Engineering Lead – Power Electronics

Leanwatts; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Leanwatts is seeking an Engineering Lead – Power Electronics to head Hardware, Firmware and Validation/Testing teams and deliver new power electronics products from concept to production.

You will own the complete engineering lifecycle including requirements, architecture, design, prototype, firmware integration, validation, certification and production release. Strong leadership and hands‑on expertise are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's, Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering or closely related field.
• Minimum 5+ years of hands‑on power electronics product development experience.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Proven track record of taking power electronics products from concept to production.
• Strong experience in AC‑DC/DC‑DC converters, PFC, LLC, PSFB, DAB, CLLC and bidirectional systems.
• Hands‑on experience in prototype bring‑up, EMI/EMC, thermal and reliability testing.

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware, firmware and testing engineers across multiple product‑development programs.
• Own end‑to‑end development and release of new power electronics products.
• Define product architecture, engineering milestones, design reviews and release criteria.
• Review and guide power electronics hardware including PFC, LLC, PSFB, DAB, CLLC and bidirectional architectures.
• Guide magnetics, power stages, sensing, protection, PCB design and thermal architecture.
• Guide embedded firmware, digital control, communication, protection and diagnostics.
• Drive prototype bring‑up, debugging, EMI/EMC, thermal, safety and reliability validation.
• Establish EVT, DVT and PVT processes before production release.
• Work closely with Manufacturing, Quality and Supply Chain to ensure products are manufacturable, reliable and scalable.
• Lead failure analysis, design improvements and continuous product cost/reliability optimisation.
• Mentor the engineering team and establish strong engineering and documentation practices.

Skills

Power electronics

Team leadership

Architecture design

Firmware integration

EMI/EMC testing

Prototype bring-up

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Masters in Electrical Engineering

PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

PCB design tools

EMI testing equipment

Thermal simulation tools

Job description

We are looking for an Engineering Lead – Power Electronics to lead Leanwatts' Hardware, Firmware and Validation/Testing teams.

The core responsibility of this role is to deliver new power electronics products from concept to production across:

• Low-voltage EV chargers
• High-voltage power modules and converters
• Hybrid and bidirectional inverters
• Future Leanwatts power electronics platforms

You will own the complete engineering lifecycle: requirements, architecture, design, prototype, firmware integration, validation, certification and production release.

What You Will Do

• Lead hardware, firmware and testing engineers across multiple product-development programs.
• Own end-to-end development and release of new power electronics products.
• Define product architecture, engineering milestones, design reviews and release criteria.
• Review and guide power electronics hardware including PFC, LLC, PSFB, Dual Active Bridge (DAB), CLLC, bidirectional buck-boost and active front-end / bidirectional AC-DC architectures.
• Guide magnetics, power stages, sensing, protection, PCB design and thermal architecture.
• Guide embedded firmware, digital control, communication, protection and diagnostics.
• Drive prototype bring-up, debugging, EMI/EMC, thermal, safety and reliability validation.
• Establish structured EVT, DVT and PVT processes before production release.
• Work closely with Manufacturing, Quality and Supply Chain to ensure products are manufacturable, reliable and scalable.
• Lead failure analysis, design improvements and continuous product cost/reliability optimisation.
• Mentor the engineering team and establish strong engineering and documentation practices.

What We Are Looking For

• Bachelor's, Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Power Electronics or a closely related field.
• Minimum 5+ years of hands‑on power electronics product‑development experience.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Proven track record of taking power electronics products from concept to production.
• Strong experience in AC‑DC / DC‑DC converters, PFC, LLC, PSFB, DAB, CLLC and bidirectional power‑conversion systems.
• Strong understanding of magnetics, power semiconductors, digital control and firmware‑controlled power conversion.
• Hands‑on experience in prototype bring‑up, high‑power debugging, EMI/EMC, thermal and reliability testing.
• Experience with EV chargers, OBCs, DC‑DC converters, hybrid inverters, BESS PCS, V2G/V2H or similar bidirectional systems is preferred.

What Success Looks Like

You build an engineering team that can repeatedly deliver: Requirement → Design → Prototype → Validation → Production with faster development cycles, strong technical quality and reliable mass‑production performance