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Purpose of Role
As the Senior Engineer - Power Electronics, you will design, engineer & deliver, from concept to series-development, Power Electronic (PE) components ensuring they fulfil all the programme requirements (cost, timing, performance / function / attributes). Power electronics in EDT includes Motor Control Units (or Inverters), DC/DC converters, Chargers and associated high voltage safety systems.
Principal Accountabilities
- Guarantee PE integration and delivery to all vehicle projects– to specification, on time and on budget.
- Understands and supports the package constraints for the PE units. Working with PE suppliers, Concept teams & DMU to ensure PE components and systems meet technical and package targets and to deliver detailed designs on time to predetermined quality, cost and weight targets, within DFM requirements.
- Ensure design solutions deliver systems that meet attribute targets in NVH, thermal, durability, visibility & performance related attributes (power, emissions, and response).
- Working with Supply Chain Management to ensure delivery of the PE on schedule for all phases of prototype, pilot, pre-production and production build.
- Preparation and presentation of material to support external and internal project status reviews.
- Provide support on PE technical risk management to ensure project delivery, optimised vehicle performance and delivery of hybrid system attributes
- Guarantee PE ownership and delivery to the specific vehicle programme requirements including:
- Component Specification which specifies integration requirements for PE units.
- Support Hybrid System FMEA, System DVP, Support Vehicle / Hybrid System level test specifications
- PE planning, timing & delivery including design, release, ECR/ECN in line with ETRS requirements, development and validation plans
- PE BOM management & tracking
- Robust concerns resolution
- Delivery of PE for all projects in line with MDP (McLaren Development Process) and ensuring that Project Management KPIs are on track
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- A good level of technical knowledge & experience of EDT design, test & production delivery
- Experience in Mechanical PE design, packaging & release desirable
- Good CATIA V5 2D/3D skills with GD&T application experience desirable
- Support calibration of PE components
- Design / integration of electrical / electronic hardware, including circuit layout, schematics, etc. desirable
- Good knowledge of High Voltage connection topologies and safety standards.
- Experience and leadership of testing with HiL (Hardware in the Loop) and Rig systems to prove integration quality desirable
- Good understanding of Inverters, DC/DC converters, Chargers and Charging Standards, etc.
- Electrical component and circuit simulation using Saber, PSpice, Sim-Electronics, or similar desirable
- Design and analysis for electromagnetic emissions standards, ideally in an automotive application.
- Familiar with embedded controller communication protocols (CAN, LIN etc.)
- PC literate and at ease with MS Office products.
- Experienced in OEM or tier one component delivery (product development lifecycle)
Personal Attributes
- Technical expert in high performance PE engineering
- Good team skills, willingness to work cross-functionally with excellent communication skills.
- 1-2 years automotive design and development experience
- Good systems design and development knowledge
- Experience in component release management and problem solving.
- An ability to deliver under pressure with an appetite for measured success.
- A passion for high performance EDT engineering.
- Collaborative working with ESS (Energy Storage Systems), HCS (Hybrid Control Systems) teams to deliver world class Hybrid Systems.
- A positive, proactive attitude with a high level of self motivation to deliver excellence.
