Power Electronics 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 an immediate opening for a Power Converter Engineering manager. Come join us in this exciting quest to lead innovation to develop first to the world power electronics-based power converters for fast growing markets such as Electric Vehicle Charging.

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

  • 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 experience with inverter and/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.