Virbhu India Pvt Ltd, a leading solid state power conversion company located at Vadodara (Gujarat), A wholly owned subsidiary of AK Power Solutions ( www.akpowers.com ) (USA), operating in the field of power electronics, has an immediate opening for a Sr. PCB Design Engineer to lead development of Mega Watt scale converters using SiC devices and IGBT devise for DC fast Charging of trucks and buses , solar power generation , Battery energy storage systems, electrolytic deposition , electrolyzes to produce Hydrogen fuel and other applications .
The US parent company , AK power Solutions sells IPM (integrated power modules) for fast DC charging currently in USA and is led by an IIT graduate. In addition to AK, he also leads VTC , the largest power transformer manufacturer in USA.
Key Skills :
- Experience in designing Power electronics, High Speed, High Voltage PCB and Multilayer PCB is must.
- Exposure of different PCB, CAD, CAM design tools, preferably extensive experience in Altium Design.
- Design to meet IEC standards of EMC / EMI, Surge, EFT, safety & reliability.
- Design PCB as per the specs provided by technical team, Maintain and update PCB design documents, Participate in design reviews, PCB inspections / Testing.
- Must have worked in stacked and complex boards with high layer count.
- Should individually handle PCB layout from schematics creation to Gerber release.
- Experience in Power & Signal integrity analysis.
- Experience in DFM / DFX thermal analysis.
- Verify existing design and recommend improvements.
- Propose Process improvements to ensure PCB functionality, quality & reliability.
- Perform updates according to change in customer or internal requirements.
- Identify risks and challenges and propose action plan.
- Self-driven, motivated and show high productivity in PCB design & development.
- Hands on experience in creation of BoM, Fabrication & assembly drawings for ECO process.
- Able to communicate clearly, organize effectively and document work thoroughly while working with local and global teams.
- In-depth knowledge of PCB fabrication process & assembly.
- Good Understanding of product data management tools-based release and change order process and PCB life cycle processes.
- IPC process certified in PCB designing will be an advantage.
Essential Duties / Principal Responsibilities
Design & develop microcontroller / DSP / FPGA based PCB board for Power conversion stage like, AFE, PSFB, DAB, DC-DC converter, AC-DC Converter etc. type of application.Design, selection, Specification, and validation of critical hardware components-Microcontrollers, Memories, Communication interfaces etc.Perform board designs from system level requirements and test including requirements analysis & documentation, circuit design digital electronics, schematic capture, verification and testing of boards.Interface as needed with product management, customers, Marketing & sales providing technical guidance on product developed.Keep well informed of new features and products / services.Be proactive in understanding product / services roadmaps and the implication of new features with peer engineers or self -training.Other responsibilities as assigned.Minimum Qualification : Education, Experience, Skills, Abilities, License / Certification :
4-Year bachelor’s degree / 4+2 -Year Master’s Degree in Electronics & Communication or equivalent.5-10 years of experience outside of university in PCB designing.Use of recognized best practices in Hardware / Firmware / Software development methodologies and processes.Excellent Communication skills with strong English both Written & Spoken.