Power Electronics Engineer (L2 / L3)
Employment Type : Full Time
Location : Ahmedabad
Department : Department-1
Abilities Required:
- Develop power systems designs for spacecraft applications using modelling, simulation, and statistical design methods.
- Perform detailed component-level analysis to identify locations and operating conditions of high electromagnetic / thermal / mechanical stresses.
- Survey and investigate advanced circuit topologies component / board / packaging / manufacturing technologies to further improve circuit performance, fault-tolerance, and to reduce overall cost, weight, sizes.
- Collaborate with manufacturing engineers and suppliers to convert designs to production.
- Design, implement, and test new power electronic control software to meet documented requirements for power conversion products (drives, transformers, DC-DC converter) and programmable electronic fuses.
- Be responsible for technical direction and decisions for assigned product development projects.
- Work with a multi-disciplinary engineering development team that includes controls engineering, power conversion design, mechanical design, control hardware design, and Integration / Test.
- Test and debug of prototype and production power supply assemblies.
- Design verification testing of completed products.
- Develop mixed-mode circuits for power electronics applications, to achieve high accuracy, robustness, and low power consumption.
Qualification:
Relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Power electronics Engineering, Electrical & Power Engineering.
- Power electronics circuit control and motor drive.
- Strong understanding of power electronics fundamentals is a must.
- Familiar with electromagnetic field measurement chambers and equipment.
- Hands-on experience designing, manufacturing, developing, or testing power electronic systems.
- Calculation and design of power chokes, inductors, and transformers.
- Calculation of power losses and efficiency optimization.
- Knowledge about different circuit test methods.
Experience:
- It is preferrable to have experience with power conversion technologies (e.g., DC-DC converters, solar arrays, batteries) used in spacecraft power systems.
- Experience in designing power distribution and management systems for small satellites or CubeSats will be an added advantage.
- Familiarity with radiation-hardened electronics and mitigation strategies is desirable.
- Previous work experience involving spacecraft power systems is highly desirable.
- Proficiency in using simulation tools (e.g., SPICE, MATLAB/Simulink) for power electronics analysis and simulation
- Experience in designing and optimizing power distribution and management systems within spacecraft, including load sharing, fault tolerance, and redundancy strategies, is beneficial.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to innovation and optimization are highly valued.
- Experience in collaborating with cross-functional teams and interfacing with professionals from various disciplines (e.g., electrical, systems, mechanical engineering) is beneficial.
- Excellent working experience with Scopes, DVMs, Network Analyzers
- Strong understanding of conducted and radiated noise sources and their mitigation techniques in power electronic and analog systems.
- Experience in supervision of PCB layout for minimal stray parameters, power/signal plane definition for EMC optimization.
- Knowledge of Power Electronic Control algorithms – including Matlab/Simulink Application.
