Position (Job Title) : Senior HW Technical Specialist – Power Electronics

Forename

Surname

Employee ID

Department

Manager

Cost Center: TR0282

Salary Grade

(to be completed by HR):

Purpose of position

Design and develop high-voltage and high-power power electronic solutions, ensuring robust, reliable, and production-ready products.

Training/ Education: B.E./B.Tech/M.E./M.Tech in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Power Electronics, or equivalent.

Professional Experience

- Extensive experience in High Voltage and High Power AC/DC and DC/DC converter design.
- Experience in completely Current Product Development lifecycle from requirement analysis through design, validation, industrialization, and production release.
- Experience in power converter topologies including Buck Converters, Boost Converters, Full Bridge Converters, Phase Shifted Full Bridge Converters, LLC Resonant Converters
- Strong experience in design calculations and engineering analysis. Experience in reliability engineering activities such as DFMEA and reliability assessments.

- Experience in technical reviews, root cause analysis, and problem-solving activities.
- Experience in mentoring and guiding junior hardware engineers.
- Experience in design, simulation, prototyping, testing, and validation of power electronic systems.

Min years 10-14 years

Additional Skills

(IT, languages, etc.)

Mandatory

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Expertise in design calculations using tools such as:Mathcad, Smath, MATLAB (preferred)
- Proficiency in power electronic circuit design involving power semiconductors, gate drivers, magnetics, and protection circuits.
- Experience in High Voltage and High-Power converter design.
- Experience in simulation tools such as LTspice, PSIM, MATLAB or similar tools.
- Experience in DFMEA, reliability analysis, and design risk assessment.




- Knowledge of schematic development and review using electronic CAD tools.
- Experience conducting design reviews and providing technical guidance to engineering teams.

Experience in hardware debugging, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis

Desirable

- Magnetic component design includes transformers and inductors.
- Power supply control loop design and stability analysis using Laplace Transform techniques.
- Microcontroller and Processor-based hardware design.
- Application of AI tools for electronic design and optimization.
- Experience in EOL (End of Line) test design and implementation.
- Experience in board-level verification and validation activities.
- Experience in engineering process documentation and compliance activities.
- Knowledge of EMI/EMC, safety, and regulatory requirements for power electronics products.

Authority/ power to sign No

Key Indicators

Responsibility of Personnel

No

Main duties/responsibilities (at least 5):

Mandatory

- Lead the design and development of High Voltage and High Power AC/DC and DC/DC power conversion systems.
- Analyze customer and system requirements and derive hardware design requirements.
- Design, simulate, and develop power electronic circuits including Buck, Boost, Full Bridge, Phase Shifted Full Bridge, and LLC converter topologies.
- Perform detailed electrical, thermal, magnetic, and reliability calculations using Mathcad, SMath, and other engineering tools.
- Develop and review hardware architecture, schematics,



and design documentation.
- Perform simulation and performance analysis to validate design concepts and optimize converter performance.
- Drive completely New Product Development activities from concept through production release.
- Conduct component selection, derating analysis, and design optimization activities.
- Lead design reviews and ensure technical compliance with project requirements and engineering standards.
- Perform DFMEA and other reliability assessments to improve product robustness and reliability.
- Define and execute hardware verification and validation plans.
- Support prototype bring-up, debugging, characterization, and qualification testing.
- Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions for design, test, manufacturing, and field issues.
- Collaborate with PCB, Mechanical, Software, Manufacturing, Quality, and System Engineering teams throughout the product lifecycle.
- Prepare and maintain technical documentation including design calculations, specifications, reports, test procedures, and validation records.
- Mentor young engineers and support their technical development.
- Support production transfer, manufacturing issue resolution, and continuous product improvement activities.

Desirable

- Design and optimize magnetic components including transformers and inductors.
- Perform control loop modelling and stability verification activities.
- Develop AI-assisted approaches for electronic design and engineering efficiency improvements.
- Define EOL test methodologies and production verification strategies.
- Lead board verification and validation activities.
- Contribute to process improvement and engineering documentation initiatives.
- Support Microcontroller/Processor-based power electronic control system development.

Signature

Name HR

Date

📌 Senior Technical Specialist Embedded Hardware (Mulshi)
🏢 Knorr-Bremse
📍 Mulshi