDC), inverters, motor drives, SSPCs, and power supplies.\nAbility to lead technical reviews (PDR, CDR, TRR, qualification, production readiness).\nManage and support suppliers for key components and subsystems.\nCollaborate effectively across software, mechanical, systems, manufacturing, and test disciplines.\nContribute to architecture definition for key products (PDUs, converters, inverters, motor drives).\nProvide technical leadership and influence engineering direction within the organisation.\nWhat we offer:\nOpportunity to work in a global, highly collaborative environment\nChallenging projects in dynamic collaborative team\nStrong focus on learning, development, and career progression\nCompetitive compensation and benefits package\nA culture that promotes inclusion, accountability, and continuous improvement\nAll positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. 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