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Senior Hardware Design Engineer


Company : Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric UK Innovation Center


Location : Birmingham, England


Created : 2026-02-26


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric UK Innovation Center (TEIC) is a subsidiary of the CRRC Corporation Limited, the world's leading propulsion and control systems provider in the rolling stock industry. Our mission is to design, develop and produce state of the art power electronics systems and components for automotive electric vehicles, rail, and renewable energy sectors.Overview of the role:We are looking for a Senior Hardware Design Engineer to join our team at TEIC. This role will be responsible for circuit design, simulation analysis, test verification of power semiconductor devices.What you will be doing in this role:Ensure hardware solutions, detailed technical design, PCB design (schematic and layout) meet technical specifications, including gate driver board and power boardHardware design simulation calculations, including tolerance, worst case, derating, EMC, thermal simulation, etc., define technical specifications and prepare work reportsDesign and development of control board and gate drive board for power semiconductor devices that rated 1200V or higherCircuit testing, validation and calibration work, and complete test specifications and reportsElectronic material management, PCB package library managementSummary and validation of design experience/criteriaCollaborative reliability engineers to complete reliability testing and coordinate with system engineers for integration testingHardware circuit analysis, including FMEDAs, FTAs, and diagnostic coverage analysis, DFMEA, DRBFM reliability analysis, etc., define technical specifications and complete work reportsWork with project managers and manufacturing departments or contractors to ensure timely and cost-effective prototypes are produced at the expected costResponsible for electronic circuit test fixture preparationWe would like you to have:First class degree or upper 2nd in Engineering, Electronics, Physics or other relevant field (or equivalent experience)5 years working experience on power electronics product designFamiliar with power electronic semiconductor device applicationsExperience with high power switching power supply development projectStrong PCB designing skillsGood at Altium Designer, Cadence, Matlab or similar softwareHave two-level or three-level driver application experience. The bus voltage of the inverter is 600V or higher. The rated power of the inverter is 200KW or higher.Able to produce schematics of the gate driver board independently, including the design of the power circuit, gate driving circuit, protection circuit and control circuit.Familiar with DSP, FPGA circuit designHands on experiences with uC resource allocation and Base Software configurationRich experiences in circuit board debugging and double-pulse testingPrevious experience in HALT, quantitative ALT would be desirableBenefitsTEIC is a great place to work with opportunities for professional and personal development. Our benefits include:25 days holiday + 8 bank holidaysHoliday allowance increase with length of serviceBupa healthcareHealthcare vouchersFree on-site car parkingFree EV chargingFree lunch Monday to FridayContributory PensionLife assuranceCompany sick payProfessional Membership fees paid e.g. CIPD, IEEETo find out more about TEIC visit