About the Role
As a Power Electronics Design Engineer, you will contribute to the design and development of power electronics for sophisticated electronic systems, with a particular focus on PCB design, power electronics topologies, and thermal management.
You will support the full product lifecycle, from concept development through prototyping and validation to industrialization. The role requires strong collaboration with mechanical and software engineers to ensure optimal performance, manufacturability, and product reliability.
This position is ideal for engineers interested in working at the interface between mechanical engineering and electronics, contributing to next-generation test and measurement and power electronic technologies.
Responsibilities
Support of conceptual work of power electronic devices
Selection of semiconductor components for power electronics
Design of inductances and transformers based off specifications derived from conceptual work
Design of PCBs for power electronics, measurement circuits and control circuits
Optimization of power electronics based off simulations and measurements
Qualifications
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or similar
Ability to work daily on-site in Bochum, Germany
10+ years of experience in power electronics, with a proven track record in switching converter design.
Hands-on experience designing power electronic systems for
High-voltage applications up to 2.5 kV
High-power applications reaching hundreds of kilowatts
Various switching converter topologies
Strong ability to model systems and circuits in circuit simulator tools like PLECS or LTSpice
Strong ability to model inductances and transforms in FEM simulator tools like AnSys Maxwell
Analog design skills, including experience in both time and frequency domain measurements
Desirable Qualifications
Experience in coding, simulating, testing, and debugging HDL designs
Experience with Siemens/Mentor DX Designer and Xpedition tool chain
Strong Python programming skills. Be able to create code that is clear, efficient, maintainable, and well documented
Ability to collaborate across multiple design domains including firmware, gateware, analog and digital hardware interfaces
Careers Privacy Statement***Keysight is an Equal Opportunity Employer.***
Support of conceptual work of power electronic devices
Selection of semiconductor components for power electronics
Design of inductances and transformers based off specifications derived from conceptual work
Design of PCBs for power electronics, measurement circuits and control circuits
Optimization of power electronics based off simulations and measurements
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or similar
Ability to work daily on-site in Bochum, Germany
10+ years of experience in power electronics, with a proven track record in switching converter design.
Hands-on experience designing power electronic systems for
High-voltage applications up to 2.5 kV
High-power applications reaching hundreds of kilowatts
Various switching converter topologies
Strong ability to model systems and circuits in circuit simulator tools like PLECS or LTSpice
Strong ability to model inductances and transforms in FEM simulator tools like AnSys Maxwell
Analog design skills, including experience in both time and frequency domain measurements
Desirable Qualifications
Experience in coding, simulating, testing, and debugging HDL designs
Experience with Siemens/Mentor DX Designer and Xpedition tool chain
Strong Python programming skills. Be able to create code that is clear, efficient, maintainable, and well documented
Ability to collaborate across multiple design domains including firmware, gateware, analog and digital hardware interfaces
Careers Privacy Statement***Keysight is an Equal Opportunity Employer.***
