Principal Electric Systems Engineer – Motor Drives

About the role

In this role, you will lead the design, development and verification of motor drive systems for aerospace actuation, shaping advanced electric propulsion solutions within a new Wolverhampton facility. You will own the architecture, drive cross-functional teams, and ensure rigorous engineering processes and certification readiness. Collaborating with mechanical, software, and systems teams, you will push for innovative, differentiating motor drive technologies. This is an opportunity to influence next-generation actuation in a global aerospace leader.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for motor drive system design, including power electronics and control algorithms.
• Own architecture and design decisions across the development lifecycle.
• Coordinate electronics, software, firmware, and test activities related to motor drives.
• Collaborate with mechanical and systems teams to integrate motor drive subsystems.
• Develop robust requirements and support risk/change control for motor drive subsystem.
• Lead validation, verification, and testing plans for motor drive controller subsystems.
• Monitor emerging technologies and advocate innovative approaches.
• Apply evidence-based engineering with digital simulation, root-cause analysis, and DOE.
• Produce design justification data and manage ambiguity with risk frameworks.
• Participate in design reviews, failure investigations and RCA.
• Define technical work packages, priorities and development plans.
• Act as SME for motor drive technologies and support roadmaps and innovation.
• Ensure compliance with aerospace development processes and certification requirements.
• Foster technical excellence and knowledge sharing.
• Support customer interactions and design reviews with stakeholders.
• Collaborate with programme management to assess and mitigate technical risks.
• Drive continuous improvement in methodologies and tools.
• Role involves <20% international travel.
• Onsite role at Collins Aerospace facility in Wolverhampton.

Requirements

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or Control Engineering.
• Significant experience designing and verifying motor drive systems and power electronics.
• Strong expertise in power electronics design including inverter topologies and gate drive circuits.
• Experience with analogue and digital electronics.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and systems-thinking capabilities.
• Strong communication skills with stakeholders and certification bodies.
• Proactive and innovative mindset for differentiated engineering solutions.
• Communication.
• Problem-solving.
• Team collaboration.
• Motor drive design.
• Power electronics.
• Inverter topologies.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• 25 days annual leave plus holidays.
• 2:1 matched pension contributions up to 10%.
• Private medical insurance.
• Health & wellbeing cash plan.
• Life assurance & income protection.