Sr Engineer Power Electronics

Ultraviolette Automotive Pvt. Ltd.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Ultraviolette Automotive Pvt. Ltd. in Bengaluru seeks an Electrical Engineer specializing in power electronics (Junior/Senior) to design and bring high-performance hardware to production for automotive applications.

You will collaborate with firmware, mechanical, PCB design, sourcing, quality and manufacturing teams; own hardware design from concept to testing; and develop documentation while contributing to IP.

Qualifications

• Hands-on development of power electronic hardware and software.
• Design for testing and manufacturing; ensure robustness in varied automotive environments.
• Experience in developing IP and bringing it to practice.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and bring into production high-performance power electronics hardware for automotive applications.
• Collaborate with firmware, mechanical, PCB, sourcing, quality and manufacturing teams.
• Own a part or complete hardware design from conceptualization to testing and production.
• Maintain up-to-date design and development documentation and communicate complex concepts clearly.

Skills

Power electronics

HV power electronics

Gate driver design

Magnetic components

Embedded systems

Microcontrollers

Circuit debugging

Education

B.E./B.Tech in Electrical Engineering

Tools

LTspice

PLECS

PSIM

Simulink

MATLAB

Python

Octave

Altium

Cadence

Mentor Graphics

Eagle

ANSYS

COMSOL

Job description

Electrical Engineer, Power Electronics (Jr./Sr.)

About the company We are Ultraviolette. And our race to the future has just begun. Ultraviolette Automotive Pvt. Ltd. is a company at the forefront of technology in the performance and energy infrastructure sector. Founded in 2016 by Narayan Subramaniam and Niraj Rajmohan, the company is driven by a vision to create cutting-edge solutions using progressive design and energy-efficient technology. Ultraviolette Automotive is currently working on developing India's first ecosystem of high-performance electric vehicles and energy infrastructure that is ready for the future. The company is committed to revolutionizing sustainable mobility and energy systems through uniquely innovative and expert solutions.

What is to be done?

Design, build and bring into production high performance power electronics hardware for use in automotive applications, specifically for a range of superbikes. Collaborate with firmware, mechanical engineering, PCB design, sourcing, quality, compliance, and manufacturing teams. Responsible and own a part or complete hardware design from conceptualization to testing and production. Prepare and keep up to date the documentation related to design and development, as well as effectively communicate technical and non-technical information to relevant stakeholders. Build intellectual property and reduce these into practice.

What is required?

Commitment and passion towards all things engineering, in general, and power electronics, in specific.

Drive towards creating new ideas and bringing them to practice. Strong work ethic, bias towards action, and readiness to be outside owns comfort zone.

Strong background in and keen understanding of power electronics topologies in AC/DC and DC/DC power conversion systems.

Experience with designing and putting into practice the multi-kilowatt power electronics hardware and control firmware.

Experience with voltage power semiconductor devices of voltage class ranging from 20 V up to 1200 V. Keen understanding of switching characteristics and loss mechanisms in different power semiconductor device technologies such as silicon, SiC and GaN based semiconductors. Experience with designing gate driver and device protection circuits. Experience with designing magnetic components such as inductors and transformers with knowledge about commonly used magnetic materials and their properties.

Experience with designing sensing circuits, analog and digital electronic circuits.

Hands-on experience with software tools for circuit simulation (LTSPICE, PLECS, PSIM, Simulink), scripting languages (MATLAB, Python, Octave), PCB Design tools (Altium, Cadence, Mentor Graphics, Eagle). Experience with FEM tools (ANSYS, COMSOL) will also be handy.

Highly skilled at problem solving and debugging electronic circuits. Experience with designing systems for testing, validation, and manufacturing.

Fair understanding and hands-on experience with embedded systems and microcontrollers will be handy. Knowledge about automotive relevant standards applicable in different geographies is preferred.

B.E./B.Tech/B.Sc or M.E./M.Tech/M.Sc in Electrical Engineering + 2 years or more of relevant hands-on hardware experience in power converter design.

What we look for?

Evidence of complete hands-on development of power electronic hardware and software.

Evidence of developing designs for testing and manufacturing. Evidence of problem solving and finding creative solutions within a constrained framework.

Evidence of developing relevant IP and reducing them to practice.

What should you expect?

Work in a fast-paced environment and with a highly motivated team of skilled engineers.

Develop state-of-the-art power electronic systems for high-performance superbikes from scratch.

Exposure to different subsystems on the automotive including battery, motor inverter, charging, VCU, software and user experience. For early career individuals, a hands-on experience and cultivation of skills towards growing into a well rounded electrical and power electronics engineer.