Power Electronic Engineer

Are you experienced with power electronics design? Do you want to work with a team of highly skilled engineers on the core system of a wind turbine? If so, you could be our new Power Electronics Engineer to join our team.

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Vestas Power Solutions is where new product ideas or technologies are matured, developed, tested and improved. To put it short, Vestas Power Solutions is the cornerstone of Vestas. We are shaping the future of modern energy.

The Converter Electrical department is part of Vestas R&D organization Power Solutions. The department is an essential contributor in making the current and future wind turbines more efficient and cost effective by developing the electrical power conversion components as power stack (power electronics). This is done by being responsible for development and maintenance of the components according to the full value chain requirements. All Vestas products are based on internally developed converters since electrical power conversion is at the core of how a wind turbine performs, operates and interacts with the electrical grid. 

With an engineering background in power conversion your main role will be to participate in and drive the design of the power electronics in our converters. The daily work will be within a broad network of stakeholders and together with the electrical specialists you will set the standard for tomorrows design. You will be a part of the power electronic team within the Converter Electrical & High Voltage department. The department consists of 20 highly skilled designers and specialists located in Aarhus.

Responsibilities

As Engineer in Power Electronics, you will be a part of the Power Electronics team and report to the Converter Electrical & High Voltage Manager within Electrical Engineering. 

Your main responsibilities and tasks will be: 

• Power electronic converter circuit analysis and design.
• Analysis, simulation and test of higher-frequency behavior in power electronic and connected circuits, including converter, cables, transformer, machine, circuit resonances, stray current paths, electro-magnetic conducted emissions.

Serial product development:

• Lead engineering team through new product design
• Systems Engineering process adherence through concept-requirements-design-verification-handover
• Risk analysis and quality assurance
• Facilitate breakdown of design tasks from system to components & control SW setting - success criteria
• Focus on performance indicators and verification status

Specific knowledge of:

• Power electronic converters in relevant power and voltage class
• Working understanding of circuit design and operation, and of principal components
• Design drivers for converter performance, like efficiency, power density, failure rate, safety
• Own ability to simulate & design parts of product
• Working understanding of how to design & verify complex systems
• Lab testing and verification methodology for specific reliability targets
• Circuit components and their HF properties, Modelling and simulation of these
• Circuit design to control HF currents
• Design according to standards. Verification of compliance.

Qualifications

Your qualifications include: 

• A bachelor/master in a relevant area, i.e. power electronics, electrical engineering
• Experience from power electronics design
• Experience in working with test and verification of power electronics
• Good communication skills
• Experienced in project execution in matrix organization

Competencies

We see the ideal candidate possessing the following personality and competencies:  

• You are process oriented and have a structured way to work
• You have a proactive personality, good communication and stakeholder management
• You naturally lead, guide, advise and share knowledge with team and stakeholders
• You are a strong networker and able to build, develop and maintain relationships in a global environment
• You possess English skills at a high level
• You should believe in and comply to our values of Collaboration, Simplicity and Accountability

What we offer

We offer a true global challenge in a project-oriented organization with excellent opportunities for cross-disciplinary and personal development, where emphasis is placed on the right balance between creativity and quality in all solutions. You will benefit from working at a high professional level and with a strong technical commitment in a very inspiring environment. You will be directly involved and drive the development of a core system in a wind turbine

Additional information

Your work location will be at Vestas Power Solutions Headquarter in Aarhus, Denmark. 

Up to 20 travel days per year shall be expected.

Please send your application as soon as possible as we will close the position as soon as we find the right candidate.

About Vestas 

Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on wind power solutions. We design, manufacture, install, and service wind turbines across the globe, and with more than 78 GW of wind turbines in 75 countries, we have installed more wind power than anyone else.

Through our industry-leading smart data capabilities and unparalleled 68 GW of wind turbines under service, we use data to interpret, forecast, and exploit wind resources and deliver best-in-class wind power solutions. 

Together with our customers, Vestas’ more than 21,900 employees are bringing the world sustainable energy solutions to power a bright future.