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The position will be located within a new bespoke facility in Wolverhampton.\nWe are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Principal Electric Systems Engineer - Motor drives to join our team in Wolverhampton. Reporting to ASG-UK Site Lead - Chief Engineer, you will provide technical leadership and act as the authority for motor drive development activities and for the development of advanced motor drive systems supporting aerospace actuation applications.\nWhat You Will Do\nKey responsibilities include:\nProvide technical leadership for the design, development and verification of motor drive systems, including power electronics, control electronics, converter topologies and motor control algorithms.\nOwn the technical architecture and design decisions for motor drive products throughout the development lifecycle.\nLead and coordinate technical activities across electronics, software, firmware and test engineering related to motor drive activities.\nCollaborate closely with mechanical and systems leads to integrate the motor drive controller subsystem into the overall actuation architecture.\nDevelop robust requirements and support the development of risk and change control processes for the motor drive subsystem and lead subsystem-level design reviews.\nLead validation, verification, and testing plan implementation for the motor drive controller subsystem, ensuring integration with the overall actuation system.\nMonitor emerging technologies and competitor IP, advocating innovative approaches within the motor drive subsystem to enhance differentiation.\nChampion evidence-based engineering for the motor drive subsystem, leading the use of digital simulation, root-cause analysis, and design-of-experiments for performance validation.\nGenerate electronics design definition and justification data to describe the design solutions and the rationale behind\nManage ambiguity within subsystem-level decisions using robust risk and change control frameworks.\nParticipate in design reviews, failure investigations and root-cause analysis activities.\nParticipate in defining technical work packages, priorities and development plans, to ensure successful execution against programme objectives.\nAct as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for motor drive technologies within the organization\nSupport technology roadmaps and identify opportunities for innovation, product differentiation and performance improvement.\nEnsure compliance with aerospace development processes, certification requirements and engineering best practices.\nFoster technical excellence and knowledge sharing across the organisation.\nSupport customer interactions, technical presentations and design reviews with internal and external stakeholders.\nCollaborate with programme management to identify, assess and mitigate technical risks.\nDrive continuous improvement initiatives, standardisation and the development of engineering methodologies and tools.\nThe role will be based in a new Collins Aerospace facility in Wolverhampton, UK, with What You Must Have\nBachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Control Engineering or a related discipline\nSignificant experience designing, developing and verifying motor drive systems and power electronic converters\nStrong expertise in power electronics design, including inverter topologies, gate drive circuits, switch-mode power supplies, analogue and digital electronics\nExcellent analytical, problem-solving and systems-thinking capabilities\nStrong communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with engineering teams, customers, programme leadership and certification bodies\nA proactive and innovative mindset with a passion for developing differentiated engineering solutions\nWhat We Offer\nPeople are core to what we do. As such, we are committed to providing an industry leading benefits package. We offer a highly competitive salary, annual bonus, and many other benefits to include:\nCompetitive salary and package\n25 days annual leave, plus public holidays plus the option to buy / sell up to 5 days per year\nGenerous Employer Contribution Pension Scheme with 2:1 matched contributions up to 10%\nPrivate Medical Insurance\nHealth & Wellbeing Cash Plan - (dental/optical/therapy/chiropody/health screening)\nLife Assurance & Group Income protection scheme participation\nEmployee Discounts & Flexible Benefits platform\nSupport with professional fees\nEmployee Assistance Programme (EAP)\nEmployee recognition schemes\nOpportunities for professional development and career growth\nand so much more!\nOnsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.\nApply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day!\nPlease note that potential candidates will be subject to Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) and background checks.\nRTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. 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