Senior Power Electronics Engineer

Role - Senior Power Electronics Engineer

Location - Prague Technical Centre

Role ID 2026-3419

Pushing Boundaries: a World leader in propulsion engineering from concept to production Ricardo is a trusted engineering partner specialising in complex propulsion driveline and energy systems. We work with customers globally to deliver end-to-end solutions from initial design through to full production. For over 110 years we have been at the forefront of world changing engineering innovation partnering with many of the worlds most ambitious organisations to improve performance push boundaries and accelerate progress.
Headquartered in Shoreham by Sea (UK) Ricardo brings together more than 1000 experts and delivers in excess of 200 major programmes globally at any given time. For more information visit

OVERVIEW

We are looking for a new colleague Senior Power Electronics Engineer to join our hybrid & electronics team to be a key part of project delivery teams leading technical tasks for overall successful delivery of client projects.

Job Duties

Working as part of a multi-national team you will be responsible for the following tasks:

• Provide technical delivery of electrical and electronic projects
• Deliver projects on time in budget
• Responsible for system design development and validation of electrical and electronic systems
• Technical support of the sales team
• Communicate directly with clients on technical issues
• Liaise with suppliers/subcontractors to develop specifications and solutions

The ideal candidate will have most of the following:

• Degree in an Engineering discipline
• Ability to design analogue digital and power electronics systems
• Experience in isolated DC/DC converter design and traction inverter development in the 10kW to 150kW range
• Familiar with product delivery process from requirements capture through to design validation
• Experience in compliance engineering to external standards such as EMC vehicle safety etc.
• At least intermediate level of English (daily use and communication with native speakers)
• Strong teamwork organizational oral and written communication skills

Additional skills that would be advantageous include:

• Experience in delivering DFMEA for design
• Experience in design for manufacture
• Experience in a schematic entry ideally using Altium Designer
• Experience using schematic simulation tools pSpice LTSpice base

Working here
You will be warmly welcomed into our workplace where every voice matters. We are diverse thinkers and doers coming together to create a culture of inclusion. We will support you to find your place. We will encourage you to use your passion and expertise to make a positive impact through the projects you work on. Your knowledge and desire to bring about change will be invaluable in helping deliver innovative solutions that support communities across the globe in becoming safer and more sustainable.

Work life balance
We offer flexible approaches to work whether that is working from home being in the office or as a hybrid worker. Were happy to discuss flexible working arrangements. Wellbeing is at the core to our culture allowing employees to flourish and to achieve their full potential.

Diversity Equality and Inclusion statement
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours. We have an ambitious diversity equality and inclusion approach as explained here. We value diversity; recognising that a more diverse workforce creates a richer and more varied working environment. Diversity also drives innovation by allowing us to offer our clients the best consultancy service that we can. As part of our commitment to engage positively and pro-actively with all our employees to ensure an inclusive culture we are a recognised as a disability confident employer.

Benefits
We want you to know how much you are valued. Your remuneration and benefits package will reflect that. You will receive a range of benefits which include support for your physical and mental health.

Next steps
Once you have submitted your application a member of our Recruitment Team will be in touch. Please be aware that the timing can vary dependent on the volume of applications that we receive for each role and in some cases we may start to review applications prior to the closing date.

Ricardo is a Disability confident employer please advise the recruitment team via if you require any adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process.

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