EE Power System Architecture Lead

TVS Motor Company; Krishnagiri District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

TVS Motor Company is seeking a Functional Group Leader - EE Power System Architecture to drive the EV/HEV powertrain architecture strategy from requirements through deployment at Hosur. You will define scalable, modular architectures and own system integration, ensuring safety, cyber and performance targets are met.

With 12+ years in automotive EV powertrains, you will mentor the team, lead cross-functional reviews, and shape 5- and 10-year technology roadmaps, collaborating with Battery,

Qualifications

• Education: BTech/MTech in Electric or Electronics. Advanced qualifications are an advantage.
• Experience: More than 12 years in automotive EV Powertrain and EE Components development.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain current and next-generation EV/HEV powertrain architectures from requirements to deployment.
• Drive modularity and scalability across platforms.
• Lead architectural trade-off studies with quantified decisions (performance, cost, weight, time-to-market, safety).
• Own powertrain integration as a system ensuring target performance and quality.

Skills

EV powertrain architecture

Team leadership

Education

BTech/B.E. in Electrical or Electronics

MTech (advantage)

Job description

TVS Motor Company is a reputed two and three-wheeler manufacturer globally, championing progress through Sustainable Mobility with four state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Hosur, Mysuru and Nalagarh in India and Karawang in Indonesia. Rooted in our 100-year legacy of Trust, Value, and Passion for Customers and Exactness, we take pride in making internationally aspirational products of the highest quality through innovative and sustainable processes. We are the only two-wheeler company to have received the prestigious Deming Prize. Our products lead in their respective categories in the J.D. Power IQS and APEAL surveys. We have been ranked No. 1 Company in /the J.D. Power Customer Service Satisfaction Survey for consecutive four years. Our group company Norton Motorcycles, based in the United Kingdom, is one of the most emotive motorcycle brands in the world. Our subsidiaries in the personal e-mobility space, Swiss E-Mobility Group (SEMG) and EGO Movement have a leading position in the e-bike market in Switzerland. TVS Motor Company endeavours to deliver the most superior customer experience across 80 countries in which we operate.

For more information, please visit www.tvsmotor.com.

Job Title / Role: Functional Group leader - EE Power system architecture

Department: EE

Section: Motion Domain

Location: Hosur

Education Qualification: BTech/MTech in Electric or Electronics. Advanced Qualifications are an advantage.

Required Experience: More than 12 years in automotive EV Powertrain and EE Components development.

Position description: The EV/HEV Powertrain Chief Engineer will help us move from individual architectures to platform-based, modular, scalable systems that meet world-class standards in technology, safety, cybersecurity, cost and performance.

Role Description

Tasks:

• Define and maintain current and next-generation EV and HEV powertrain architectures from requirements to functional, logical and physical deployment.
• Drive modularity and scalability across platforms.
• Lead architectural trade-off studies (performance / cost / weight / time-to-market / safety) with quantified decision..
• Own the powertrain integration as a system. Ensure that all components of the powertrain blend perfectly together in order to deliver the required targets with the highest quality standard.
• Maintain a 5-year product architecture roadmap and contribute to a 10-year technology roadmap.

Accountability: EV/HEV Powertrain System specification

• Own the cascade of requirements from vehicle level to subsystem level (Battery Subsystem / eDrive Subsystem / Charging Subsystem) and component level (M-CTR / DC/DC / MCU / BMS) with a platform approach.
• Approve subsystem and component requirement specifications before release to component teams.
• Drive interface definition (electrical, mechanical, software, diagnostic) between subsystems and components.
• Establish and maintain system-level design guidelines (HV safety, EMC, grounding strategy, derating, thermal, mechanical).

Accountability: Technical leadership

• Lead design reviews at every program gate for all powertrain components.
• Arbitrate cross-component technical trade-offs based on system and project needs.
• Mentor and grow the powertrain team: build technical depth in the across battery, eDrive, powertrain controls, system engineering, integration and embedded systems.
• Establish a documentation discipline across decisions, requirements and validation activities.

Accountability: Technology and Innovation

• Identify and evaluate technology trends (cell chemistries, EV topologies, voltage migrations, ECUs integration, SDVs, ARAS..).
• Sponsor proof-of-concept projects with internal teams and academic/start-up partners.
• Generate IP from architectural innovation.

Accountability: Cross-Functional Interface

• Collaborate with E/E System integration team to D&D on vehicle-level E/E architecture.
• Collaborate with component teams (Battery, motor, MCU, VCU, BMS, OBC, DC-DC, Power distribution) on requirements and design reviews.
• Partner with manufacturing, quality, and supplier management on producibility, field issues and supplier technical evaluation.

Accountability: FuSa and Cybersecurity

• Own the EV/HEV Powertrain architectural input to ISO 26262 work products (Item Definition, HARA, FSC, TSC, ASIL allocation) jointly with the FuSa Lead.
• Own the EV/HEV Powertrain architectural input to ISO 21434 work products (Item Definition, TARA, Cybersecurity goals, Cybersecurity Concept) jointly with the CyberSecurity Lead.
• Ensure architectural decisions are consistent with safety and cybersecurity goals.