Power Electronics Test Engineer

Lightyear

Venray or Remote, Netherlands

What will you do as a Power Electronics Test Engineer?

As a Power Electronics Test Engineer, your core responsibility is to ensure the reliability and performance of our power converters through rigorous validation. In this role, you will also build a strong system-level understanding of how hardware, embedded software, and control algorithms interact, enabling you to act as a key technical link between these domains during testing and troubleshooting. You will design and build custom test setups that simulate demanding real-world conditions, write robust automation software to streamline data acquisition, and perform in-depth tests to characterize system behavior, including efficiency, tracking performance, EMC, transient behavior, and control-related system dynamics.

You don't just run tests, you own the insights. When anomalies occur, you are the investigator who dives into the data to identify the root cause. You develop the system-level understanding required to distinguish whether an issue originates from the hardware, embedded software, or control logic. You do not need to be the primary control expert, but you should be able to understand control concepts well enough to challenge test results, recognize control-related behaviour, and effectively coordinate with domain experts to implement lasting solutions. You thrive in the lab, turning complex technical problems into clear, actionable results that move our technology forward.

What do we expect from a Power Electronics Test Engineer?

In order to succeed in the dynamic world of Lightyear; pro-activity, professionalism, communication and adaptability are crucial. We are looking for someone with an ambitious attitude who learns from the past but who is especially open to transforming new developments or ideas into the ‘tried and tested’ of the future!

You bring

Bachelor’s in Electronics Engineering or similar
Knowledge of power electronics fundamentals
Experience with hardware debugging & instrumentation
Experience with PCB & system level troubleshooting
Experience with embedded software (C, C++ or Rust) debugging
Experience with electronics certification (ISO 16750, CISPR25, R10) is a plus
Scripting/automation
Basic understanding of control systems, preferably in the context of power electronics, motor drives, battery systems, or similar dynamic systems
Ability to interpret control-related converter behavior such as stability, transient response, tracking performance, protection behavior, and interaction with hardware limits
Able to act as a technical bridge between hardware, embedded software, and control engineering during test definition, debugging, and issue resolution
Experience with model-based development, control tuning, or MATLAB/Simulink is a big plus