Principal R&D Engineer – Power Electronics for Solar PV / BESS

Huawei Digital Power is a business unit within Huawei that provides Enterprise & Industry customers, products and solutions like clean power generation, transportation electrification, site power facilities, data center facilities, and embedded power. Huawei Digital Power is committed to integrate Digital and Power Electronics technologies to provide customers with high-quality, energy-efficient, green, and low-carbon power electronics products, facilitating their business success

The Power Conversion Technology Laboratory within Huawei’s Ohms Research Center in Nuremberg is responsible for Advanced Digital Power Technology Research, Architecture Evolution Design and Strategic Technology Planning, and plays an important role in the Huawei Digital Power business in the design and development of power converters and control systems for applications such as PV Solar & Battery Energy Storage Field, Data Centers, Electric Vehicle, and Embedded Power Supply.

Join us as a

Principal R&D Engineer – Power Electronics for Solar PV / BESS (m/f/d)

Your mission

• Proactively engage with internal and external stakeholders to identify and refine technical requirements in key products in the domains in Digital Power Business
• Active participation in technology roadmap development in your technical domain for next generation products in Digital Power products such as in PV Solar & Battery Energy Storage solutions (BESS)
• Lead and execute the research and development of novel Power Conversion architecture and converter topologies for future Solar PV & BESS applications
• Lead and execute the parameter design, component layout, prototype build-up and subsequent verification and validation of novel converter concepts in the R&D laboratories
• Technical lead research projects related to Solar PV & BESS domain
• Generate novel ideas and protect them with IPR fillings
• Mentor less experienced staff members

Your areas of expertise

• Essential: Master of Science (MSc.) or PhD in the field of power electronics, in electrical and electronic engineering or power engineering plus relevant work experience after the university degree
• Extensive theoretical understanding of basic power electronic converter principles, magnetic component designs, power semiconductor devices and power converter control
• Successful industrial experiences in the product development and product release are desirable
• Proven hand-on experiences on power converter prototype building and verification
• Proven capability for analysis, simulation, design & verification of key components and subsystems in power converter technologies, such as power loss analysis, semiconductor selection, magnetic component design, PCB design, EMC, modulation techniques etc.
• High level of self-reliance and an autonomous target-oriented work style, “can do” attitude, eager to learn new things and ready to think outside the box
• Occasional travel related to ongoing projects
• Fluent in written and spoken English, willingness to learn German, additional languages are a plus
• Good working knowledge in one or some of these software tools can be advantageous: MatLab, Simulink, PLECS, Python
• Work experience in a R&D laboratory environment

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Your rewards of working here

• Our culture is characterized by innovative power and team spirit as well as the intensive exchange of knowledge and experience within our global network.
• We offer healthy meals ranging from traditional Chinese to western delicacies in our famous company canteen.
• To keep your development ongoing, you will find a broad range of training opportunities. Many online and face-to-face training programs incl. language courses in German and Mandarin.
• Our diverse and welcoming environment is shaped by different backgrounds and around 40 individual nationalities.
• Self-responsible work in a competent, motivated and constantly growing team.

Please send your application and CV (incl. cover letter and reference letters) in English.

Huawei is a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider. Driven by a commitment to operations, ongoing innovation, and open collaboration, we have established a competitive ICT portfolio of end-to-end solutions in Telecom and enterprise networks, Devices and Cloud technology and services. Our ICT solutions, products and services are used in more than 170 countries and regions, serving over one-third of the world's population. With 197,000 employees, Huawei is committed to develop the future information society and build a Better Connected World.