Power Electronics Engineer

Xylem is a Fortune 500 global water solutions company dedicated to advancing sustainable impact and empowering the people who make water work every day. As a leading water technology company with 23,000 employees operating in over 150 countries, Xylem is at the forefront of addressing the world's most critical water challenges. We invite passionate individuals to join our team, dedicated to exceeding customer expectations through innovative and sustainable solutions.

Job Summary:

For our manufacturing plant with over 800 employees in Montecchio Maggiore (VI) we are seeking a Power Electronics Engineer that will be part of Xylem Electronics Centre of Excellence. 

Electronics Centre of Excellence is supporting Xylem objective of simplifying water by standardizing and enhancing Xylem key Power Electronics capability to design a range of custom motor drives (variable frequency) to surpass efficiency, usability and reliability requirements for a wide range of water applications. 

Our Electronic Engineers are responsible for the power electronics and motor control for a range of variable frequency drives used within the Xylem portfolio. These products are based upon a re-usable platform which is customizable for specific applications and environments.

Essential Duties:

• Design, test, and verification of electronics products and prototypes on single and three phase supplies at voltages up to 1000V.

• Schematic design/ PCB layout with Altium Designer.

• Analogue signal chain design and simulation using SPICE.

• Building and debugging hardware.

• Magnetics design, testing, and prototyping.

• Driving manufacturing efforts for reliability and quality.

• EMC/EMI testing and debugging.

• Conform designs to meet standards compliance.

• Interfacing with software engineers, physicists, and mechanical engineers.

• Generating design, test, and verification documentation.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Electronics Engineering with specialization in Power Electronics or similar

• Fluency in English and Italian is mandatory

• 2+ years of Power Electronics/Drives design experience

• Good knowledge of mixed-signal design.

• Proficiency in schematic design/layout using a recognized package (Altium Designer is preferred)

• Good understanding of gate drive design, circuit protection (high power and voltage), analog filters, analog signal processing.

Other Preferred Qualifications:

• Hands-on experience with EMC/EMI testing and debugging.

• Magnetics design, specification, and testing.

•  Good understanding of motor control theory (synchronous and asynchronous)

• Good understanding of boost PFC converters, fly-back converters, half-bridge/full-bridge converters.

• High-level analytical ability, strong understanding of power engineering fundamentals and theory.

• Good understanding of industrial communication protocols (RS485, ModBus, AS-i)

• IGBT design and specifications, including associated electronics ie. Gate-drive, protection, fault-mechanisms etc.

CONTRACT: permanent, full-time. We won't consider freelancing as an option for this role

BENEFITS: Company canteen and company bonus

LOCATION: Montecchio Maggiore

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Join the global Xylem team to be a part of innovative technology solutions transforming water usage, conservation, and re-use. Our products impact public utilities, industrial sectors, residential areas, and commercial buildings, with a commitment to providing smart metering, network technologies, and advanced analytics for water, electric, and gas utilities. Partner with us in creating a world where water challenges are met with ingenuity and dedication; where we recognize the power of inclusion and belonging in driving innovation and allowing us to compete more effectively around the world.