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 Embedded System Hardware Architect to lead development of Mega Watt scale converters using SiC devices and IGBT devise for DC fast Charging of trucks and buses , solar power generation , Battery energy storage systems, electrolytic deposition , electrolyzes to produce Hydrogen fuel and other applications .
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.
Embedded Systems Hardware Architect- Bangalore- Whitefield.
Years of Experience: 15-20 Years
This Position has to frequently travel to Vadodara (Main Office)
Responsibilities:
- Complete Hardware Design & Development of embedded control boards (Analog & Digital) using Altium or similar tools.
- Selection of Microcontroller, Digital Signal Processor/Controllers, FPGAs as needed.
- Perform testing, troubleshooting, validation (at board and system level).
- Responsible for schematics captures, layout check, BOM creation and debugging and testing.
- PCB development for gate drivers
- Create fluent technical documentation including product specifications, layout instructions, test procedures, etc.
- Work closely with firmware, software, and mechanical team to achieve common goals.
- Participate in product design reviews, own hardware issues to provide solutions either in design or at production.
- Participate in lab development, test automation and productivity improvement initiatives Will be responsible for hardware design, bring up, certification and production release.
Qualifications:
- B-Tech/M-Tech in Electronics & Communications
- Must have experience working in Embedded Hardware design including experience on digital, analog, and mixed signal circuit design.
- Expertise in Power supply design, battery management, ADCs, memories, buffers, drivers, amplifiers, Micro controller design and different hardware protocols (UART, I2C, SPI etc.)
- Hands on experience with Altium, Allegro, Mentor Graphics PADs and CAM350.
- Good Knowledge on Power Electronics Circuits Design (Thyristors, MOSFET, IGBT, Solid State Switches, Op-to Isolator etc.)
- Proven track record of working with test lab equipment and simulation tools.
- Hands on Experience in Schematic design, PCB review, Circuit simulation.
- Design optimization techniques for performance, cost, and manufacturability
- Good understanding of EMI/EMC and their impact on hardware
- Experience developing design notes for designs and test cases for board bring-up.