Lead Power Electronics Hardware Engineer

Job Description Summary

Activities contributing to the design and development of products, solutions and systems. Includes activities linked to technical improvement of existing products and components Responsible for departmental operations planning/execution or is focused on execution of professional activities within a technical discipline. Functions with some autonomy but guided by established policies or review of end results.
The job allows modification of procedures and practices covering work as long as the end results meet standards of acceptability (quality, volume, timeliness etc.).

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities:

• MV/LV Drive / VFD Converter Engineering - Core Power Electronics (AC/ DC systems)
• Converter Input and output Filter Sizing for harmonics, Product hardware design / loss budget calculation / Earth & Protection circuits /Arc Flash Calculation/ RCA.
• Understanding of product design with respect to EMC and Electro mechanical design.
• Validation experience for part level (IGBT, Capacitors, Transformer, reactors, etc...) and product level for internal validation and third party certification as required.
• Localization of parts as required for required cost out.
• Understand product / project specifications and realize requirements to design using calculations, modeling and simulations.
• Design system/equipment to meet reliability, testing standards, manufacturability, material and cost guidelines
• Prepare & validate Design documents - Configurations, principles of operation, application guidelines, specifications, BOM, SLD & drawings as per requirement.
• Verify functional performance of prototype hardware under all specified operating conditions.
• Support Manufacturing of equipment at Factory / Vendor facility.
• Document functional test requirements and conduct test according to applicable standards (UL/IEC etc....) /conduct project FAT's.
• Coordinate with System Engineer and Program / Product / Project manager execution on a continuous basis.
• May require travel as required.

• Master Degree / PhD, in Power Electronics or Electrical Engineering or Equivalent.
• Min. 8+ years of Power electronics design & testing expertise for Industrial drives.
• Preferred experience/knowledge in Electrical design / Simulation tools like MATLAB/Simulink, Pspice, PSCAD, Ansys.
• In-depth knowledge of Motors /Drive control Systems.
• Understanding of domain level knowledge on STATCOM's, Marine design

• Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Mentor & Guide team.
• Self-Starter, demonstrate ability to work effectively within and between teams and as Individual.
• Ability to energize teams and perceives change as an opportunity
• Ability to work effectively in a culturally diverse and highly matrix environment.

• Note:
  
  To comply with US immigration and other legal requirements, it is necessary to specify the minimum number of years' experience required for any role based within the USA. For roles outside of the USA, to ensure compliance with applicable legislation, the JDs should focus on the substantive level of experience required for the role and a minimum number of years should NOT be used.