Head Technical Engineering Manager

Virbhu India Pvt Ltd – Vadodara (Gujarat), a wholly owned subsidiary of AK Power Solutions (USA), operating in the field of power electronics, has an immediate opening for a Head Technical Engineering manager.

The position is responsible for leading an engineering team developing next generation products. recruiting and building high-performance solid-state electronics power conversion vendors and professionals. The position will be a manager responsible for the design and development of next generation power conversion technology for Electrical Vehicle (EV) Charging and Renewable (Solar and Battery Electric Storage) Markets.

Responsibilities:

• Lead power electronics engineering team on development of next generation power converters
• Lead a team of talented engineers through product research, architecture, simulation, design, prototype, verification, and validation phases to deliver a world class product to customers.
• Ensure engineering best practices and internal development processes are followed by the team.
• Successfully manage engineering resource assignments, priorities, and deadlines
• Lead product specification, design and the modelling of complex power electronics used in power converters.
• Lead the creation of schematics, BOMs, test specifications, and technical documentation.
• Oversee and lead PCB Layout and Mechanical designs.
• Collaborate with other departments and functions to ensure successful product introduction and maintain the product throughout its lifecycle.
• Develop a plan to support milestones and requirements for the growth initiatives.
• Develop a technology acquisition roadmap to support the execution of the product roadmap.
• Lead the development of design with independent vendors and testing infrastructure required to support solid state electronics power conversion devices.
• Develop staffing plan to support the corporation’s high growth market R&D plan.

Qualifications:

• BS in Electronics or Electrical Engineering (BSEE) or closely related field. MS or PhD would be a plus
• Strong knowledge of power-electronics selection and layout for Thyristors, Si-IGBT and Sic-MOSFET based switching devices and circuits.
• Experienced in designing and architecting the gate drivers for Thyristors, Si-IGBT and Sic-MOSFET inverters.
• Strong knowledge of Bridge Rectifier design and multi-level topology designs. Experienced with optimizing power converter designs, to reduce harmonics.
• Experienced in testing to debug system problems.
• Knowledge of mitigation of EMI/EMC issues with power electronics circuits desired.
• Strong mentoring, coaching and leadership skills.
• Practices attentive and active listening; has patience to hear people out.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills. Skilled in root cause analysis.
• Ability to clearly communicate in a variety of communication settings and styles.