Senior Hardware Project Engineer, Electrical Engineering

Whirlpool Corporation; Pune District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Whirlpool India in Pune is seeking a technical lead for electronics hardware design, development and validation for cutting-edge consumer durable appliances. You will drive circuit design, PCB development and system integration from concept to production.

Collaborate across functional teams, provide mentorship to junior engineers and guide design decisions to deliver robust, compliant and reliable control systems.

Qualifications

• Hands-on DC/DC SMPS and Linear power supply design.
• Experience with EMI-EMC compliance and issue resolution.
• Ability to perform detailed design calculations of currents and voltages.
• Experience in engineering documentation like test plans and ECN, Hardware Design Document, derating docs.

Responsibilities

• Act as a technical lead for hardware design projects across development cycles.
• Conduct design reviews, root cause analysis, FMEA, and validation.
• Provide technical mentorship to junior engineers and guide design decisions.
• Develop analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits including motor controllers, power supplies, and MCU-based systems.
• Design schematics, perform simulations, and oversee PCB layouts using Cadence Allegro.
• Optimize designs for manufacturability, testability and regulatory compliance (UL, IEC, CE, BIS).
• Collaborate with system architects to integrate hardware solutions into appliance platforms.
• Manage component selection, de-rating analysis, and supplier engagement.

Skills

DC/DC SMPS design

EMI/EMC knowledge

Power electronics

Circuit simulations

Tools

Cadence Allegro

PSPICE

LTSPICE

DSO

Logic Analyzer

Power Analyzer

Job description

About Whirlpool India

Whirlpool of India Limited, headquartered in Gurugram, is a leading home appliances company dedicated to enhancing life at home and inspiring generations through its trusted brands. The company operates three state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Faridabad, Pune & Puducherry, each reflecting Whirlpool’s commitment to providing best-in-class consumer solutions. Further driving innovation, the company has a Technology & Engineering Center, where India's world-class talent architects the next generation of home innovation. In the 2024-25 fiscal year, Whirlpool of India reported approximately INR 8110 Cr in annual revenue and employed 2193 people. More information is available at www.india.whirlpool.in

The team you will be a part of

The Electrical Engineering team designs, develops or coordinates development of components, small systems, quality systems, processes or materials.

This role in summary

This position will serve as the technical lead in electronics hardware design, development, and validation for cutting-edge consumer durable appliances.

This role demands expertise in circuit design, PCB development, and system-level integration, collaborating across functional teams to deliver innovative, high-quality, and reliable electronic control systems from concept to production.

Your responsibilities will include

• Act as a technical lead for hardware design projects, guiding cross-functional teams through end-to-end development cycles.
• Conduct technical design reviews, root cause analysis, FMEA, and validation to ensure robust designs.
• Provide technical mentorship to junior engineers and influence design decisions.
• Develop analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits, including motor controllers, power supplies (AC/DC, DC/DC), and microcontroller-based systems.
• Design circuit schematics, perform simulations (PSPICE, LTSPICE), and oversee PCB layouts using tools like Cadence Allegro.
• Optimize designs for manufacturability, testability, and regulatory compliance (e.g., UL, IEC, CE, BIS).
• Collaborate with system architects and cross-disciplinary teams to integrate hardware solutions into appliance platforms.
• Manage component selection, de-rating analysis, and supplier engagement to meet performance, cost, and

Preferred skills and experiences

Hands-on experience in DC/DC SMPS and Linear power supply design preferably flyback, buck converter, linear regulator, and series pass regulator design

• Strong experience in component selection skills like resistors, capacitors, diodes, transistors, mosfets, IGBT, Gate Drive, Over current/ Voltage protection circuits.
• Experience in design for EMI-EMC compliance, resolution of EMI-EMC issues.
• Experience in doing detailed design calculations of currents & voltages across each component in design.
• Ability to use Test & Measuring instruments like Power Supplies, DSO, Logic Analyzer, Power Analyzer, etc.
• Doing necessary Engineering documentation like test plans, test reports, ECN, Hardware Design Document , derating document etc.. .
• Research the use of new development concepts and guide future product development.
• Identifying technological alternatives that are cost-competitive and suitable for scaling up.
• Good understanding of magnetics design (inductor, transformer etc.) for power electronics application.

Additional information

Strong verbal and written communication skills.

1. Should be able to work independently.

3.Working with and managing suppliers/ manufacturing partners Project Execution Activities

1. Project assessment & risk management
2. Ownership and sense of urgency.

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