Head Technical Engineering Manager

  • Vadodara
  • Ak Power Solutions

Virbhu India Pvt Ltd – Vadodara (Gujarat), a wholly owned subsidiary of AK Power Solutions (USA), operating in the field of power electronics, has as an immediate opening for a Head Technical Engineering Manager.


The position is responsible for leading an engineering team developing next generation products. recruiting and building high performance solid state electronics power conversion vendors and professionals. The position will be a manager responsible for the design and development of next generation power conversion technology for Electrical Vehicle (EV) Charging and Renewable (Solar and Battery Electric Storage) Markets.


Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

  • Lead power electronics engineering team on development of next generation power converters
  • Lead a team of talented engineers through product research, architecture, simulation, design, prototype, verification, and validation phases to deliver a world class product to customers
  • Ensure engineering best practices and internal development processes are followed by the team.
  • Successfully manage engineering resource assignments, priorities, and deadlines
  • Lead product specification, design and the modelling of complex power electronics used in power converters.
  • Lead the creation of schematics, BOMs, test specifications, and technical documentation.
  • Oversee and lead PCB Layout and Mechanical designs.
  • Collaborate with other departments and functions to ensure successful product introduction and maintain the product throughout its lifecycle.
  • Develop a plan to support milestones and requirements for the growth initiatives.
  • Develop a technology acquisition roadmap to support the execution of the product roadmap
  • Lead the development of design with independent vendors and testing infrastructure required to support solid state electronics power conversion devices.
  • Develop staffing plan to support the corporation’s high growth market R&D plan.


Qualifications

  • BS in Electronics or Electrical Engineering (BSEE) or closely related field. MS or PhD would be a plus
  • Must have 4-8 years of experience with inverter or power electronics design
  • Strong knowledge of power-electronics selection and layout for Thyristors, Si-IGBT and SiC-MOSFET based switching devices and circuits.
  • Experienced in designing and architecting the gate drivers for Thyristors, Si-IGBT and SiC-MOSFET inverters.
  • Strong knowledge of Bridge Rectifier design and multi-level topology designs. Experienced with optimizing power converter designs, to reduce harmonics.
  • Experienced in testing to debug system problems.
  • Knowledge of mitigation of EMI/EMC issues with power electronics circuits desired
  • Strong mentoring, coaching and leadership skills.
  • Practices attentive and active listening; has patience to hear people out.
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills. Skilled in root cause analysis.
  • Ability to clearly communicate in a variety of communication settings and styles