IONATE is a deep-tech innovator building the technology backbone for smart electricity grids.&nbsp;
Its Hybrid Intelligent Transformers equip key electricity players with the data and power flow control they need in an ever-evolving system. This all-in-one device brings comprehensive sensing &amp; monitoring, dynamic voltage-, reactive power - and harmonics control capabilities.&nbsp;
But a network of them, coordinated by our digital platform, can transform power systems together with the energy transition.&nbsp;

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Empowering smart grids with intelligent transformers for a sustainable energy transition.

£65-80K – Full-time – London/Hybrid IONATE is a deep technology start-up building the technology backbone for smart grids. Our team is looking for a Senior Embedded Software Engineer who will be responsible for developing and implementing real time software, taking concepts through to commercial product for customers.  Requiring extensive knowledge and experience in embedded software development, this position will involve working with our hardware and software team. With a focus on real-time embedded firmware development, you will be actively contributing to in analyses, design reviews, simulations, technical discussions, verification and validation processes.  You will need an innovative approach to engineering with well-grounded reasoning and experience. Importantly you will contribute to live ongoing projects and test activities and work with the team to continue developing our HIT technology. What you will do:Embedded Software Development<ul> <li>Develop embedded software for grid-connected inverters.</li> <li>Implement, test, debug, and troubleshoot DSP/microcontroller processor firmware and algorithms.</li> </ul>Hardware Design Validation<ul><li>Perform hands-on embedded system hardware design validation and debugging.</li></ul>Firmware Design<ul> <li>Design control firmware adhering to safety, quality, and international standards.</li> <li>Ensure firmware is designed using best practices to produce readable, scalable code.</li> </ul>Collaboration &amp; Technical Development<ul> <li>Actively participate in technical development and testing across a multidisciplinary team (e.g., transformer, power electronics, control, PLC, grid network, cloud software engineers).</li> <li>Work within clear timescales to deliver projects on time with ambitious product goals.</li> </ul>Documentation<ul><li>Create and maintain documentation such as requirements and specification documents, testing reports, and product manuals.</li></ul>RequirementsWhat you will need: <ul><li>A degree in electronics/software engineering or an equivalent discipline.</li></ul>Technical Skills and Experience<ul> <li>Extensive industry experience in C/C++ for microcontroller-based embedded platforms.</li> <li>Extensive experience in the design and implementation of real-time applications.</li> <li>Proven experience developing firmware from concept to commercially ready products.</li> <li>Ability to read PCB schematics and datasheets; experience testing/debugging PCB boards.</li> <li>Proficiency with tools such as Altium, MATLAB, Confluence, JIRA.</li> </ul>Soft Skills<ul> <li>Strong communication skills enabling collaboration with global teams.</li> <li>Willingness to travel nationally and internationally for testing/commissioning when required.</li> </ul>It would be useful to have:Microcontroller and FPGA Experience<ul> <li>Experience with STM32 microcontrollers or other ARM CORTEX-M based microcontrollers.</li> <li>Knowledge of FPGA languages such as VHDL or Verilog.</li> <li>Experience in FPGA high-level synthesis.</li> <li>Experience using, developing, or working with Embedded Linux.</li> </ul>Software and Simulation Tools<ul> <li>Proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink.</li> <li>Familiarity with other programming and scripting languages such as Python or JavaScript.</li> </ul>Communication Protocols<ul><li>Experience with communication protocols such as UART, SPI, I2C, QSPI, Ethernet, and USB.</li></ul>Control Systems and Power Electronics<ul><li>Knowledge of digital closed-loop control applications.</li></ul><ul><li>Understanding of power electronics; integration within the grid is a bonus.</li></ul>Benefits<ul> <li> Flexible working schedules: You will be based in our modern West London offices but will have the flexibility for hybrid work-from-home arrangements. Talk to us at the application stage about any scheduling preferences you may have.  </li> <li> Employee Option Plan: You get equity in IONATE, so as we succeed so do you.  </li> <li> Company pension: a competitive, flexible, and sustainable pension product to help you plan for your future.</li> <li> Career Development: It’s important to us that you have the opportunity for ongoing professional development and career growth.  </li> <li> Cycle to Work: Low carbon travel is important for everyone, so we have in place a cycle scheme to help you purchase a bicycle or electric car.  </li> <li> Slow travel: We believe in a low carbon future, so if you wish to travel by a lower carbon method – but it takes much longer than flying - we will give you an extra 2 slow travel days per year.  </li> </ul>3 reasons why you should apply: You'll work on something that matters. The most rewarding aspect of our job is seeing what we build in the lab get used in the real world. As our tech gets used in solar farms, batteries, and electricity grids, your work will help shape the future of the green energy transition. The thinking you'll do here is not your average exercises on repeat. Building a brand-new class of tech requires cutting-edge ideas. If you like to solve unconventional problems, to be given freedom to explore, to challenge - and be challenged by - field experts, you will fit just right in. The rocket ship is taking off. Our innovation has been proven and demand is immense. IONATE is now rapidly scaling up and undertaking global projects. Joining early and working side-by-side with our leadership team means ample opportunity to grow your role together with our company. IONATE has a friendly team that collaborates and supports one-another. If you don't fit all the description above, but you are passionate about the work we are doing and could add value to our team, please get in touch. We believe in making positions fit the skills of people, not the other way around. We are also committed to providing equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone. We value diversity in race, gender identity, sexuality, age, family or civil status, disability, religion, or ethnicity and encourage you to apply wherever you come from.

Senior Embedded Systems Engineer

<h3>£55,000 - 70,000 – Full-time – London/Hybrid </h3>IONATE is a deep technology start-up building the technology backbone for smart electricity grids. Our team is looking for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to support our work on game-changing green technology and grow within our world-class team.Reporting to the Head of Product, this role demands extensive expertise in mechanical and thermal design, testing, and manufacturing. The position involves close collaboration with our hardware team, with a primary focus on designing converters and thermal cooling systems that feature a high level of electro-mechanical integration.This opportunity is ideal for someone who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment where each day presents new challenges. Success in this role requires an innovative engineering mindset, grounded in solid reasoning and practical experience. You will play an active role in ongoing projects while contributing to the continued development of our cutting-edge HIT technology.With a strong emphasis on mechanical and thermal design, testing, and manufacturing, your work will centre on creating advanced solutions for converter systems and thermal cooling, ensuring seamless electro-mechanical integration.Requirements<h3>What you will do:</h3>Mechanical Design and Development<ul> <li>Design and develop cabinet enclosures, electro-mechanical interfaces, and custom components, working closely with manufacturing partners and designers.</li> <li>Design and develop air-to-air and liquid-to-air cooling systems for high-power components and power modules.</li> <li>Work in close tandem with power electronics and electrical engineers to design and build mechanical assemblies for converters, switchgear, control, and protection equipment.</li> </ul>Prototyping, Validation, and Testing<ul> <li>Hands-on design validation and testing in the lab/workshop and field environment.</li> <li>Use tools and equipment to validate mechanical designs and build concept prototypes.</li> <li>Actively participate in technical development and testing across a multi-disciplinary team including transformer designers, power electronics designers, control, and software engineers.</li> </ul>Collaboration and Cross-Functional Teamwork<ul> <li>Work to clear timescales and collaborate with a cross-functional team to deliver projects on time, with ambitious product targets.</li> <li>Be responsible for hardware and component selection, working alongside project management and procurement specialists to maintain BOMs (Bill of Materials) and manage supply chain risks.</li> </ul>Problem Solving and Quality Assurance<ul> <li>Experience in problem-solving and concurrent engineering practices – structured, logical approach to investigate issues and solve problems in an effective cross-functional manner.</li> <li>Ensure industry-relevant quality, safety, and design standards are met at every stage.</li> </ul>Documentation and Reporting<ul><li>Create and maintain documentation such as requirements and specification documents, testing reports, tolerance and withstand studies, data packs for manufacturing, O&amp;M manuals, GA (General Arrangement) drawings, component drawings, CAD models.</li></ul><h3>What you will need:</h3><ul> <li>A degree in electromechanical or mechanical engineering.</li> <li>Experience using CAD tools such as SolidWorks, Creo, or Onshape and schematic capture and layout tools.</li> <li>Design experience for low noise, mixed signal, and HF systems.</li> <li>Experience using tools such as SPICE, Altium, MATLAB, Confluence, JIRA.</li> </ul>Environmental and Standards Expertise<ul><li>Proven experience building systems to withstand harsh environments with temperature differentials, high humidity, and dusty conditions, working to IP or NEMA standards.</li></ul>Collaboration and Teamwork<ul> <li>Communication skills enabling you to work with various teams across the globe.</li> <li>Actively participate in technical development and testing across a multi-disciplinary team including transformer, power electronics, electrical, systems, and software engineers.</li> <li>Work to clear timescales and collaborate with teams to deliver projects on time, with ambitious product goals.</li> </ul>Flexibility and Growth Mindset<ul> <li>A drive to learn new things!</li> <li>Travel nationally and internationally when required for testing/commissioning.</li> </ul> <h3>It would be useful to have:</h3><ul> <li>Knowledge or experience of power electronics, electrical systems and transformers within the grid</li> <li>Chartered engineering registration is a bonus </li> <li>Proven experience in designing systems that comply with EMC/EMI standards.</li> <li>Hands-on experience in designing and testing systems to achieve UL/TUV certification for commercial readiness.</li> <li>Proficiency in using PCB design tools such as Altium or equivalent software.</li> <li>Skilled in performing analysis using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) tools.</li> <li>Experience in developing lift, seating, and installation plans for mechanical or electro-mechanical systems.</li> </ul>Benefits<ul><li> Flexible working schedules: You will be based in our modern West London offices but will have the flexibility for hybrid work-from-home arrangements. Talk to us at the application stage about any scheduling preferences you may have.  </li></ul><ul><li> Employee Option Plan: You get equity in IONATE, so as we succeed so do you.  </li></ul><ul><li> Company pension: a competitive, flexible, and sustainable pension product to help you plan for your future.  </li></ul><ul><li> Career Development: It's important to us that you have the opportunity for ongoing professional development and career growth.  </li></ul><ul><li> Cycle to Work Scheme: Low carbon travel is important for everyone, so we have in place a cycle scheme to help you purchase a bicycle. </li></ul><ul><li> Slow travel: We believe in a low carbon future, so if you wish to travel by a lower carbon method - but it takes much longer than flying - we will give you an extra 2 days per year. </li></ul> About IONATE    Driven by first-principles engineering, IONATE is transforming power systems for the energy transition.    Our hardware is the Hybrid Intelligent Transformer (HIT): a new building block for the power grid and everything connecting. It integrates into the network like a transformer but solves key power quality issues through all-in-one power flow control. Beyond the passive voltage step, it provides data visibility, stepless and dynamic voltage control, harmonics removal and reactive power control with millisecond-precision. Its innovative hybrid design leveraging magnetic control makes it a robust, reliable, and affordable upgrade.    While deployed to remove constraints and prevent issues, HITs effectively light up real-time control nodes for the very first time. Once placed in strategic points of the network, IONATE's AI platform can coordinate them to form a true smart system, coupling top-down grid orchestration with instantaneous bottom-up control in the physics. This full stack will achieve real-time system optimisation and turn the passive old grid into a flexible, decentralized platform that catalyses innovation.    3 reasons why you should apply:    You'll work on something that matters. The most rewarding aspect of our job is seeing what we build in the lab get used in the real world. As our tech gets used in solar farms, batteries, and electricity grids, your work will help shape the future of the green energy transition .    The thinking you'll do here is not your average exercises on repeat. Building a brand-new class of tech requires cutting-edge ideas. If you like to solve unconventional problems, to be given freedom to explore, to challenge - and be challenged by - field experts, you will fit just right in.    The rocket ship is taking off. Our innovation has been proven and demand is immense. IONATE is now rapidly scaling up and undertaking global projects. Joining early and working side-by-side with our leadership team means ample opportunity to grow your role together with our company.    IONATE has a friendly team that collaborates and supports one-another. If you don't fit all the description above, but you are passionate about the work we are doing and could add value to our team, please get in touch. We believe in making positions fit the skills of people, not the other way around. We are also committed to providing equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone. We value diversity in race, gender identity, sexuality, age, family or civil status, disability, religion, or ethnicity and encourage you to apply wherever you come from.

Senior Mechanical Engineer

£65-80K – Full-time – London/Hybrid IONATE is a deep technology start-up building the technology backbone for smart grids. Our team is looking for a Senior Embedded Software Engineer who will be responsible for developing and implementing real time software, taking concepts through to commercial product for customers.  Requiring extensive knowledge and experience in embedded software development, this position will involve working with our hardware and software team. With a focus on real-time embedded firmware development, you will be actively contributing to in analyses, design reviews, simulations, technical discussions, verification and validation processes.  You will need an innovative approach to engineering with well-grounded reasoning and experience. Importantly you will contribute to live ongoing projects and test activities and work with the team to continue developing our HIT technology.   What you will do:  Software Development and Implementation <ul><li>Develop embedded software for grid-connected inverters </li></ul><ul><li>Implement, test, debug and troubleshoot DSP / microcontroller processor firmware and algorithms </li></ul><ul><li>Design by principal control firmware that respects safety, quality and international standards </li></ul><ul><li>Ensuring that the embedded software is designed and implemented using best in class practices to produce readable, scalable code </li></ul>Hardware Interaction and Validation <ul><li>Hands on embedded system hardware design validation and debugging </li></ul><ul><li>Collaboration and Project Management </li></ul><ul><li>Actively participate in technical development and testing across a multi-disciplinary team including transformer, power electronics, control, PLC, grid network, and cloud software engineers </li></ul><ul><li>Work to clear timescales and collaborate teams to deliver projects on time, with ambitious product goals </li></ul>Documentation <ul><li>Create and maintain documentation such as requirements and specification documents, testing reports and product manuals </li></ul>RequirementsWhat you will need:  Embedded Linux Expertise <ul><li>Experience using/ developing/ working with embedded Linux </li></ul><ul><li>Extensive industry experience in software design for embedded Linux platforms </li></ul><ul><li>Extensive experience in building and bringing up embedded Linux custom images </li></ul>Programming and Software Development <ul><li>Experience in programming languages such as C/C++, Python and JavaScript </li></ul><ul><li>Experience in network communications including knowledge in protocols such as TCP, UDP and experience in implementation of OTA (over-the-air) firmware updates </li></ul><ul><li>Experience developing embedded software from concept to commercially ready product for market </li></ul><ul><li>Experience using version control tools such as GIT </li></ul>Hardware Knowledge <ul><li>Ability to read PCB schematics, datasheets, testing and debugging of PCB boards </li></ul>Soft Skills<ul><li>Solid communication skills enabling you to work with various teams across the globe </li></ul><ul><li>A drive to learn new things! </li></ul><ul><li>Willingness to travel nationally and internationally when required for testing/ commissioning </li></ul> It would be useful to have:  Platforms and Protocols <ul><li>Hands-on experience with AMD Zynq-UltraScale MPSoC platforms </li></ul><ul><li>Experience in communications protocols such as UART, SPI, I2C, QSPI, USB </li></ul>Software Development <ul><li>Experience in designing Linux device drivers </li></ul><ul><li>Experience in other programming and scripting languages such as Python, JavaScript </li></ul>Control Systems and Power Electronics <ul><li>Experience in digital closed loop control applications </li></ul><ul><li>Understanding of power electronics </li></ul><ul><li>Knowledge or experience of power electronics integration within the grid is bonus </li></ul>Benefits<ul><li> Flexible working schedules: You will be based in our modern West London office but will have the flexibility for hybrid work-from-home arrangements. Talk to us at the application stage about any scheduling preferences you may have.  </li></ul><ul><li> Employee Option Plan: You get equity in IONATE, so as we succeed so do you.  </li></ul><ul><li> Company pension: a competitive, flexible, and sustainable pension product to help you plan for your future.  </li></ul><ul><li> Career Development: It's important to us that you have the opportunity for ongoing professional development and career growth.  </li></ul><ul><li> Slow travel: We believe in a low carbon future, so if you wish to travel by a lower carbon method - but it takes much longer than flying - we will give you an extra 2 days per year. </li></ul>  About IONATE    Driven by first-principles engineering, IONATE is transforming power systems for the energy transition.    Our hardware is the Hybrid Intelligent Transformer (HIT): a new building block for the power grid and everything connecting. It integrates into the network like a transformer but solves key power quality issues through all-in-one power flow control. Beyond the passive voltage step, it provides data visibility, stepless and dynamic voltage control, harmonics removal and reactive power control with millisecond-precision. Its innovative hybrid design leveraging magnetic control makes it a robust, reliable, and affordable upgrade.    While deployed to remove constraints and prevent issues, HITs effectively light up real-time control nodes for the very first time. Once placed in strategic points of the network, IONATE's AI platform can coordinate them to form a true smart system, coupling top-down grid orchestration with instantaneous bottom-up control in the physics. This full stack will achieve real-time system optimisation and turn the passive old grid into a flexible, decentralized platform that catalyses innovation.    3 reasons why you should apply:   You'll work on something that matters. The most rewarding aspect of our job is seeing what we build in the lab get used in the real world. As our tech gets used in solar farms, batteries, and electricity grids, your work will help shape the future of the green energy transition .    The thinking you'll do here is not your average exercises on repeat. Building a brand-new class of tech requires cutting-edge ideas. If you like to solve unconventional problems, to be given freedom to explore, to challenge - and be challenged by - field experts, you will fit just right in.    The rocket ship is taking off. Our innovation has been proven and demand is immense. IONATE is now rapidly scaling up and undertaking global projects. Joining early and working side-by-side with our leadership team means ample opportunity to grow your role together with our company.    IONATE has a friendly team that collaborates and supports one-another. If you don't fit all the description above, but you are passionate about the work we are doing and could add value to our team, please get in touch. We believe in making positions fit the skills of people, not the other way around. We are also committed to providing equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone. We value diversity in race, gender identity, sexuality, age, family or civil status, disability, religion, or ethnicity and encourage you to apply wherever you come from.

Senior Embedded Linux Engineer

€63-75,000 FTE - Full-time/Part-time (38.5/32hrs) - Vienna / HybridIONATE is a deep technology start-up building the technology backbone for smart grids. Our team is looking for a DevOps Engineer who will be responsible for all aspects of our software deployment lifecycle (CI/CD), from setting up development systems, to running our production environment.Reporting to the Head of Software and requiring solid expertise in DevOps tasks you will be working directly with our software team based in Vienna with skilled architects, software engineers and AI specialists.You will need an innovative approach to DevOps engineering with well-grounded reasoning and experience, collaborating with an international multi-disciplinary team to deliver IONATE’s HIT technology.We are proud to already have a proper pipeline up and running, but we are looking for a passionate person to bring our stack to the next level! What You Will Do:Infrastructure Management &amp; Security<ul> <li>Act as primary owner for infrastructure security, availability, and scalability</li> <li>Develop concepts and implementations to transition our stack towards an infrastructure-as-code (IaC) managed setup</li> <li>Diagnose and resolve scalability/performance bottlenecks</li> </ul>DevOps Practices &amp; Automation<ul> <li>Lead CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes orchestration, and cloud automation initiatives</li> <li>Build, manage &amp; maintain containerised applications (Docker) for robust and scalable deployments</li> <li>Automate repetitive tasks to enhance operational efficiency</li> </ul>Software Deployment<ul> <li>Shape deployment concepts for IONATE’s connected transformers with cross-functional teams</li> <li>Ensure software delivery aligns with customer requirements for connectivity, security, and deployment</li> </ul>System Architecture Specifications &amp; Documentation<ul> <li>Maintain network/component architecture diagrams and specifications</li> <li>Write and update technical infrastructure documentation</li> </ul>Collaboration &amp; Technical Leadership<ul><li>Work within a distributed, multidisciplinary European team to deliver integrated solutions</li></ul><ul><li>Promote knowledge sharing and engineering best practice</li></ul>RequirementsWhat You Will Need: Deployment Infrastructure &amp; Tooling<ul> <li>Solid background in deployment stack configuration across environments (dev, test, QA, prod) including Linux-based system administration and optimisation</li> <li>Expertise in containerisation technologies e.g. Docker/Docker Compose</li> <li>Experience building orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes/Helm Charts</li> <li>CI/CD pipeline management experience using Bitbucket and Harbor</li> <li>Infrastructure-as-Code implementation via Terraform/AWS CloudFormation</li> <li>Comprehensive knowledge of cloud deployment with AWS/Azure serverless architectures</li> </ul>Monitoring &amp; Observability<ul> <li>Application monitoring implementation experience using Sentry and Grafana</li> <li>Demonstrable expertise in Log management systems (e.g., Loki)</li> <li>Distributed tracing proficiency with OpenTelemetry/Jaeger</li> </ul>Networking &amp; Security<ul> <li>Experience in Load-balancing configuration via Traefik/HAProxy</li> <li>Strong knowledge of Authentication system design and OAuth2 integration</li> </ul>Automation &amp; Scripting<ul><li>Programming proficiency in scripting languages (Bash, Python, NodeJS) with a focus on DevOps process automation and optimisation</li></ul>Work Approach &amp; Mindset<ul> <li>Self-driven ownership of complex technical challenges from concept to delivery</li> <li>Innovative problem-solving for novel technical obstacles</li> <li>End-to-end project ownership with a strong delivery focus</li> <li>Clear technical communication across written and verbal formats</li> </ul>Useful to Have:<ul> <li>Message-oriented architecture experience (Websockets, Redis Streams)</li> <li>Power systems engineering knowledge or domain exposure</li> </ul>Benefits<ul><li> Flexible working schedules: You will be based in our modern Vienna offices but will have the flexibility for hybrid work-from-home arrangements. Talk to us at the application stage about any scheduling preferences you may have.  </li></ul><ul><li> Employee Option Plan: You get equity in IONATE, so as we succeed so do you.  </li></ul><ul><li> Pension: a competitive, flexible, and sustainable pension product to help you plan for your future.  </li></ul><ul> <li> Career Development: It's important to us that you have the opportunity for ongoing professional development and career growth.  </li> <li> Slow travel: We believe in a low carbon future, so if you wish to travel by a lower carbon method - but it takes much longer than flying - we will give you an extra 2 slow travel days per year. </li> </ul> About IONATE    Driven by first-principles engineering, IONATE is transforming power systems for the energy transition.    Our hardware is the Hybrid Intelligent Transformer (HIT): a new building block for the power grid and everything connecting. It integrates into the network like a transformer but solves key power quality issues through all-in-one power flow control. Beyond the passive voltage step, it provides data visibility, stepless and dynamic voltage control, harmonics removal and reactive power control with millisecond-precision. Its innovative hybrid design leveraging magnetic control makes it a robust, reliable, and affordable upgrade.    While deployed to remove constraints and prevent issues, HITs effectively light up real-time control nodes for the very first time. Once placed in strategic points of the network, IONATE's AI platform can coordinate them to form a true smart system, coupling top-down grid orchestration with instantaneous bottom-up control in the physics. This full stack will achieve real-time system optimisation and turn the passive old grid into a flexible, decentralized platform that catalyses innovation.    3 reasons why you should apply:    You'll work on something that matters. The most rewarding aspect of our job is seeing what we build in the lab get used in the real world. As our tech gets used in solar farms, batteries, and electricity grids, your work will help shape the future of the green energy transition .    The thinking you'll do here is not your average exercises on repeat. Building a brand-new class of tech requires cutting-edge ideas. If you like to solve unconventional problems, to be given freedom to explore, to challenge - and be challenged by - field experts, you will fit just right in.    The rocket ship is taking off. Our innovation has been proven and demand is immense. IONATE is now rapidly scaling up and undertaking global projects. Joining early and working side-by-side with our leadership team means ample opportunity to grow your role together with our company.    IONATE has a friendly team that collaborates and supports one-another. If you don't fit all the description above, but you are passionate about the work we are doing and could add value to our team, please get in touch. We believe in making positions fit the skills of people, not the other way around. We are also committed to providing equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone. We value diversity in race, gender identity, sexuality, age, family or civil status, disability, religion, or ethnicity and encourage you to apply wherever you come from.

DevOps Engineer

£65-80K – Full-time – London/Hybrid IONATE is a deep technology start-up building the technology backbone for smart electricity grids. Our team is looking for a Senior Power Electronics Engineer to support our work on game-changing green technology and grow within our world-class team.This role will suit someone who thrives in a fast-moving, ever-changing environment, where no two days are the same. Reporting to the Head of Product and requiring extensive knowledge and experience in power electronics development and design, you will play a key role in developing, designing, implementing and testing power electronics circuits and systems, taking concepts and prototypes through to commercial products.With a focus on grid-connected inverter design, you will be actively contributing to design &amp; analyses, simulations, technical discussions, verification and validation processes. You will need an innovative approach to engineering with well-grounded reasoning and experience. Importantly you will contribute to live ongoing projects and test activities and work with the team to continue developing our HIT technology. RequirementsWhat you will do: <ul><li>Develop power electronics hardware and circuitry for power converters and controllers in grid connected applications</li></ul><ul> <li>Focusing on systems design, hardware implementation, simulation, component selection and testing in a design proving FAT and SAT capacity.   </li> <li>Design, implement, test, verify and troubleshoot power converters, power supplies, switchgear, filters, EMC solutions, protection circuits, sensors, analogue &amp; digital hardware, controllers and logic devices, communication interfaces etc. </li> <li>Be involved hands-on with hardware design and validation, respecting safety, reliability, quality, and international standards </li> <li>Actively participate in technical development and testing across a multi-disciplinary team, working with power electronics, mechanical, control, software, and systems engineers. </li> <li>Work within a cross-functional team to deliver ambitious projects and products, balancing technical execution with risk, timeline and cost.  </li> <li>Create and maintain documentation such as requirements and specification documents, testing plans and reports.</li> </ul>What you will need: <ul> <li>Degree in Electrical and Electronics engineering or equivalent</li> <li>Good understanding of electronic and electrical components and their principles. </li> <li>Extensive experience designing power electronics hardware, ideally in high power applications, covering all stages of product development.  </li> <li>Working knowledge of switch-mode power supplies and/or power converters (inverters) with evidence of design ownership and/or large testing efforts of these systems. </li> <li>Experience in electronics circuit modelling and simulation </li> <li>An understanding of best practices related to thermo-mechanical designs </li> <li>Extensive experience in designing, manufacturing and testing custom PCB assemblies. </li> <li>Altium Designer proficiency, covering schematic capture, PCB layout &amp; production outputs.  </li> <li>Experience using tools such as SPICE, MATLAB, Confluence, JIRA. </li> <li>Experience conducting laboratory and site-based testing using test equipment such as oscilloscopes, frequency response analysers, power analysers, grid emulators, HV &amp; high current supplies etc </li> <li>Experience with soldering, PCB re-work, cable &amp; electrical assembly work. </li> <li>Experience designing systems fit for large scale manufacturing and production. </li> <li>Communication skills enabling you to work with various team members and partners across the globe. </li> <li>A drive to learn new things and grow! </li> </ul>It would be useful to have:<ul> <li>Comprehensive modelling, design, or testing experience of inverters and power modules (ie. IGBT, SiC).  </li> <li>Experience with FEM modelling tools (ie. ANSYS) </li> <li>Experience designing systems to meet EMC/EMI standards is a plus </li> <li>Experience designing and testing commercially ready systems for UL/TUV certification is a plus </li> <li>Testing experience working with voltages up to 1kV.  </li> <li>Experience with grid-connected inverters or grid connected hardware.  </li> <li>Experience with HiL and SiL test systems.  </li> <li>Experience with design-for-test end-of-line production testing.  </li> <li>Willingness to travel nationally and internationally when required for testing/ commissioning. </li> </ul>BenefitsFlexible working schedules: You will be based in our modern West London offices but will have the flexibility for hybrid work-from-home arrangements. Talk to us at the application stage about any scheduling preferences you may have.Private Medical &amp; Dental Insurance: From day one, we provide you with full, comprehensive private medical and dental cover through Bupa. You also have the option to add any dependents to your cover. Please ask us for more details.Employee Option Plan: You get equity in IONATE, so as we succeed so do you.  Company pension: a competitive, flexible, and sustainable pension product to help you plan for your future.Career Development: It’s important to us that you have the opportunity for ongoing professional development and career growth.  Cycle to Work scheme: Low carbon travel is important for everyone, so we have in place a cycle scheme to help you purchase a bicycle.Slow travel: We believe in a low carbon future, so if you wish to travel by a lower carbon method – but it takes much longer than flying - we will give you an extra 2 days per year.  About IONATE Driven by first-principles engineering, IONATE is transforming power systems for the energy transition.  Our hardware is the Hybrid Intelligent Transformer (HIT): a new building block for the power grid and everything connecting. It integrates into the network like a transformer but solves key power quality issues through all-in-one power flow control. Beyond the passive voltage step, it provides data visibility, stepless and dynamic voltage control, harmonics removal and reactive power control with millisecond-precision. Its innovative hybrid design leveraging magnetic control makes it a robust, reliable, and affordable upgrade.  While deployed to remove constraints and prevent issues, HITs effectively light up real-time control nodes for the very first time. Once placed in strategic points of the network, IONATE’s AI platform can coordinate them to form a true smart system, coupling top-down grid orchestration with instantaneous bottom-up control in the physics. This full stack will achieve real-time system optimisation and turn the passive old grid into a flexible, decentralized platform that catalyses innovation.  3 reasons why you should apply:  You’ll work on something that matters. The most rewarding aspect of our job is seeing what we build in the lab get used in the real world. As our tech gets used in solar farms, batteries, and electricity grids, your work will help shape the future of the green energy transition . The thinking you’ll do here is not your average exercises on repeat. Building a brand-new class of tech requires cutting-edge ideas. If you like to solve unconventional problems, to be given freedom to explore, to challenge – and be challenged by – field experts, you will fit just right in. The rocket ship is taking off. Our innovation has been proven and demand is immense. IONATE is now rapidly scaling up and undertaking global projects. Joining early and working side-by-side with our leadership team means ample opportunity to grow your role together with our company.  IONATE has a friendly team that collaborates and supports one-another. If you don’t fit all the description above, but you are passionate about the work we are doing and could add value to our team, please get in touch. We believe in making positions fit the skills of people, not the other way around. We are also committed to providing equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone. We value diversity in race, gender identity, sexuality, age, family or civil status, disability, religion, or ethnicity and encourage you to apply wherever you come from.

Senior Power Electronics Engineer

£70-100K+ / Full-time / Hybrid - EuropeIONATE is a deep technology start-up building the technology backbone for smart grids. Our team is looking for a Senior Transformer Engineer who will enjoy taking the lead on building our cutting-edge Hybrid Intelligent Transformers.Requiring knowledge in transformer design and development, this position will involve working directly with our Senior Transformer R&amp;D Engineer.<a></a> You will play a key role in developing and implementing new transformer designs, taking concepts through to commercial product for customers. With a focus on electrical design and simulation, you will be active in initiating analyses, design reviews, technical discussions and will have an innovative approach with engineering reasoning. Importantly, your work will include supporting project and test activities and help to ensure that these are completed within schedule. Key ResponsibilitiesDesign and Development:<ul> <li>Develop new transformer concepts with a deep focus on electromagnetic, thermal, and material design</li> <li>Produce technical requirements and specifications based on customer needs and design concepts</li> <li>Simulate and model transformer designs using advanced tools to analyse parameters such as losses and faults to optimise functionality<a></a> </li> <li>Produce CAD/CAE designs following a verification and validation process</li> <li>Design and validate electrical designs to customer specifications using in-house tools and improve and update existing IONATE tools</li> </ul> Quality and Compliance:<ul> <li>Ensure all designs adhere to safety, quality, and international standards</li> <li>Conduct design verifications and validations to meet industry requirements</li> </ul> Documentation and Reporting:<ul> <li>Create and maintain process documents and technical reports</li> <li>Produce verification reports documenting data, calculations, and comparisons</li> </ul> Collaboration and Support:<ul> <li>Actively support a multi-disciplinary team including electrical, power electronics, control and embedded systems, and software engineers</li> <li>Assist in onboarding of new manufacturing partners<a></a><a></a> </li> </ul>RequirementsExperience:<ul> <li>Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent</li> <li>Several proven years’ experience in design procedures, calculations, modelling, simulations, and material selection for transformer manufacturing<a></a> </li> <li>Sound knowledge of three phase oil filled/dry type transformers</li> <li>Experience using MATLAB/ ANSYS/ MAGNET/ SolidWorks or equivalent software to simulate and model transformer designs both electrically and mechanically<a></a> </li> <li>Experience with installation and commissioning of transformers is desirable</li> </ul>Technical Skills:<ul> <li>Ability to use FEM / BEM numerical methods and design within engineering constraints</li> <li>Sound knowledge of transformers and related standards: IEC, IEEE/ANSI, Ecodesign</li> <li>Knowledge of transformer and substation protection<a></a> </li> <li>Python<a></a> programming skills would be desirable</li> <li>Having experience designing transformers from a mechanical perspective is a plus<a></a> </li> </ul>Work approach &amp; Mindset:<ul> <li>Can work to clear timescales and collaborate with a cross functional team to deliver ambitious projects on time<a></a> </li> <li>A skilled communicator, working with multiple disciplines and teams across the globe</li> <li>The ability to travel internationally when required<a></a> </li> <li>A drive to learn new things! <a></a> </li> </ul>BenefitsYour benefits: <ul> <li> Flexible working schedules: You will have the flexibility for hybrid work-from-home arrangements. Talk to us at the application stage about any scheduling preferences you may have.   </li> <li> Employee Option Plan: You get equity in IONATE, so as we succeed so do you.   </li> <li> Company pension: a competitive, flexible, and sustainable pension product to help you plan for your future. </li> <li> Career Development: It’s important to us that you have the opportunity for ongoing professional development and career growth.   </li> <li> Cycle to Work Scheme: Low carbon travel is important for everyone, so we have in place a cycle scheme to help you purchase a bicycle.</li> <li> Slow travel: We believe in a low carbon future, so if you wish to travel by a lower carbon method – but it takes much longer than flying - we will give you an extra 2 days per year.       </li> </ul>About IONATE IONATE is building the hardware-software backbone for smart grids.Its Hybrid Intelligent Transformer (HIT) replaces transformers with a smart equivalent, integrating high-fidelity data and precise control of voltages, harmonics and reactive power all-in-one. This means the HIT can detect, analyse and resolve power disturbances in real time, should it be used in grids, renewables, industrial assets or data centres.But in doing so, HITs effectively light up real-time control nodes – transforming power systems one substation at a time. Coordinated by IONATE’s Aurora, their network will unlock a step change in efficiency, renewables hosting capacity, and achieve true smart grid capabilities with AI-enabled control. 3 reasons why you should apply:  You’ll work on something that matters. The most rewarding aspect of our job is seeing what we build in the lab get used in the real world. As our tech gets used in solar farms, batteries, and electricity grids, your work will help shape the future of the green energy transition. The thinking you’ll do here is not your average exercises on repeat. Building a brand-new class of tech requires cutting-edge ideas. If you like to solve unconventional problems, to be given freedom to explore, to challenge – and be challenged by – field experts, you will fit just right in. The rocket ship is taking off. Our innovation has been proven and demand is immense. IONATE is now rapidly scaling up and undertaking global projects. Joining early and working side-by-side with our leadership team means ample opportunity to grow your role together with our company.   IONATE has a friendly team that collaborates and supports one-another. If you don’t fit all the description above, but you are passionate about the work we are doing and could add value to our team, please get in touch. We believe in making positions fit the skills of people, not the other way around. We are also committed to providing equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone. We value diversity in race, gender identity, sexuality, age, family or civil status, disability, religion, or ethnicity and encourage you to apply wherever you come from.

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