GET / PGET - Power Electronics Engineer

Xylem Water Solutions; Vadodara; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Xylem Water Solutions in Vadodara offers a role in hardware and firmware integration for power electronics solutions across the India GCC. You will contribute to design, validation, and integration of electronics hardware for VFDs and motor control products.

The position requires hands-on hardware experience, strong schematic/PCB skills with Altium, and ability to work with firmware and mechanical teams across time zones.

Qualifications

• 4-year or 4+2-year degree in Power electronics/Electrical/Electronics.
• 0–1 year of experience in power electronics hardware design.
• Hands-on hardware design for power electronics products (converters, inverters, VFDs).
• Proficiency with Altium for schematic/PCB capture and layout.
• Experience with PSIM and OrCAD for simulation and design.
• Understanding analog/digital circuits, gate drives, magnetics, and power stages.

Responsibilities

• Exposure to hardware development processes for industrial or power electronics products.
• Perform technical feasibility studies and support hardware architecture/design activities for power electronics products.
• Design, develop, test, and validate power electronics hardware circuits and subsystems.
• Work on schematic design, component selection, PCB review, and hardware integration for power electronics applications.
• Use ECAD tools, especially Altium, for schematic capture and PCB design support.
• Perform simulation and analysis of power electronics circuits and subsystems using PSIM and OrCAD.
• Support design and development of hardware for VFDs, power converters, and motor control products.
• Collaborate with firmware, mechanical, test, and system engineering teams for product development and integration.
• Be proactive in understanding product roadmaps and feature implications with peers.

Skills

Power electronics hardware design

Schematic design

Team collaboration

Hardware debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree in Power electronics/ Electrical / Electronics

Master's degree in Power electronics (optional)

Tools

Altium

PSIM

OrCAD

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the development of emerging disruptive technology and business solutions. Specifically, this role will be a key contributor to the expansion of Xylem s India Global Capability Center. Reporting to the Manager, Hardware and Firmware Engineering at GCC, this critical role will support Xylem Applied Water segment in new product development for electronics and power electronics products to be used across Xylem.

Responsibilities

• Exposure to hardware development processes for industrial or power electronics products.
• Perform technical feasibility studies and support hardware architecture/design activities for power electronics products.
• Design, develop, test, and validate power electronics hardware circuits and subsystems.
• Work on schematic design, component selection, PCB review, and hardware integration for power electronics applications.
• Use ECAD tools, especially Altium, for schematic capture and PCB design support.
• Perform simulation and analysis of power electronics circuits and subsystems using tools such as PSIM and OrCAD.
• Support design and development of hardware for Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs), power converters, and motor control products.
• Participate in prototype bring-up, debugging, design verification, and validation testing.
• Conduct engineering analysis to evaluate product concepts, design performance, reliability, and manufacturability.
• Collaborate with firmware, mechanical, test, and system engineering teams for product development and integration.
• Participate in FMEA, risk assessment, and design review activities.
• Generate and maintain design documents, test reports, verification records, and engineering change documentation.
• Interface as needed with product management, manufacturing, quality, customers, marketing, and sales in providing technical guidance on developed products.
• Be proactive in understanding product/service roadmaps and the implications of new features with peer engineers or self-training.
• Understanding of EMI/EMC, thermal considerations, safety, and reliability requirements for power electronics designs.
• Familiarity with product development lifecycle and engineering release processes.
• Exposure to collaboration with firmware/software teams in embedded power electronics systems.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• 4-Year bachelor s degree / 4 + 2-Year Master s degree in Power electronics/ Electrical / Electronics
• 0-1 years of experience in power electronics hardware design and development.
• Hands-on experience in hardware design and development for power electronics products such as power converters, inverters, and Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs).
• Proficiency in ECAD tools, especially Altium.
• Experience with simulation and design tools such as PSIM and OrCAD.
• Good understanding of analog and digital circuits, gate drive circuits, magnetics, power stages, protection circuits, and control hardware.
• Experience in schematic design, PCB layout review, hardware debugging, and validation testing.
• Familiarity with laboratory equipment such as oscilloscope, function generator, multimeter, power analyzer, etc. The current JD already includes lab equipment experience expectations.
• Knowledge of motor control and power conversion systems is preferred.
• Experience in design, test, and verification documentation. The current JD also expects experience generating design, test, and verification documents.
• Good problem-solving, testing, and debugging skills.
• Able to work in multi-disciplinary and remote-located teams.

Additional Information

• Working Conditions

• Electrical test labs, high voltage potentials.
• Pump controls test machines and rooms, high voltage potentials, mechanical hazards (moving machinery) and high temperature hazards (hot metal, sparks)
• Occasional domestic travel

• Stamina and Adaptability

• Capable of working with cross functional team
• Adaptability to work with different work culture and time zones.
• Extensive lab testing, moving small equipment, etc.