Electronics Product Development Engineer

Job Title - Electronics System Design Engineer – Pune

Our Story

Blue Star is India's leading Heating, Ventilation, Air conditioning and Commercial Refrigeration (HVAC&R) Company with modern manufacturing facilities including the new state-of-the-art deep freezer facility at Wada, and Blue Star Climatech Limited’s world-class facility at Sri City; 3132 employees, and 4040 channel partners. The Company has manufacturing facilities at Dadra, Himachal Pradesh, Wada and Ahmedabad, which use modern, state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment to ensure that the products have consistent quality and reliability. The Company has a manufacturing footprint of more than 1 lakh sq m, with the mainstay of product development and R&D being energy-efficiency, coupled with eco-friendly and sustainable products.

What Your Role Entails

To understand Electrical and Electronic related requirements for commercial air conditioners and Inverter Heat pump product range of Blue Star Ltd from respective Project leader and translate these product requirements into detailed Software and Hardware specifications and design and develop this Controller and Control Panel.

What You’ll Do :

Specification Development : Interact with Marketing team / Project Leader to gather and design Controller Hardware and Software specifications based on System requirements.

Component Selection and design calculation : Selection of Controller and other related components based on requirement. Design and derating calculation based on defined standards.

Controller & Drive development : Design and Development of controllers, drive, user interface and special controls for commercial air conditioners and Inverter Heat pump products based on Inhouse / Bought out strategy.

Controller qualification : Controller verification and validation as per product application, its integration with the system and ensuring EMI / EMC compliance including conducted emission and radiated emission test.

Statutory Standard Compliance : Ensure to follow all required statutory standards like required for product development.

Technology Developments : Must be aware of latest developments related to Electronics and implement suitable technologies in Blue Star Products.

Technical Interaction / Support : Interact with various CFT members like Vendor development, Manufacturing, Marketing, Service team during Project Execution. To give training to manufacturing team, service team and vendors for any new Controllers / Control Panels

Your success is grounded in

Educational Background : You should hold a BE Electronics / Instrumentation Engineering.

Experience : A proven track record of 6-10 years experience in HVAC field or similar appliance domain and in Product development field. Experience in Heat pump product is preferable

Technical Acumen : Exposure to Embedded Controller Design

Inverter based design for BLDC Fan motor and Compressor

Good Product design knowledge and extensive experience for controller integration with system.

Experience in communication protocol interface between multiple controllers (Like Modbus RS485)

Knowledge of and Exposure to Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) / Electromagnetic Compatible (EMC) and other controller tests

Understanding of all Statutory standards along with safety standards applicable for Controller developments like UL, CE, etc.

Good knowledge of Refrigeration cycle and HVAC fundamentals

Excellent Project Management skills

Where you’ll be

This role is based in Hinjewadi, Pune, India (Initial few months is based out of Kapurbawdi, Thane)

At Blue Star, you are not just another employee; you're part of a vibrant community that values innovation, dedication, and teamwork. We believe in investing in our people and providing opportunities for professional growth and development. You’ll be empowered to take ownership of your role and make a difference in the lives of our customers and colleagues. If you’re ready to take on this exciting challenge and make a real impact, we would love to hear from you!