Design Engineer – Power Electronics

About Simpleenergy

Simpleenergy specializes in the manufacture of smart electric two-wheelers. We are a team of 300+ engineers coming together to make smart, supercharging, and affordable two-wheelers. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Bangalore, India.

Our mission is to build the future of mobility that is electric and connected. We at Simple energy are working towards accelerating by making them more accessible, affordable, secure and comfortable and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

Job description: Design Engineer – Power Electronics

Location: Yelahanka, Bangalore

You Will

Develop Power electronic system platforms such as Motor controller, DC-DC converter, eV charger and power management systems that integrate into our eV and charging infrastructure product portfolio
Carryout benchmarking activities for power electronic product platforms to evaluate differentiating factors such as performance, cost, safety, efficiency, reliability, life, maintainability & serviceability
Implement and validate compliance of interconnects and interfaces to functional requirements of power electronic sub-systems
Leverage virtual design models & techniques (MatLAB/SIMULINK/PSIM) and prepare correlation reports between virtual prototyping and physical prototypes
Carry out detailed analyses such as WCA, tolerance & sensitivity analysis on HW design for power electronic system platform(s)
Collaborate with firmware/SW development teams to define the state machine, flow-chart, fault management, communication & diagnostic requirements
Collaborate with cross functional teams to ensure HW design related to power electronic platform(s) comply with DFx, xFMEA, costing & sourcing guidelines
Participate in technical reviews for power electronic sub-system(s) design & provide resolution for technical issues through structured RCA procedures
Carryout board-bring-up & Engineering verification tests, debug and fix issues, optimize performance through thorough characterization of power electronic HW platform(s)/sub-system(s)
Prepare, review & present all technical documentation for power electronic HW design(s) including but not limited to concept & feasibility reports, cost estimation, Material selection & safety, xFMEA, WCA, Circuit simulation, Prototype Build reports, Assembly Instructions, DFx, Engineering test plans/reports, Integration plan/report & compliance reports
Participate in program planning & design standardization discussions to minimize project execution and delivery risks
Participate in design standardization efforts for power electronics platforms

To Be Successful, You Will Be Expected To

Deliver HW design for Power electronic sub-system(s) to manufacturing against target TTM, cost & quality requirements
Perform, review and document detailed technical analyses such as WCA, tolerance and sensitivity analyses on HW design(s) for Power electronic sub-system(s)
Demonstrate compliance of HW sub-system design(s) for Power electronic sub-system(s) to functional & manufacturability requirements & to departmental & organizational processes, procedures and practice
Demonstrate the correlation of the engineering test results with design calculations & simulation results, meet target thresholds/metrics for accuracy and coverage of engineering test and verification activities
Carry out RCA on EVT/DVT/Integration/validation/field/manufacturing/reliability/durability/service-related issues and implement CAPA
Support validation, integration & reliability testing of Power electronic sub-system(s)
Design, review and release schematics and PCB layout for Power electronic sub-system design(s)
Carry out/assist regulatory and safety certification/pre-compliance testing activities on HW platform design(s) for Power electronic sub-system(s)

You must have any or a combination of any of the following skills:

B.Tech. / M.Tech. / Ph.D. in Electrical, Electronics, Instrumentation Engineering or equivalent
3+ years of experience in the design & development of power electronics product platforms such as Switched Mode Power Supplies, BMS, Battery Chargers, Motor Controllers, Inverters & Power Converters
Fair understanding of device technologies/characteristics & concepts such as power semiconductors, magnetics, control systems, analog circuit design, signal conditioning circuit design, MCU/DSPs & serial communication interfaces
Strong knowledge in analog circuit design & interface designs with various serial communication protocols such as, CAN, I2C, SPI, & UART
Hands-on experience in designing signal conditioning circuits with peripherals ADC, PWM/Timer, & GPIO on a variety of HW platforms & devices
Basic knowledge of SPICE/PSIM/SIMULINK/MATLAB/SABER circuit simulation & Mathcad
Knowledge of the magnetics design & small signal modelling/control systems design for power electronic systems. Awareness of principles of Digital control methodologies
Strong knowledge of gate drive circuit design, thermal management of power semiconductors, DFx guidelines, global safety/regulatory standards, PCB design
Familiarity of firmware architecture, flow charts & state diagrams
Working Knowledge on Li-Ion cell characteristics & Battery management systems
Hands-on experience in usage of test and verification tools/equipment including but not limited to DSO, DMM, Power Supplies, LCR Meters, Network Analyzer, Protocol analyzers, & Debuggers
Working knowledge of measurement system analysis, & process capability analysis
Very good Problem-solving, documentation & communication skills
A passion for automotive electronics/EV and an awesome team-spirit

Skills: circuit,testing and verification tools (dso, dmm, power supplies, lcr meters),design,signal conditioning,troubleshooting and debugging,power electronics,analog circuit design,battery management systems,pcb design,problem-solving,hw design,motor control,circuit simulation (matlab, simulink, psim, spice),embedded systems