Senior Engineer - Hardware Power Electronics

Ohmium Operations Private Limited; Chikkaballapura; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Ohmium Operations Private Limited is seeking a senior Power Electronics Hardware professional to design, validate, and iterate power converters/inverters for grid-connected and renewable energy applications. The role combines hands-on circuit design, simulation, prototyping, testing, reliability analysis, and comprehensive design documentation in close collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Key responsibilities include defining hardware specs, leading design reviews, verifying compliance

Qualifications

• Bachelor/Master’s in Power Electronics with 6+ years in design and development of converters/inverters.
• Strong understanding of closed-loop control for power converters and compensator design.
• Experience with high-power semiconductor devices, specifically power converter designs over 500kVA and up to 1.5kV.
• Solid technical knowledge and system-level design experience.
• Proven track record managing multiple power electronics projects involving analog/digital electronics and control circuitry.
• Experience in EMI filter design and product qualification/testing.
• Familiarity with circuit simulation tools like SIMULINK.
• Skills in derating, FMEA, and reliability analysis.
• Excellent circuit debugging and troubleshooting capabilities.
• Experience writing hardware requirements, product design specifications, test specifications, and board-level design details.
• Strong knowledge of component selection and system integration.
• Good communication skills in English, both spoken and written.
• Experience mentoring small teams within an agile development model.

Responsibilities

• Define hardware specifications and product requirements.
• Lead hardware design and firmware reviews focusing on system integration.
• Create test plans to verify electrical, environmental, and functional compliance.
• Lead design verification, validation tests and lifecycle management.
• Perform FMEA to assess reliability and safety hazards.
• Coordinate milestones with PM and cross-functional teams.
• Oversee DFX updates, ECNs, and lifecycle management.
• Mentor the design team to uphold technical standards.
• Research new concepts to guide future product innovation.
• Identify cost-competitive alternatives for scaling the product.
• Validate concepts through circuit simulations and prototyping.
• Prepare documentation: BOMs, schematics, simulations, and FMEAs.

Skills

Closed-loop control

Power electronics

Semiconductor devices

SIMULINK

EMI filter design

FMEA

Reliability analysis

Circuit debugging

Team mentoring

Agile development

English communication

Education

Bachelor/Master’s in Power Electronics

Tools

SIMULINK

Job description

Ohmium is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

We are looking for a Power Electronics Hardware senior professional to support the design, development, and validation of power converters/inverters for grid-connected and renewable energy applications. The role involves hands-on circuit design, simulation, prototyping, testing, reliability analysis, and design documentation in close collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Define specifications and requirements for product hardware.
• Conduct hardware design and firmware control reviews with a focus on high-level system integration.
• Monitor development and create test plans to verify electrical, environmental, and functional compliance.
• Lead the design verification and validation tests and own the product life cycle.
• Perform FMEA (Failure Modes and Effects Analysis) to evaluate reliability and ensure there are no safety or liability concerns related to the product.
• Coordinate and track product development milestones with the project manager and cross-functional teams (CFTs).
• Oversee DFX (Design for Excellence) updates, Engineering Change Notices (ECNs), and product life cycle management.
• Mentor the team on design to ensure that established technical standards are adhered to during product development.
• Research new development concepts to guide future product innovation.
• Identify cost-competitive technological alternatives that are suitable for scaling up.
• Validate design concepts through a combination of circuit simulations and prototyping.
• Prepare documentation, including bills of materials, circuit diagrams, simulations, design-related documents, and FMEAs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor/Master’s degree in Power Electronics with Minimum 6+ years of experience in design and development of converters/Inverters.
• Strong understanding of closed-loop control for power converters and compensator design.
• Experience with high-speed or high-power semiconductor devices, specifically power converter designs over 500kVA and in medium-voltage (up to 1.5kV) applications.
• Solid technical knowledge, competence, and system-level design experience.
• Proven track record of managing multiple power electronics projects involving analog and digital electronics as well as control circuitry.
• Experience in EMI (Electromagnetic Interference) filter design and product qualification/compliance testing.
• Familiarity with circuit simulation tools like SIMULINK.
• Skills in derating, FMEA, and reliability analysis.
• Excellent circuit debugging and troubleshooting capabilities.
• Experience in writing technical documents such as hardware requirements, product design specifications, test specifications, and board-level design details.
• Strong knowledge of component selection and system integration.
• Good communication skills in English, both spoken and written.
• Experience mentoring small teams with strong decision-making capabilities and the ability to work effectively in an agile product development model.

About Ohmium

Working for a dynamic company like Ohmium will provide you with the opportunity to join an organization which is accelerating the growth of green hydrogen production around the world. You can help deploy tangible real-word solutions to rapidly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from high carbon sectors such as energy, transport, steel, and cement production.