Senior Engineer II, Electronics Hardware Design

Schneider Electric; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Schneider Electric in Bengaluru is seeking an experienced Hardware Design Engineer with 10+ years of embedded hardware and power electronics expertise to lead end-to-end product development for solar, EV charging, and energy storage applications.

You will drive system architecture, schematic capture, PCB reviews, and regulatory compliance initiatives while collaborating with firmware, mechanical, and quality teams to bring high-volume products from concept to production.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of embedded hardware and power electronics development experience.
• End-to-end hardware product development, compliance engineering and industrialization.

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware architecture development, schematic design, and PCB reviews.
• Design, analyze, and validate power conversion circuits (buck, boost, flyback).
• Develop embedded hardware solutions for smart energy, BMS, and backup power.
• Design power management, sensing, protection, isolation, and relay control.
• Drive board bring-up, verification, and system integration.
• Lead EMC/EMI, safety, surge, FCC, CE, UL compliance efforts.
• Drive DFM/DFM/DFT/DFMEA and reliability engineering for production.
• Collaborate with firmware, mechanical, compliance, quality, and manufacturing teams.

Skills

Embedded hardware

Power electronics

Hardware design leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Schematic capture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Tools

Cadence (OrCAD/Allegro)

SIMetrix/SPICE

MathCAD

Job description

Profile Summary

Experienced Hardware Design Engineer with 10+ years of expertise in embedded hardware, power electronics, and analog circuit design for solar energy, EV charging (EVSE), smart metering, and energy storage applications. Proven success in end-to-end product development, including system architecture, schematic capture, PCB design review, board bring-up, compliance certification, and production release. Strong background in residential solar, energy storage, and power conversion systems, delivering reliable and cost-effective products from concept through manufacturing.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead hardware architecture development, schematic design, and PCB layout reviews.
• Design, analyze, and validate power conversion circuits, including buck, boost, flyback, and auxiliary power supplies.
• Develop embedded hardware solutions for smart energy, metering, battery management systems (BMS), and backup power applications.
• Design and implement power management, sensing, protection, isolation, and relay control circuits.
• Drive board bring-up, debugging, verification, validation, and system integration activities.
• Lead EMC/EMI, safety, surge, FCC, CE, UL, and regulatory compliance efforts.
• Drive DFM, DFA, DFT, DFMEA, reliability engineering, and product industrialization activities.
• Collaborate closely with firmware, mechanical, compliance, quality, and manufacturing teams through product launch and production.

Technical Expertise

• Products: EV Chargers, Solar Inverters, Energy Storage Systems (ESS), Battery Management Systems (BMS), Backup Control Switches, Smart Metering Solutions
• Embedded Hardware: MCU-based systems, BLE, LoRa, CAN, SPI, I2C, UART
• Power Electronics: AC/DC and DC/DC conversion, battery charging, power management, protection circuits, sensing, and relay control
• Energy Storage: Battery monitoring, BMS interfaces, charging/discharging control, protection, and diagnostics
• Analysis: Worst-Case Analysis, Monte Carlo Simulation, Thermal Analysis, Power Loss and Efficiency Analysis
• Compliance: EMC/EMI, Surge Immunity, FCC, CE, UL, IEC Standards
• Tools: Cadence (OrCAD/Allegro), SIMetrix/SPICE, MathCAD, and advanced laboratory test equipment

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (B.Tech/B.E.) in Electrical & Electronics Engineering or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in embedded hardware and power electronics development within reputed organizations.
• Strong expertise in end-to-end hardware product development, compliance engineering, and product industrialization.
• Proven experience in designing and delivering high-volume products from concept through production release.
• Excellent analytical, debugging, technical leadership, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

What's in it for me?

• Work on cutting-edge hardware systems that push the boundaries of technology and innovation
• Collaborate with talented engineers across disciplines in a supportive, growth-focused environment
• Access to advanced tools, training, and opportunities to deepen your technical expertise
• Flexible work arrangements that support your professional and personal well-being

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