Power Electronics Designer & Architect

Thales; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Thales India Engineering Competency Center in Bengaluru is seeking a Technical Lead/Sr Tech Lead for power electronics design. You will drive safety-critical hardware development, ensure compliance with DO-160, DO-254, MIL-STD, and coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams to meet customer requirements.

The role demands a strong background in power electronics, simulation, and robust engineering leadership. Qualified candidates hold 10+ years in electrical engineering, with hands-on experience

Qualifications

• M.Tech/B.Tech in Electrical engineering or equivalent with 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong hands-on experience in electronic simulation and design software.
• Designs for safety-critical power electronics with DO-160 and MIL-STD considerations.
• Experience with power supply topologies and EMI/EMS analysis.
• Ability to mentor junior engineers and lead cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of regulatory standards and V&V activities for aerospace/defense.

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware engineering for safety-critical power electronics products.
• Govern DO-160/DO-254/MIL-STD compliance and robustness testing.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership within the team.
• Collaborate with mechanical, PCB, and supplier teams across disciplines.
• Oversee design for power integrity, grounding, shielding, and EMI control.

Skills

Power electronics design

Circuit simulation

Design tools Cadence/Allegro/ANSYS

EMI analysis

Power transformer/inductor design

Power integrity simulation

PCB layout guidance

Regulation loops & stability

Protection circuits design

Mentoring engineers

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

M.Tech/B.Tech in Electrical engineering

Tools

Cadence

Allegro

ANSYS

PSPICE

LTSPICE

MATLAB

Mathcad

Sigrity

Job description

Location: Bangalore, India

Thales is a global technology leader trusted by governments, institutions, and enterprises to tackle their most demanding challenges. From quantum applications and artificial intelligence to cybersecurity and 6G innovation, our solutions empower critical decisions rooted in human intelligence. Operating at the forefront of aerospace and space, cybersecurity and digital identity, we’re driven by a mission to build a future we can all trust.

Present in India since 1953, Thales is headquartered in Noida and has other operational offices and sites spread across Delhi, Gurugram, Bengaluru and Mumbai, among others. Over 2200 employees are working with Thales and its joint ventures in India. Since the beginning, Thales has been playing an essential role in India’s growth story by sharing its technologies and expertise in Defence, Aerospace and Cyber & Digital sectors. Thales has two engineering competence centres in India - one in Noida focused on Cyber & Digital business, while the one in Bengaluru focuses on hardware, software and systems engineering capabilities for both the civil and defence sectors, serving global needs. The Group has also established an MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul) facility in Gurugram to provide comprehensive avionics maintenance and repair services to Indian airlines and support the growth of the local aviation industry.

Technical Lead /Sr. Tech Lead - Power Electronics Design Engineer

Thales India Engineering Competency Center in Bangalore is seeking a Technical Lead/Sr Tech Lead/Architect role to be part of Hardware engineering team. In this role he/she will be responsible for safety critical product development, cost effective, customized sub-systems design to meet the customer requirements as well as governing regulatory standards (DO-160, DO-254, MIL-STD, etc.).

Qualifications:

M.Tech/B.Tech in Electrical engineering or equivalent with 10+ years of relevant experience.

Technical Skills and Competencies:

• Strong skills in Discrete Power supply design for Power Electronic boards, Strong fundamentals in Power Electronics.
• Strong hands on experience in electronic simulation and design software (PSPICE / LTSPICE, SIMPLIS, Mathcad, Matlab etc.).
• Good to have hands on experience in Design tools (Cadence, Allegro, ANSYS etc.).
• Experience with Single phase AC (115 V/230V) to DC converter design for DO-160 Requirement.
• Experience with DC - DC converter converters topologies (buck, boost, Sepic, Flyback).
• Experience in Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Analysis with understanding of grounding and shielding concepts, Chassis design.
• Experience in design and development of Power Transformers and Inductors for Power Converters.
• Experience with Power Input EMI Filter Design and verification techniques for DO 160/MIL STD/IEC61000.
• Component Selection, Schematic Capture and providing design guidelines for PCB routing and verification of component placement and Gerber files.
• Excellent knowledge of regulation loops, stability, rejection, efficiency, etc…
• Experience with Protection Circuits like Over Voltage, Over Current, Temperature Monitoring, Lightning Protection, In-rush Protection, Reverse Polarity.
• Should have hands on experience in writing the requirement from the upper requirements
• Should have hands on experience in requirement-based test procedure and test report development.
• Good to have hands on experience in design robustness analysis (Worst Case analysis, Failure Mode and effect analysis, Part stress analysis);
• Good to have a hands-on experience in Power Integrity Simulation (Preferred tool is Cadence Sigrity)
• Should have experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams (For effective design for power supply, understanding Load requirements, PCB layout team, Mechanical team, and suppliers)
• Should have general understanding of Engineering Development lifecycles including design, development, testing, verification and validation phases
• Mentor and guide junior engineers and provide technical leadership within the engineering team.
• Good to have knowledge of different Communication Protocols (Example: SPI, I2S, SGMII, Ethernet Interface, ARINC 429, RS 485/232/422) knowledge
• Prior experience in commercial/military airborne product is preferable.

At Thales, we’re committed to fostering a workplace where respect, trust, collaboration, and passion drive everything we do. Here, you’ll feel empowered to bring your best self, thrive in a supportive culture, and love the work you do. Join us, and be part of a team reimagining technology to create solutions that truly make a difference – for a safer, greener, and more inclusive world.