Senior Power Electronics System R&D Engineer

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) is a global leader in new energy innovative technologies, committed to providing premier solutions and services for new energy applications worldwide.

Headquartered in Ningde, it has established six R&D centers and thirteen battery manufacturing bases worldwide. At the same time, CATL has opened subsidiaries in Munich, Germany; Paris, France; Yokohama, Japan; Detroit, USA as well as other markets.

Accroding to SNE Research, CATL’s EV battery consumption volume has ranked first in the world for seven consecutive years. CATL has also ranked first in the market share of global energy storage battery production for three consecutive years. CATL ranked 250th in the Forbes rankings in 2024.

CATL places a strong emphasis on research and development, with capabilities spanning various fields including material R&D, product development, engineering design, testing and analysis, smart manufacturing, information systems, and project management. In 2023, CATL invested about 18.4 billion yuan (about 2.59 billion U.S. dollars) in R&D, and has around twenty thousand staff members engaged in R&D so far and its issued and pending patents have reached 36,658 worldwide as of the end of June 2024.

2025 CATL global campus recruitment has officially launched, various positions are available in R&D, engineering & manufacturing, computer science and other fields. Join us, Empower Future with CATL.

Senior Power Electronics System R&D Engineer

Job Description:

1. Research and development of overall solutions for new energy and energy storage systems, including key technology development and simulation verification.
2. Study and design of scheduling strategies and control system solutions for new power systems (integrated source-network-load-storage).
3. Research on control and protection strategies for networked energy storage systems, including algorithm design, parameter tuning, stability analysis, and simulation verification.

Job Requirements:

1. PhD degree.
2. Background in power systems and automation, power electronics, electrical machines and appliances, control theory and engineering, electrical engineering, or related fields.
3. CET-6 level English proficiency.
4. Solid knowledge in power electronics technology, familiar with power conversion and power control technologies.
5. Experience with projects related to flexible DC-DC transmission, energy storage, wind power, photovoltaics, virtual synchronous machines, etc., and familiarity with commonly used control and protection algorithms.
6. Proficient in simulation software and systems such as MATLAB/Simulink, PSCAD, RTDS.
7. Strong communication and collaboration skills, interpersonal sensitivity, logical thinking, and team spirit.