Lead Hardware Design Engineer

Job Description Summary

Lead Hardware Design and Validation Engineer will be responsible for leading the electronic hardware design including the regulatory testing and validation of electronics boards-based solutions for real-time control applications in the power generation industry. You will work with a cross-functional, highly skilled team to create and improve a state-of-the-art platform for use in every kind of power generation application, including wind, solar, battery storage, gas, steam, and hydro-electric.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

As the lead Electronics hardware Design engineer, you will:

• Engage in new product introduction, design, prototype, test, supplier interfaces, manufacturing hand-off.
• Interface with Contract manufacturer to establish processes and support qualifying SKUs for engineering.
• Designing mixed signal circuits using microcontrollers, FPGA, ADC, DAC, Multiplexer, OPAMPs & discrete components etc.
• Select the FPGA, CPLD family and chip suitable for the application.
• Do FPGA programming, synthesis and simulation, timing analysis and optimization.
• evelop FPGAD
• Component selection, circuit design, design calculations, schematic entry, coordinating with layout Engineer, DFR, DFM, coordinating with manufacturing to produce PWAs.
• Designing circuit boards for meeting product safety .EMI-EMC requirements.
• Preparing detailed design document, testing hardware prototypes (using Lab Equipments like DMM, Oscilloscopes, Function generators etc.), analyzing results and test report.
• Troubleshoot and resolve defects and failures during production builds
• Perform signal integrity analysis along with layout engineer.
• Validate the design from functional, thermal and precompliance view.
• Support cost-out opportunities
• Participate in organizational initiatives

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor / Master in Electronics, Electronics & communication Engineering or equivalent.
• 7 + years of experience in Mixed signal circuit design, system level analysis, Product Development life cycle including system and Sub-system Design. Design for Manufacturability & Reliability, Technical Regulations, and standards
• Hands on experience in conducting test validation, EMI-EMC (CS, EFT, Surge, RS, RE, ESD).
• Proven analytical and organizational ability.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Effective problem identification and solution skills.
• Ability to Mentor and effective work in Cross-functional teams.

Desired Characteristics

• Experience of Designing Digital Electronics, high speed design, Analog and mixed signal design, Dealing with design life cycle.
• Hands on experience in Verilog, VHDL, FPGA development tools, including design, synthesis, simulation, timing analysis, optimization, packaging and debug
• Expertise in Signal Integrity and simulations
• Experience in high end PCBA assembly processes.
• Proficiency in ECAD suite of tools from Cadence.
• Expertise in Signal Integrity and simulations
• Deep knowledge of compliance requirements.
• Experience in Agile methodology.