What You'll Do
- Lead the endtoend design of embedded electronic circuits and microcontrollerbased systems for power distribution, monitoring, protection, and control applications.
- Architect robust hardware solutions that meet functional, reliability, environmental, EMI/EMC, safety, and compliance requirements (UL, IEC, NEC, and other relevant standards).
- Own schematic creation, PCB layout guidance/review, component selection, derating analysis, circuit simulations, and design documentation.
- Conduct prototyping, bringup, debugging, and iterative refinement to ensure design robustness.
- Drive the integration of analog, digital, and power electronics elements into cohesive, productionready hardware systems.
- Perform and review circuitlevel simulations using tools such as PSpice, LTSpice, Ansys, MATLAB, MathCAD, and other analysis tools.
- Apply strong analytical skills to assess component stresses, thermal performance, fatigue life, signal integrity, and system reliability.
- Utilize FEA/CAE tools as required for thermal, structural, and electromagnetic analysis supporting design decisions.
- Demonstrate leadership in delivering at least two mediumtohigh complexity hardware programs from concept through commercialization, including PoC development, design validation, compliance testing, and certification.
- Ensure designs meet global regulatory, safety, and performance standards relevant to power distribution, switching, and protection products.
- Support DVT/EVT phases, test plan creation, rootcause analysis, and corrective action implementation.
- Work closely with manufacturing and NPI teams to ensure designs are optimized for efficient assembly, cost, testability, and longterm reliability.
- Provide expertise on manufacturing processes including PCB assembly, SMT processes, soldering standards, component placement, and electronic board qualification. Review manufacturing test strategies, production issues, and field-return analysis to drive continuous improvement.
- Partner with firmware, systems engineering, product management, test/validation, sourcing, and global development teams to deliver highquality products on schedule.
- Lead or contribute to design reviews, DFMEA, PFMEA, risk assessments, and technical decision forums.
- Provide guidance, mentorship, and technical leadership to junior engineers and global engineering partners.
Qualifications
Education level required : Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering / Electronics & Telecommunication (E&TC) / Instrumentation Engineering.
Years and area of experience required : 8+ years of handson experience in electronic hardware design, development, and validation for power distribution, protection, switching, or metering product lines
Technical Knowledge
- Strong analog design skills, including opamp circuits, filters, sensor interfaces, power supply components, and constantcurrent drivers.
- Solid digital hardware experience with microcontrollerbased systems (16/32bit MCUs) and communication interfaces like RS232, SPI, IC, Ethernet, CAN, and wireless protocols.
- Proficient in schematic design and knowledgeable in PCB layout guidelines for signal integrity, highspeed design, thermal constraints, and EMI/EMC compliance.
- Skilled in hardware bringup, bench debugging, and use of oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and power analyzers.
- Handson experience with modulelevel validation, physicallayer testing, and design verification processes.
- Able to perform circuit simulations, component derating, and stress/thermal analysis using tools such as PSpice, LTSpice, MATLAB, or Ansys.
- Good understanding of power system fundamentals including VA, power factor, losses, and efficiency.
- Experienced in defining hardware architecture, performance specifications, and systemlevel requirements for embedded control systems.
- Familiar with manufacturing processes including SMT assembly, PCB fabrication, DFM/DFT considerations, and supporting NPI builds.
- Knowledge of UL/IEC/NEC standards and regulatory requirements for lowvoltage electrical products.
Skills
Soft skills :
- Clear and concise communicationable to document designs and collaborate across global, cross-functional teams.
- Structured problem solving, analytical thinking, and a quality-first mindset.
- Ownership and accountability for commitments; ability to work independently with guidance and to contribute in code/design reviews.
- Curiosity to learn, adapt, and drive continuous improvement and reuse.
