Electrical Design Engineer

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Design and develop electronic circuits, multilayer PCBs, and power electronic systems.
• Develop Battery Management Systems (BMS) and DC-DC power conversion solutions.
• Create schematics, PCB layouts, Bills of Materials (BOMs), Gerber files, and technical documentation.
• Design mixed-signal electronic systems incorporating analogue, digital, and power electronics.
• Perform circuit design calculations, component selection, thermal analysis, and efficiency optimization.
• Develop and execute prototype testing, validation, debugging, and performance verification.
• Conduct functional, thermal, reliability, and environmental testing of electronic hardware.
• Troubleshoot design issues, perform root-cause analysis, and implement engineering improvements.
• Collaborate with firmware, mechanical, electrical, and manufacturing teams throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Support prototype assembly, production release, product certification, and manufacturing processes.
• Ensure designs comply with applicable electrical, safety, EMC, and quality standards.
• Participate in design reviews, technical risk assessments, and continuous product improvement initiatives.

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's Degree in Electronical Engineering, Electrical and Electronical Engineering, or a related field. 
• Additional training in power electronics, battery systems, or embedded hardware design would be beneficial. 

Experience: 

• Minimum 5 years' experience in electronic product development. 
• Proven experience designing and testing complex PCB assemblies.
• Experience with Battery Management Systems (BMS), battery energy storage systems, or renewable energy products.
• Experience supports products from consent through production release.

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Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you have not heard from us in 4 weeks, consider your application unsuccessful.