Lead Engineer – R&D (Motor Drive HW Design), İstanbul | Koç Kariyerim

WAT Motor

İstanbul, Türkiye

İLAN BİTİŞ TARİHİ: 26.09.2025

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Technology is moving forward, and world is changing fast, that’s why we are here to serve evolving needs of the world and industries by creating new technological products and solutions that impact the new global demands.

WAT is a rapidly growing production and technology company not hesitating to enter new technology areas that enables new horizons both for its business and the industry overall.

If you want to be in the power of this transformation, we are waiting for you at WAT!

What awaits you in this role?

We are looking for a passionate Lead Engineer – R&D (Motor Drive HW Design) who will join our team at Electronic Product & Projects (R&D).

-Leading the design, test and development activities for power electronics inverter circuits for industrial and defense applications
-Developing product requirement specifications and validation plans
-Working actively with motor control SW experts and system specialist to drive appropriate tradeoffs to deliver subsystem level attribute targets.
-Creating design guidelines, modules/libraries and facilitate reuse of knowledge
-Proactively identify technical risks within projects and influence engineering teams in their resolution
-Supporting transitioning newly developed products into the production phase
-Participating actively in a cross-functional product development environment
-Proactively collaborate with stakeholders of all levels and across cross-functional teams.

The position is located in Pendik Teknopark/İstanbul. Hybrid working model is available.

How do we describe the perfect match?
-Bachelor degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering or Mechatronics Engineering
-6+ years of experience in hardware design and test of motor drive projects for defense/aviation/military applications
-Having knowledge of Electric Machines and Drives
-Detailed understanding of the semiconductor characteristics (Si, SiC, GaN, etc.), and the design of high-frequency magnetics (Inductors, Transformers etc.)
-Having experience of power electronics and analog electronics circuit analysis programs, such as LTSpice, PSIM, PLECS, etc.
-Being experienced in PCB schematic and layout design tools, such as Altium Designer
-Having experience in communication buses, such as EtherCAT, I2C, SPI, CAN and RS485 etc.
-Hands-on lab experience in soldering, oscilloscope usage, power analyzer usage, inverter testing etc.
-Having previous desing & test & validation experience in defense/aviation/military standards (such as MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-1275 etc.) standards is a plus
-Excellent verbal and written skills in English
-Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Programs
-Following and adapting the market trends and new technologies
-Outside the box thinking ability
-Open to innovation culture
-Flexible and open to new perspectives
-A great team player with a self-initiative mindset
-Knowing what empathy really means
-Being open to communication.

By being one of the “People of WAT”;
-You can benefit from the perks of our hybrid working model and enjoy being part of an agile team.
-We will support you with the most appealing personal development opportunities to keep up your full potential by developing your skills and competencies for future technologies.
-While working remotely, we got your back! We support you with portable modem and internet connection.
-Get the advantage of shopping and eating at discounted prices in various places using the Koç Ailem card.
-You will be able to enjoy the nature and the services in Koç Korusu. (KTSK)
-Chill out coffee places to pamper yourself at the office.
-Pick, choose and combine your side benefits with Flextra.
-You’ll get a chance to bring out the leader in you while working with the leading trusted solutions provide.