Lead Electrical Engineer

IF1860 GE Power Conversion India Private Limited; Chennai District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Power Conversion India Private Limited in Chennai seeks a senior LV/MV drive engineer to lead design, sizing, simulation, testing and validation of VSDs/VFDs for industrial applications. You will own electrical design and reliability, coordinate with system engineers, prepare BOM, drawings, and documents, and guide a cross‑functional team while traveling as needed.

Relocation assistance is provided; join a high-impact team working in a culturally diverse, matrix environment to electrify the

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master degree in Power Electronics or Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Min. 10+ years of power electronics design & testing experience for industrial drives.
• Experience with electrical design / simulation tools like AUTOCAD / E-Plan and MATLAB/Simulink.
• Deep knowledge of motors and drive control systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead LV/MV drive design, sizing, simulation, testing and validation.
• Prepare design documents: configurations, BOM, drawings, and SLDs.
• Verify prototype performance under specified operating conditions.
• Coordinate with system engineers and project managers; travel as required.
• Support manufacturing and FATs at factory or vendor facilities.

Skills

Power electronics design

Drive control systems

Verbal & written communication

Education

Bachelor or Master Degree in Power Electronics or Electrical Engineering

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

AUTOCAD

E-Plan

Job description

Job Description Summary

Lead Design & Development, Sizing, Simulation, Testing & Validation, Certification of LV/MV - VSD/ VFD’s.

Roles and Responsibilities

LV/MV Drive Engineering – Core Power Electronics (AC/ DC systems) Drive & Filter Sizing, Product hardware design / loss budget calculation / Earth & Protection circuits /Arc Flash Calculation/ RCA. Understand product / project specifications and realize requirements to design using calculations, modeling and simulations. Design system/equipment to meet reliability, testing standards, manufacturability, material and cost guidelines Prepare & validate Design documents - Configurations, principles of operation, application guidelines, specifications, BOM, SLD & drawings as per requirement. Verify functional performance of prototype hardware under all specified operating conditions.

• Support Manufacturing of equipment at Factory / Vendor facility Document functional test requirements and conduct test according to applicable standards (UL/IEC etc.…) /conduct project FAT’s.

Coordinate with System Engineer and Program / Product / Project manager execution on a continuous basis. May require travel as required.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor or Master Degree in Power Electronics or Electrical Engineering or Equivalent Min. 10+ years of Power electronics design & testing expertise for Industrial drives Preferred experience/knowledge in Electrical design / Simulation tools like AUTOCAD / E-Plan and MATLAB/Simulink In-depth knowledge of Motors /Drive control Systems.

Desired Characteristics

Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills Mentor & Guide team Self-Starter, demonstrate ability to work effectively within and between teams and as Individual Ability to energize teams and perceives change as an opportunity Ability to work effectively in a culturally diverse and highly matrix environment.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes Addressing the climate crisis is an urgent global priority and we take our responsibility seriously. That is our singular mission at GE Vernova: continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to help decarbonize it. If we want our energy future to be different…we must be different. Our mission is embedded in our name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” in our name as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver. Together, we have The Energy to Change the World. www.gevernova.com