Dave Hicks

Senior Power Engineer at YASA

Dave Hicks is a Senior Power Engineer at YASA, specializing in e-motors for hybrid and electric vehicles since October 2019. Hicks has also served as an Events Organiser for the IET Shropshire Network since April 2015, contributing to local networking events. Prior experience includes roles as an E&D Engineer at Nidec Control Techniques from September 2012 to October 2019, where work focused on Servo Drives, and as an E3 Undergraduate at Emerson Control Techniques, which involved organizing summer schools through the E3 power academy. An early career included an apprenticeship at the Manx Electricity Authority, where Hicks gained valuable experience in electrical maintenance. Hicks holds a Master of Engineering (MEng) in Power Electronics, Machines & Drives from Newcastle University, earned between 2008 and 2012.

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Shrewsbury, United Kingdom

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YASA

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YASA was founded on the principle that small, light electric motors would play a growing role in meeting both the strict emissions targets being set globally in a wide range of industries and the requirement for greater efficiency through electrification.The Company was incorporated in 2009 based on a unique patented motor technology invented bythe Company’s founder and CTO Dr Tim Woolmer whilst studying for his DPhil at Oxford University. The unique YASA motor technology is ideal for a range of mobile applications such as hydraulics replacement, power generation, traction and propulsion and hybridisation. YASA Motors manufactures a range of standard electric motors and generators based on our unique motor topology at our factory and Company Headquarters in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. The YASA-750, YASA-250 and YASA-400 products have been designed to be integrated into customers’ products in a range of markets and industries with minimal application engineering. In addition to our standard products, YASA has a design and development team dedicated to making bespoke motors for customers for medium-high volume applications.