Power Electronics Hardware Engineer

Overview

Keysight is at the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our ~15,000 employees create world‑class solutions in communications, 5G, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets for customers in over 100 countries. Learn more about what we do.

Our award‑winning culture embraces a bold vision of where technology can take us and a passion for tackling challenging problems with industry‑first solutions. We believe that when people feel a sense of belonging, they can be more creative, innovative, and thrive at all points in their careers.

About the Team

Our hardware development team in Bochum focuses on the design and industrialization of advanced electronic and power‑electronic systems. The team works at the intersection of mechanical engineering, power electronics, and thermal design, ensuring reliable, manufacturable, and high‑performance products.

Working in a highly collaborative and interdisciplinary environment, you will partner closely with mechanical, software, and system engineers to develop robust device architectures, optimize thermal performance, and ensure successful integration of complex power electronics into larger assemblies.

The team combines strong engineering fundamentals with practical problem‑solving to deliver solutions that perform reliably in real‑world environments.

About the Role

As a Power Electronics Design Engineer, you will contribute to the design and development of power electronics for sophisticated electronic systems, with a particular focus on PCB design, power electronics topologies, and thermal management.

You will support the full product lifecycle, from concept development through prototyping and validation to industrialization. The role requires strong collaboration with mechanical and software engineers to ensure optimal performance, manufacturability, and product reliability.

This position is ideal for engineers interested in working at the interface between mechanical engineering and electronics, contributing to next‑generation test and measurement and power electronic technologies.

Responsibilities

This position will be located in Bochum, Germany at Keysight's Electronic Industrial Solutions Group. The site in Bochum, Germany is primarily devoted to the design, manufacture, and marketing of Keysight’s power supply solutions. These products range from high power switching supplies, AC sources, 30kW regenerative power solutions, solar array simulators, to AC grid emulators up to 1MW in power.

The ideal candidate will have a strong interest and skill set in power electronics, switching converter design, analog design, control systems, digital signal processing, and embedded programming. HDL skills would be a plus.

In this position, you will work with a mentor on hardware‑based designs for new Keysight programmable power supplies. You will regularly use some of the most advanced measurement and simulation tools available while learning from our experienced staff members.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or similar – graduation must be completed by May or August of 2026
• Ability to work daily on‑site in Bochum, Germany
• Exposure to power electronics and switching converter design as it relates to power supply design and regenerative grid technologies
• Analog design skills, including experience in both time and frequency domain measurements
• A strong fundamental skill set in continuous and discrete signals and systems
• Exposure to analog control design through dedicated coursework; digital control design experience is a major plus
• Course exposure to digital signal processing (DSP), ideally with HDL skills
• Familiarity with power supplies and electronic measurement devices
• Ability to model systems in Matlab and circuit simulator tools like Saber
• At least one undergraduate class completed in power electronics and control systems

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience coding, simulating, testing, and debugging HDL designs
• Strong Python programming skills. Be able to create code that is clear, efficient, maintainable, and well documented.
• Ability to collaborate across multiple design domains including firmware, gateware, analog and digital hardware interfaces
• Experience with FreeRTOS

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