Engineer II Control System Design Engineer (Power Electronics)

Schneider Electric, a leading provider of energy management and automation solutions, is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Control System Design Engineer to join our Data Centre Systems (DCS) R&D. In this role, you will be responsible for the design, development, and integration of 3-phase UPS specifically for data centre applications.

Responsibilities and Requirements:

• Hands on experience with control of power electronics (such as PWM strategies for 3-phase Inverters, sampling of PWM-operated converters and control loops of 3-phase converters such as current control, DC voltage control, and active or reactive power control).

• Analysing and optimizing the performance of power converters to ensure stability, reliability, and high efficiency.

• Modelling & simulation of converters, and selection of optimal control strategy for each converter.

• Understand the key milestones in a project plan and ensuring the technical risks are understood and mitigated in accordance with the plan.

• Support a standard product methodology mindset, seek opportunities to re-use solutions, improve quality and reliability whilst reducing the delivery timeline.

• Lead the development and implementation of digital closed loop and control system for new UPS platforms.

• Play a key role in engineering design reviews and technical leadership, identifying potential project risks and technical weaknesses and proposing safe, reliable, and compliant solutions.

• Use fast prototyping and lab mock-ups to close learning loops and achieve results quickly.

• Keen attention to detail and a methodical approach to design and troubleshooting.

• Stay updated on the latest industry trends, tools, and technologies related to UPS control.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (hardware and firmware designers and system architects, to ensure seamless integration of power electronics systems.

• Knowledge and experience within Grid Forming Control is plus.

• Document design specifications, test procedures, and technical reports.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master or PhD degree in Control Systems, or Power Electronics.

• 5 to 8 years of experience in implementing digital control systems (using DSP and FPGA) for three phase high power UPS and Power Converters.

• Experience in implementing adaptive control, optimal control, model predictive control based on Industry standards.

• Proficient and hands on experience in simulate, test, and validate control algorithms in simulation tools like MATLAB/Simulink, PLECS and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL).

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills to troubleshoot intricate control system challenges.

• Proficiency in programming languages such as C/C++, Python, or similar is must.

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