Electronic Drive Development Engineer
– Ostergrens Elmotor Ltd

We are looking for an Electronic drives development engineer who can complement our existing in house skills and fit in with our company culture. In our Dorset based design engineering team, the position needs to be filled by an experienced degree qualified candidate who is motivated to succeed in a challenging and exciting customer driven global company. The role primarily calls on meticulous electronics hardware design and application skills but also necessarily includes some software work with embedded processors.

Ostergrens Elmotor is a subsidiary of Allied Motion Inc. which has application, design and manufacturing facilities in America, Europe and China.  Ostergrens Elmotor focuses on supplying motion control solutions which satisfy the exacting requirements of OEM and general market customers.  Applications include power steering, mobile applications as well as other commercial and industrial applications. Complementing the mechanical and software engineering team in Stockholm, the focus of activity in the UK location is to specify, design, develop and validate innovative electronics to control motors as well as provide technical support to OEM customers in the EU region.  

To be a successful candidate you:

see the advantages of working at a small facility which benefits from being integrated within a global organisation.

are willing to progress and be flexible about your duties within a project driven environment

are expected to take guidance from colleagues when required but also be able to work reliably and consistently to produce a high quality output with limited supervision.

have the opportunity to progress towards having responsibility for elements of design development projects for specific global OEM customers.

will be ready to carry out detailed design work, carry out verification and validation tests and produce technical documentation of a high standard.

will provide design support for production and application activities.

hold an EU passport and are looking forward to occasional travel to other Allied Motion centres and customer premises.

 

We expect the successful candidate to have the following qualifications, skills and experience, these should be readily visible from the application:

minimum BSc/BEng in an Electronics/Electrical Engineering Degree.

at least 2 years employment in motor electronic drives design roles and ready to build on that experience.

familiar with standard Microsoft office programs.

excellent skills in English.

progressing to the requirements of membership of the MIET.

knowledge of electronic manufacturing and product testing techniques, to ensure the most effective production implementation of designs.

analogue and digital circuit design.

power electronics design covering SMPS/drive development up to 3kW.

experience with some of the following areas:

C software development code, microcontroller code development
Embedded processor application to communication, power electronics control
Safety critical applications
Mobile and automotive electronics drive applications
PCB CAD development (Altium Designer, Autodesk Inventor)
UL / LVD and other safety standards
EMC directive application and testing
Mathcad , matlab development environments
Labview development environment

A commensurate salary is available depending on the candidate’s skills and previous experience. We offer flexible working hours around a core time with an annual holiday entitlement of 25 days. Pension contributions and contribution towards Gym membership are also available.  Training will be available to develop the relevant skills whilst building on a firm foundation.

For more information please email enquiries@ostergrens.co.uk or call Rob Child on 01202 862523.

Please send your application by e-mail to HR-manager Ylva Nyhlén in Sweden: ylva.nyhlen@ostergrens.se.