Senior Engineer - Engineering Design- Solar Lighting

Lead the design and development of next-generation solar lighting products (Solar Street Lights, High Masts, and Garden Luminaires).

entire product lifecycle

Technology Exploration & Feasibility

• Lead the identification, exploration, and development of cutting-edge Solar lighting technologies and architectures.
• Drive proof-of-concept development for new lighting solutions, including advanced LED systems, smart controls, optics, Battery management, and materials.
• Collaborate with product management, design, and engineering teams to align technology development with market trends and customer needs.
• Own the technology roadmap for solar lighting developments and scout emerging technologies and academic research for potential integration.
• Conduct feasibility studies, risk assessments, and design experiments to validate novel concepts.
• Engage with external partners, universities, and technology consortia to enhance innovation capabilities.
• Prepare and present technical reports, patent filings, and investment cases for leadership review.
• Mentor junior engineers and build technical excellence within the team.
• Quest to Technology upgradation with habit of exploring new Patent and White papers.

Electronics & Hardware Design (The Core)

• Optimize high-efficiency DC-DC LED driver circuits (Buck/Boost converters) with efficiency 95%.
• Integrate PWM/MPPT charge controllers with Battery Management Systems (BMS) for

  LiFePO4

  and Li-ion chemistries.
• Lead PCB layout and schematic capture using tools like

  Altium Designer

  or

  OrCAD

  , ensuring low EMI/EMC noise.
• Integrate IoT modules (LoRaWAN, Zigbee, GSM/GPRS) for remote monitoring and dimming controls (dusk-to-dawn logic, motion sensing).

2. System Architecture & Optics

3. Component Selection & BOM Management

• PV Modules:

  Monocrystalline , Polycrystalline , Vertical Solar tech

• LEDs:

  High-lumen per watt (LPW) emitters (e.g., Osram, Cree, Lumileds)

4. Mechanical & Thermal Engineering

• Thermal Management

• Enclosure Design

5. Testing & Validation Electronics products

• Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, multimeters, power analysers, logic analysers
• PCB bring-up, debugging, and performance validation
• Battery Cycle life testing
• EMI/EMC pre-compliance testing skills
• Reliability testing: thermal cycling, vibration, surge/transient protection

6. Standards & Regulatory Knowledge

• Familiarity with lighting and electronics compliance standards:
• BIS, CE, RoHS, REACH
• Automotive: ISO 26262, AEC-Q100/200
• Safety: IEC 60598

B Tech Electronics/Electrical with 10 Years of relevant experience, or M. Tech with 6 year of experience

5-10 years of experience in Solar system, or Solar Lighting