Research Associate/ Fellow (Fixed Term)

This is a fixed-term Research Associate/Fellow position for an Application Engineer in Electrical & Electronic Engineering, focusing on power electronics and drive systems. Responsibilities include designing converter topologies, writing control code, building and testing hardware. Applicants need proven design skills in power electronics, experience with C code for control, and practical lab skills in converter characterization.

• Day to day, you will be designing novel power converter topologies, writing and validating drive control code, building and commissioning hardware, and running experiments on PEMC's state-of-the-art test facilities.

• We are looking for a motivated and practical engineer with a passion for power electronics. You will need: proven design skills applied to power electronics converters and drive systems from concept through to hardware
• a track record of writing power electronics control code in C or equivalent
• solid understanding of power converter design including topology selection, gate drive design and EMC
• You will be self-motivated, well organised and comfortable working on complex, ambiguous engineering challenges, bringing clarity and practical problem-solving to every stage of the project.
• practical lab skills in converter characterisation, instrumentation and data acquisition. If you enjoy solving difficult engineering problems, working in a fast-paced multidisciplinary environment and seeing your designs come to life on the bench, this role is for you.
• Reporting to the project lead, you will collaborate with academics, researchers, technical services colleagues and industrial partners.

• A friendly, diverse, and supportive working environment
• Generous holiday entitlement of 30 days (or pro rata) plus standard bank holidays and five university closure days including closure between Christmas and New Year.
• Our reward scheme grants bonuses of numerous values for excellent work
• You will have access to a range of benefits and rewards, including fitness and health facilities, staff discounts, travel schemes and many more. To find out more about what we can offer you, visit our benefits website.
• Our University is a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community.
• We warmly welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – indeed this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus.
• We welcome applications from UK, Europe and from across the globe.
• For more information on the support we offer our international colleagues, see our Moving to Nottingham Page .
• For successful international applicants, we provide financial support for your visa and the immigration health surcharge, plus an interest-free loan to help cover the cost of immigration-related expenses for any dependants accompanying you to the UK.
• For more information please see the our webpage on Financial support for visas and the immigration health surcharge.