Sr. PCB Design Engineer

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

Minimum Qualification : Education, Experience, Skills, Abilities, License / Certification :

Skills Required

Altium Design, PCB CAD CAM design tools, Product data management tools, PCB fabrication process, Power Signal integrity analysis, DFM DFX thermal analysis