EMC Specialist - Power Electronics - High Voltage

EMC Specialist - Power Electronics - High Voltage

Responsibilities and Duties

- As an EMC specialist, the candidate is expected to influence the project teams, and how EMC qualification and pre-compliance will occur.

- Lead research and investigation on EMC related studies.

- Lead and improve the EMC & power-electronics aspect of the design to create a low EMC noise design.

- Design single/three-phase EMC filter for 2kW and 100kW application.

- Prepare and manage EMC strategies and control plan for low and high-level systems.

- Create and manage milestone deliverable associated with EMC engineering activities.

- Carry out in-house EMC pre-compliance testing and external EMC compliance testing for AC and DC charging products.

- Write EMC test report, documentations, and system level requirements.

- Perform EM simulation on Altair's FEKO and Maxwell as required.

Essential Skills

- Experienced in using both high-frequency and low-frequency electromagnetic (EM) simulation software's ie Altair's FEKO, Ansys CST, Ansys Maxwell, Elmer, OpenEMS etc.

- Proven experience in improving design to meet EMC requirements.

- Experienced in solving conducted and radiated noise for a wideband-gap high-power converter (Silicon Carbide and Gallium Nitride).

- Knowledge in performing impedance characterisation of component using vector network analyser. (ie Transformer, PCB parasitic, Common-mode, Inductors, Ferrites).

- Experienced in designing AC and DC filters for a high-power SMPS.

- Experience in using single/three-phase LISN, DC LISN, TEM cell, Shielded tent, RF antennas, network analyser and spectrum analysers.

- Experienced in hands on testing of electronic product from EMC pre-compliance testing to external laboratory for certification.

- Knowledge on different material properties of ferrites, nanocrystalline, MU metal, and capacitors.

- Knowledge on good practices for PCB layout, wiring and shielding techniques.

- Knowledge in grounding strategies for EMC.

- Excellent knowledge of electronics as well as EMC fault finding

Nice to have

- Knowledge in heatsink or antenna design is advantageous.

- Experience or knowledge in EN61851-21-2, or UN Reg. 10 or similar is advantageous.

- Familiar with schematic capture, PCB layout (high speed, EMC, and Signal Integrity best practices) is advantageous.

- Familiar with SPI, I2C, Ethernet, I2S, USB, UART communications.

- Knowledge in RF certification (ETSI, spectral mask, Ofcom) is advantageous.

- Knowledge in Magnetics design (Transformer, inductors, Common-mode chokes) is advantageous.

- Knowledge in converter stability analysis is advantageous.