Power Electronics R& D Engineer

Advancing the world with electrical drive trains

Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch focuses on electrifying the world with ultimate efficiency. Our innovative electrical drive train products, capabilities and solutions create energy sustainably, contain energy effectively and consume energy responsibly. Today, we have 15 GW of megawatt-class environmental energy technology delivered for leading energy pioneers throughout the world. We are on a mission to enable more profitable power generation, energy storage and use, while lowering the cost of electricity and operations. For more information, visit: www.theswitch.com.

We are strengthening our high-power converter R&D team, offering you a good opportunity to help us expand our technical skills and become a world-class global design team. With successful performance, you will have further possibilities within our company to grow your career. In this position, you will work as a part of global project team. You will communicate daily in both verbal and written English. We expect you to have an open mind and the willingness to learn. This position is located either in our Trondheim office in Norway, or in Vaasa or Helsinki office in Finland.

Responsibilities and requirements

• We expect you to have a relevant technical degree, preferably an MSc in power electronics
• Knowledge of power electronics components
• Knowledge of power electronics cooling methods and mechanical constructions
• Simulation experience & knowledge of simulation tools as asset
• Experience from high power inverter design & productization
• Application knowledge from marine or industry would be an asset
• Good communication skills in English and Norwegian is an advantage

We offer you challenging work in the world of renewable energy and marine, with the freedom to grow and make your ideas become a reality.

Interested?

If you are interested in bringing your skills to Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch, please apply by June 2, 2019. For more information, please contact Mathias Martin, HR Director, Tel. +358 40 8080 582.