Lead -Electrical Engineering – Power Electronics Product & Systems
Role Purpose
Provide strategic and hands-on leadership for electrical and power electronics engineering, owning product and system architecture, detailed electrical design, validation, and industrialization of high-power conversion systems across AC-DC, DC-DC, DC-AC, and bidirectional platforms suitable for Solar, BESS/PCS, EV Chargers, Electrolysers, and Industrial Power Conversion businesses.
Key Responsibilities
1. Electrical & System Architecture Leadership
- Define electrical system architecture for:
- Solar Inverters (String & Central)
- BESS Power Conversion Systems (PCS)
- EV Chargers (AC, DC Fast & Ultra-Fast)
- Electrolyser Power Supplies
- Own electrical specifications: voltage/current levels, isolation, grounding, protection, efficiency, and reliability.
- Lead adoption of SiC / IGBT / GaN devices and advanced topologies (NPC, ANPC, AFE, DAB, LLC).
- Ensure grid compatibility, harmonic performance, and fault-ride-through capability.
2. Product Engineering & Execution
- Lead and mentor teams covering:
- Power Electronics, Electrical Systems Engineering
- Interface with Mechanical, Control & Embedded Software
- Lead Product development
- Own Engineering Process from Electrical BOM , Engineering drawing
- Establish electrical design guidelines, review processes, and technical governance.
- Drive design trade-offs balancing cost, performance, reliability, and manufacturability.
- Ensure DFMEA, PFMEA, and safety analysis are integral to development.
- Own End to
3. Product Development Lifecycle Ownership
- Own complete electrical engineering lifecycle:
- Requirements → Architecture → Detailed Design → Prototype → Validation → Certification → Production support
- Implement V-Model / Stage-Gate / APQP processes.
- Drive platform-based product development for scalability and reuse.
- Lead value engineering and cost-reduction initiatives.
4. Compliance, Standards & Certification
- Ensure compliance with applicable standards:
- Solar & PCS: IEC 62109, IEC 61727, IEEE 1547, UL 1741
- EV Chargers: IEC 61851, IEC 62196, ISO 15118
- EMC/EMI: IEC 61000 series
- Functional Safety: IEC 61508 (where applicable)
- Interface with UL, TÜV, Intertek, and grid authorities.
- Own electrical validation strategy, test coverage, and certification success.
5. Manufacturing, Quality & Field Reliability
- Support NPI, pilot builds, and production ramp-up.
- Lead electrical failure analysis, field issue RCA, and corrective actions.
- Drive reliability engineering, and accelerated life testing.
- Collaborate with supply chain for vendor qualification and second sourcing.
6. Business & Stakeholder Engagement
- Interface with customer, partner, and regulatory discussions.
- Support pre-sales, technical proposals, and customer customizations.
- Align engineering priorities with business strategy, cost targets, and delivery timelines.
- Build and retain a high-performance electrical engineering organization.
Key KPIs
- Electrical design quality & first-pass success
- Time-to-market
- Cost and efficiency targets
- Certification success rate
- Field failure rate (PPM)
Education
- BE / BTech in Electrical / Electrical & Electronics Engineering
- MTech / PhD preferred
Experience
- 15–25+ years in electrical & power electronics product development
- Strong background in high-power converter and inverter systems (kW–MW)
- Experience taking products from concept to mass production
- Electrical Design, Systems Engineering, Advanced Development
- Knowledge of SAP, PLM and Other Engineering tools.
