Power Electronics Design & Development Engineer (F/M)

Schneider Electric has an opportunity for a Senior Power Electronics Design and Development Engineer position in our Grenoble, France location.

You will join Schneider Electric, and its Power Systems and Services division, which supports key missions relating to design and development and current/future technological needs of Medium Voltage products.

Reporting to Ilknur, you will join a growing team of 15 specialized engineers in the field of power electronics.

Your role :

The purpose of this role is to design and develop a new generation of modular multi-level power electronics conversion platform for medium voltage systems at Medium Voltage scale.

Your missions :

• Design, development, and validation of power electronic converters and subcomponents thereof.
• Perform losses analysis and thermal modeling of power converters.
• Simulation and design of laminated busbars.
• Develop gate drivers for fast switching applications.
• Simulation and design of magnetic components using finite elements analysis (transformers, inductors).

Please note that you need to apply with a resume written in English to this position.

Your profile :

• Degree in Electrical Engineering (MSc or PhD in Electrical Engineering would be preferred).
• 8+ years’ experience of power converter design, test, manufacturing, and field issues.

Your skills :

• Simulation experience of power converters including detailed knowledge of simulation tools such as MATLAB/Simulink, PLECS, PSpice etc.
• Knowledge and understanding of medium voltage design constraints.
• Experience of architectural option analysis, trade-off and selection including power topology.
• Ability to present results in a clear and concise manner, including technical report writing.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced development environment with a multi-cultural team.
• Fluent English (C1/C2), French would be a plus.
• Additionally, the following skills would be appreciated :

• Experience of working with high power converters (1 MW+).
• Good knowledge of modular converters.
• A wide range of power electronics experience including hardware design.
• Strong knowledge of power electronic components (IGBTs, MOSFETs, diodes, capacitors, laminated busbars, inductive components, gate drives, etc.).
• Thermal design experience (loss calculations, simulations, and cooling unit specifications).

We know skills and competencies show up in many ways and can be based on your life experience. If you do not necessarily meet all the requirements that are listed, we still encourage you to apply.

We offer :

Our offer includes an attractive package and goes well beyond :

• A competitive fixed salary, an individual bonus as well as a profit-sharing bonus rewarding everyone's efforts.
• A range of social benefits that make life easier : healthcare insurance that meets all needs, generous savings and retirement plans, an attractive shareholding program.
• Career development through training, internal mobility (local and international), skills sharing, etc.
• An onboarding path starting your first day in the company to give you the keys to success at Schneider Electric within a culture promoting diversity, professional development and inclusion.
• A good work-life balance thanks to our home office policy (up to 48% of home office time, equipment included), parenting support and inter-company creche.

Life is on : join us and make an impact!