Sr. PCB Design Engineer

Virbhu India Pvt Ltd, a leading solid state power conversion company located at Vadodara (Gujarat), A wholly owned subsidiary of AK Power Solutions (www.akpowers.com) (USA), operating in the field of power electronics, has an immediate opening for a Sr. PCB Design Engineer

The US parent company , AK power Solutions sells IPM (integrated power modules) for fast DC charging currently in USA and is led by an IIT graduate. In addition to AK, he also leads VTC , the largest power transformer manufacturer in USA.

Key Skills:

• Experience in designing Power electronics, High Speed, High Voltage PCB and Multilayer PCB is must.
• Exposure of different PCB, CAD, CAM design tools, preferably extensive experience in Altium Design.
• Design to meet IEC standards of EMC/EMI, Surge, EFT, safety & reliability.
• Design PCB as per the specs provided by technical team, Maintain and update PCB design documents, Participate in design reviews, PCB inspections/Testing.
• Must have worked in stacked and complex boards with high layer count.
• Should individually handle PCB layout from schematics creation to Gerber release.
• Experience in Power & Signal integrity analysis.
• Experience in DFM/DFX thermal analysis.
• Verify existing design and recommend improvements.
• Propose Process improvements to ensure PCB functionality, quality & reliability.
• Perform updates according to change in customer or internal requirements.
• Identify risks and challenges and propose action plan.
• Self-driven, motivated and show high productivity in PCB design & development.
• Hands on experience in creation of BoM, Fabrication & assembly drawings for ECO process.
• Able to communicate clearly, organize effectively and document work thoroughly while working with local and global teams.
• In-depth knowledge of PCB fabrication process & assembly.
• Good Understanding of product data management tools-based release and change order process and PCB life cycle processes.
• IPC process certified in PCB designing will be an advantage.

Essential Duties/Principal Responsibilities

• Design & develop microcontroller/DSP/FPGA based PCB board for Power conversion stage like, AFE, PSFB, DAB, DC-DC converter, AC-DC Converter etc. type of application.
• Design, selection, Specification, and validation of critical hardware components-Microcontrollers, Memories, Communication interfaces etc.
• Perform board designs from system level requirements and test including requirements analysis & documentation, circuit design digital electronics, schematic capture, verification and testing of boards.
• Interface as needed with product management, customers, Marketing & sales providing technical guidance on product developed.
• Keep well informed of new features and products/services.
• Be proactive in understanding product/services roadmaps and the implication of new features with peer engineers or self -training.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Qualification: Education, Experience, Skills, Abilities, License/Certification:

• 4-Year bachelor’s degree/4+2 -Year Master’s Degree in Electronics & Communication or equivalent.
• 5-10 years of experience outside of university in PCB designing.
• Use of recognized best practices in Hardware/Firmware/Software development methodologies and processes.
• Excellent Communication skills with strong English both Written & Spoken.