Senior Hardware Engineer - Product Engineering

Enphase Energy, Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Enphase Energy, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Engineer, Hardware-Product Engineering in Bengaluru to own HW activities for IQ Gateway and System Controllers, including new product design, design improvements, root-cause analysis and compliance support.

On-site at the Bangalore office, you will coordinate across FW, Reliability, Quality, Mfg. and Supply Chain to deploy robust hardware solutions. The role requires 5+ years in hardware NPD, hands-on MCU/ RF/ power electronics experience, and strong CAD/lab

Qualifications

• BE/BTech/MTech in Electrical or Electronics Engineering.
• 5+ years in Hardware New Product Design and design upgrades.
• Hands-on experience in microcontroller based HW designs.
• RF design including Cellular LTE, Wi-Fi & Bluetooth.
• Deep knowledge of analog and digital design; firmware basics.
• HW/FW/SW co-design including relays, gateways and ASIC.
• CAD tools for schematic capture and PCB layouts.
• Experience with power electronics converters.
• EMI/EMC and safety standards knowledge.
• Laboratory bench testing and debugging expertise.

Responsibilities

• Lead HW engineering activities for new product design and improvements.
• Propose solutions, perform root cause analysis and verification tests.
• Coordinate with FW, Reliability, Quality, Mfg. and Supply Chain teams.
• Ensure designs meet requirements and pre/post-compliance tests.

Skills

Hardware design

Microcontroller HW

RF design

Power electronics

Analog & Digital design

HW/FW/SW co-design

Lab equipment

LTSpice

PSpice

PCB layout

EMI/EMC knowledge

Safety standards

Education

BE/BTech/MTech in Electrical or Electronics Engineering

Tools

LTSpice

TiNA

PSpice

Job description

Enphase Energy is a global energy technology company and a leading provider of solar, battery, and electric vehicle charging products. Founded in 2006, our innovative microinverter technology revolutionized solar power, making it a safer, more reliable, and scalable energy source. Today, the Enphase Energy System enables users to make, use, save, and sell their own power. Enphase is also one of the most successful and innovative clean energy companies in the world, with more than 80 million products shipped across 160 countries.

Join our dynamic teams designing and developing next-gen energy technologies and help drive a sustainable future!

About the role :

As a Sr.Engineer, Hardware-Product Engineering, the candidate will be responsible for owning the HW Engineering activities of the IQ Gateway, IQ System Controllers, Cellular Connect Devices and IQ Combiners. This includes New Product Design, proposing solutions, Design improvements, Design root cause analysis for mitigating failures, Alternate component qualification and compliance support. Work closely with all cross functional teams like FW, Reliability, Quality, Mfg. and Supply Chain and drive towards solution deployment into the field.

Must be available to work on-site at our Bangalore office5days per week.

What you will doing

• Technically lead activities in Product Engineering which includes New Product Design, Root cause analysis, Design Analysis and recommending solutions, Design verification & validation, functional testing
• Fair idea about FW algorithms required on embedded systems.
• Able to handle various stages of the life cycle of a product with ownership and accountability.
• Work closely with cross functional teams like PCB design team, compliance team, various DVTs team to ensure design meets all requirements. Co-ordinate with the team on pre-compliance, final compliance tests and with reliability team on reliability tests.
• Write Engineering Requirements, Test Plans and Validation Reports to fill the gaps.
• Good verbal and written communication, presentation skills, Team Player

Who you are and what you bring

• BE/BTech/MTech- Electrical or Electronics Engineering a minimum of 5 years’ experience in Hardware New Product Design and design upgrades to meet quality.
• Handson experience in Microcontroller based HW designs, RF Designs like Cellular LTE, Wi-Fi & Bluetooth, Mixed signal processing and Power Electronics design like Converters (AC-DC, DC-DC, SMPS)
• Deep knowledge on Electrical fundamentals, Analog & Digital design, should have basic understanding of firmware
• Experience HW/FW/SW co-design which includes relay controls, Gateway designs and ASIC
• Preferred experience from industries working in Power Electronics products, Energy Storage, Renewables HW, Switchgears or Electric Vehicles.
• Experience in using CAD tools for schematic capture and review PCB Placement and layouts
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Practical experience of in-depth bench testing, V&V testing, and debugging of hardware designs
• Understanding and application of EMI-EMC, Safety & Performance Test concepts into design solutions
• Familiaritywith the UL & IEC standards on safety & EMI/EMC –IEC61010, 61000-4, 61326-1 etc.
• Must have Hands-on and familiar with Lab equipment like oscilloscope, Power sources, Electronic Loads etc.
• Familiar withModelling& simulation tools likeLTSpice,TiNA, PSpice etc.