Position Title: Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Design Engineer

Duration: Contract

Location: Woking Surrey

Essential Criteria:

• High Voltage PCB design for HV power electronics systems such as DC/DC converters
• Requirements capture, circuit analysis, PCB schematic design, PCB layout design, BOM management- more than 2 years of relevant experience.
• Working independently and closely with colleagues on the design, requirement capture and failure mode analysis and circuit modelling and component selection.
• Using Altium Designer software package and LTspice.
• Required to be available on-site at the Client in Woking Surrey for software license access.
• Good communication & interpersonal skills.

Key Responsibilities / Deliverables:

• Capture PCB change requirements.
• Generate HW requirement document for C-sample (extension on existing B-sample HW requirement document)
• Ensure all modification on B-sample circuit is captured and carried into schematic, layout and BOM reflects
• B-sample circuit.
• Ensure all C-sample components meet the specification, including ratings, qualifications, etc.
• Ensure all C-sample components are automotive qualified.
• Ensure all C-sample components are available within P18 project timing through electronics vendors.
• Check availability of all BOM for Job1.
• Generate controller PCB schematic.
• Generate power PCB schematic.
• Generate signal PCB schematic.
• Generate controller PCB layout.
• Generate power PCB layout.
• Generate signal PCB layout.
• Generate controller PCB BOM.
• Generate power PCB BOM.
• Generate signal PCB BOM.
• Simulate circuits in LTspice for virtual validation.
• Simulate circuit response in LTspice for virtual validation.
• Model power electronics circuit operation in PSpice.
• Specify cooling interface requirements for power MOSFETs.
• Check minimum clearance and creepage of the design for power PCB, controller PCB and signal PCB according to ISO6469.
• Design filters for conducted and radiated EMC according to CISPR25 and Reg10.
• Model thermal performance of power MOSFETs.
• Size the PCB tracks for current handling and heat dissipation.
• Component selection for all boards.
• Support with the HV and LV testing and PCB bring up.
• Carry out hand modifications if required on first prototypes.