Lead Power Electronics Engineer

GE Vernova, Inc.; Chennai District; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

GE Vernova, Inc. in Chennai seeks a senior Power Electronics Engineer to lead design and development of LV/MV drives, sizing, simulation, testing and validation, and certification.

The role focuses on core power electronics for industrial drives and compliance with UL/IEC standards. The candidate should have 10+ years of experience, expertise in MATLAB/Simulink and electrical design tools, and strong knowledge of motor drive control systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Power Electronics or Electrical Engineering or equivalent is required.
• Min. 10+ years of power electronics design and testing expertise for industrial drives.
• Experience with electrical design / simulation tools like AUTOCAD / E-Plan and MATLAB/Simulink.
• In-depth knowledge of motors and drive control systems.

Responsibilities

• LV/MV Drive Engineering – Core Power Electronics (AC/DC systems).
• Drive & filter sizing, product hardware design, loss budget calculation, earth and protection circuits, arc flash calculation, RCA.
• Understand project specifications and realize requirements using calculations, modeling and simulations.
• Design systems/equipment to meet reliability, testing standards, manufacturability, cost guidelines.
• Prepare and validate design documents: configurations, operation principles, application guidelines, specifications, BOM, SLD & drawings.

Skills

Power electronics design

Electrical design

MATLAB/Simulink

AUTOCAD

E-Plan

Drive control systems

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Power Electronics or Electrical Engineering

Tools

AUTOCAD

E-Plan

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Job Description Summary

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

Job Description Summary

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

Job Description

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's 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