Power Electronics Jobs in Bangalore (Bengaluru)

Do you wish to work for a Deep-tech Indian company developing path-breaking products which are set to disrupt every possible industry and domain?

Our client is building a scalable, cloud-controlled, and rare-earth free platform for designing, building, and deploying electric motors for various applications. It aims towards building transformative technology that will make the motors of the future simpler, smarter, more efficient, and easy-to-build in the long run.

The founders are veteran serial entrepreneurs, product experts, and motor technologists with more than eight decades of experience developing cutting-edge products and technologies. The company is bringing transformative motor technology to the forefront of commercial applications. The company aims to make deep fissures in the extant hydrocarbon and rare-earth-based energy economy to create a greener future.

What you need to join us
Are you an electronics guru, embedded systems expert with a penchant for power
electronics and a passion to create new path breaking technologies with a green social
impact? Does working with a bleeding edge research oriented tech startup excite you? If so, we would love to talk to you.

Responsibilities
● Take ownership of Hardware development for motor controllers
● Develop the complete hardware platform for motor drive and controller
● Develop the system architecture based on requirements
● Identify key components for the design
● Working with Mechanical engineering and motor designer, finalize the dimensions,
enclosures, connectors and other electromechanical & thermal requirements
● Design the schematics and layout for the controller
● Create and maintain documentation and design collaterals including system
architecture, high-level design, low-level design and physical design
● Release the design for manufacturing; oversee and manage the PCB manufacturing
● Assemble the prototypes using hand assembly; oversee PCBA assembly for high
volume runs
● Create test plans for testing the hardware and system components, working with
Motor designer and software engineers
● Perform section-wise testing and board bring-up activities on the hardware
● Debug and diagnose the hardware and firmware on the controller
● Integrate with the motor and perform various functional, performance and reliability
tests as per requirements
● Prepare test reports and documentation

Skills and Experience
● 5+ (7+) years of relevant experience in embedded Hardware development
● In-depth knowledge of Power electronics concepts and design requirements
● Extensive engineering experiences in Power Electronics Hardware development with
proven track record of at least one product from concept to production
● Knowledge and Hands on experience with development and debugging of
high-voltage high-current products such as motor controllers, inverters, power
supplies etc.
● Thorough knowledge of power electronics design fundamentals with proven expertise
in designing, simulating and analyzing high-voltage and high-current DC and AC
systems.
● Ability and willingness to take complete end-to-end ownership of Hardware and
system design
● Experience in working with real-time microcontroller-based embedded systems
● Good hands-on experience in debugging using lab equipment such as Oscilloscopes,
Multimeters, Logic Analyzers, signal generators etc.
● Experience in testing motor controllers using high-voltage power supplies, electronic
loads, dynamometers etc. is highly preferred
● Experience in working with Microcontroller peripherals such as ADC, Timers,
Comparators, Input-capture, PWM etc.
● Experience with microcontrollers from TI, NXP, STM32, PIC, Atmel (ARM based
microcontroller experience is preferred)
● Hands-on experience in bringing up a new hardware with firmware written from
scratch
● Experience with performance and reliability testing including thermal, environmental,
EMI/EMC, Electrical stress, HALT/HASS etc. is highly desirable
● Experience with simulation software such as PSpice, PSIM, Matlab, Simulink etc is a
plus
● Experience in automotive or power electronics domain is highly desirable

Background
● B.E - EE, CS, ME (or equivalent) from a reputed institution with 5+ (7+) years of
relevant experience
● ME/MS - EE, CS, ME (or equivalent) with 3+ (5+) years of relevant experience

What are we looking for? We’re looking for candidates who are mission-focused, data-driven, and above all else, looking for a deeper impact on people’s lives through their work. Who is Next? Next is a product-based company and we are taking on bigger challenges, challenges which make this world a better place; better than what we found. If you are passionate about machine learning & electronic devices then come, join our small team and together we would build products which we all can be really proud of. Knowledge & Experience: ======================= - Hands on experience in Electronic & Communication Engineering/related subject - Minimum of 3 years proven design experience in the industry. - Excellent knowledge of digital electronic circuit design. - High-Speed PCB Design - Learning new software’s within no time - Worked on real-time PCB Designs and Embedded programming - Ability to write comprehensive technical design documentation. - Proven experience in handover and management of designs in production. - Excellent hardware troubleshooting skills. - Worked on real-time PCB Designs and Embedded programming - Able to support/debug system integration - Good communicator Main Duties of this Position: ============================= - Take responsibility for the design and overall quality of the hardware, and provide leadership and guidance for junior engineers. - Documentation of design specifications and implementation details. - Upholding of hardware design standards and methodologies. - Realization of complex system requirements to provide robust and reliable hardware solutions. - Responsibility for the complete implementation of detailed technical items and an understanding/appreciation of system level items. - Flexibility is essential as specifications may not be fully defined at the start of development. - Collaboration with other team members (including both hardware and software engineers) to agree with system designs, interfaces and protocols etc. - Development of appropriate test hardware and procedures, both informal and formal, to prove the correct operation of hardware. - Provide support for the hardware and manage component obsolescence throughout its lifecycle. Highly Desirable: ================= - Use of PCB layout tools preferred DipTrace. - Experience of C, preferably in embedded applications. - Basics of Embedded Android - Worked on Linux Kernel development - Support and perform software debugging. - Design of circuits containing embedded processors like ARM series and FPGA. - Efficient DC power supply design Behaviors: =========== - Ability to work individually and in a team. - Innovative thinker and problem solver. - Ability to effectively research and solve complex technical issues. - Excellent interpersonal skills. - Good attention to detail. - Flexible and adaptable What can you expect from us? ======================= - At Next, everyone is on Product Team. You will be heard and you will never run out of opportunities to share your ideas and feedback. - We automate our menial tasks and focus only on what’s important. So, you get to work on things you love :) - Recognition for your efforts. Something that we are very open and serious about. - Growth! Next would push you to the limits that you aren’t aware of.