Lead Engineer Power Electronics

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Job Profile

Title: Lead Engineer Power Electronics

Qualifications: Bachelors or Master degree in Electrical, Electronics or Power

electronics from a reputed University.

Experience: Min. 7 to 10 years experience in relevant field.

Expected Job Role:

• Design of Power Electronics product like Variable Frequency Drives, Static

Frequency Converters, Soft Starters, DC/DC converters, DC/AC inverters, UPS,

Battery Chargers, etc for high power applications.

• Power Circuit Design including power switching devices like (IGBTs, Thyristors

MOSFETs with Heat Sink Design), Filter Circuits having chokes/inductors &

capacitors.

• Good Knowledge on electrical components and their interface.

• High voltage and current design guidelines

• Electrical components selection based on switching device and power requirements

• Analysis of design for heat dissipation, power dissipation, temperature rise for

given IP ratings, power budget calculations.

• Good knowledge on Drivers & protections, power waveform analysis.

• Preparation of System Design Drawings (Selection of Components, Preparation of

BOMs, Power Scheme / Control Scheme, GA, Internal Layouts, Wiring Diagrams)

and submission to customer for approval.

• Preparation of Quality Assurance Plans, Internal Test Procedures, Acceptance Test

Procedures, Type Test Plans as per order specifications and getting customer

approvals

• Release of finalised design documents for manufacturing / production.

• Interact with Embedded Design team for PCB Design specifications, Software Logic

Development and functional validation.

• Technical support to Sales for technical offer and cost estimates on need basis

• Interaction with internal departments for co-ordination of various activities for

assigned project

• Customer interaction and onsite visits for feasibility studies, technical discussions

related to assigned project.

Technical competency:

• Proficiency in Design of IGBT / Thyristor based solid state controls & Power circuit

design for DC/AC Motor Controls, DC/DC converters, DC/AC inverters, UPS, Battery

Chargers, Frequency Converters, etc for high power applications

• Design of Magnetics for Power conversion applications including inductors,

Common Mode and differential chokes, Design of suitable filters for noise

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mitigation

• Design / Selection of Thermal Engineering parts, Calculation of heat load & heat

sink design for Power Electronics Applications

• Knowledge of Product compliance testing as per industrial standards or MIL

Standards for Environmental conditions and EMI/EMC.

• Understanding Customer requirements / RFP specifications and offering solutions

with the available technology

• Familiarity with Drafting Tools like AutoCad, Solidworks and Electrical Design

tools.

• Experience on preparation of System Design Drawings (Selection of Components,

Preparation of BOMs, Power Scheme / Control Scheme, GA, Internal Layouts,

Wiring Diagrams) and submission to customer for approval.

• Experience on preparation of Quality Assurance Plans, Internal Test Procedures,

Acceptance Test Procedures, Type Test Plans as per order specifications and

getting customer approvals

• Excellent analytical & inter-personal skills with proven ability in driving the project

• Hands-on experience in defence domain will be an added advantage