About River

River is a design company building multi-utility products. Our flagship product River Indie, #SUVofScooters, is designed to help you get things done. Engineered to be a dependable ally on your road to success.

We’re a 1000+ team headquartered in Bengaluru – backed by marquee international investors, with mobility-focused funds linked to Yamaha Motors, Al-Futtaim Automotive Group, Toyota VC, Trucks Venture Capital, Mitsui & Co. Ltd, Marubeni Ventures Inc., Lowercarbon Capital, and Maniv Mobility.

Key Responsibilities

- Design and develop power converter topologies such as DC-DC (Buck, Boost, Buck-Boost), Isolated Converters, Inverters, PFC, LLC, PSFB, Push-Pull and On-Board Chargers.
- Perform schematic design, component selection, and BOM optimization.
- Lead power stage design, including magnetics, gate drive, protection, and sensing circuits.
- Conduct simulation and analysis (LTspice / PSpice / MATLAB) for performance and stability.
- Support PCB layout design and reviews focusing on high-power, high-frequency design practices
- Perform hardware bring-up, debugging, and validation of prototypes.
- Ensure compliance with efficiency, thermal, EMI/EMC, and safety requirements.
- Execute design verification and reliability testing (thermal, load, stress tests).
- Support DFMEA, PFMEA, and design reviews.
- Work closely with firmware, mechanical, and system teams for project delivery
- Work closely with DE/NPD, QA, Validation for Mass Production activities
- Provide manufacturing and field support during production ramp-up.





Ideal Candidate

- Overall 6 to 12 Years of experience in Power Electronics with experience in design, develop, and validate high-efficiency power conversion systems.
- B.E / B.Tech / M.Tech / PhD in Electrical Engineering/ Electrical & Electronics Engineering /Power Electronics or related disciplines
- We are looking for a skilled Power Electronics Engineer to design, develop, and validate high-efficiency power conversion systems.
- Role involves end-to-end ownership of power electronic hardware—from concept and design to testing, validation, and production support.
- Solid understanding of power electronics fundamentals.
- Hands-on experience with MOSFETs, IGBTs, gate drivers, controllers, and magnetics.
- Knowledge of switch-mode power supply (SMPS), Inverter , Battery Management System (BMS), DC-DC Converter, PFC, LLC design.
- Experience with analog and Digital control loops and compensation.
- Proficiency in schematic capture tools (Altium / OrCAD / KiCad).
- Practical experience using lab equipment: Oscilloscope, Power analyzer, Electronic load, Multimeter
- Understanding of thermal management and derating principles.
- Experience in EV systems, BMS, chargers, or traction inverters.
- Familiarity with EMI/EMC standards (CISPR, IEC, ISO).
- Knowledge of safety standards (UL, IEC, ISO).
- Exposure to digital power control and microcontroller-based SMPS, DC-DC Converter and Charger.

Experience with high-voltage and high-current designs.

📌 Lead Engineer - Power Electronics (Bengaluru)
🏢 River
📍 Bengaluru