PCB Design

**Experience**: 4 - 12 Years **Location**: **Nature of Job**: R&D **Job role**: Electrical and Electronics **Division** **R&D** **Department** **EV Electronics** **Level** **Ex** **Functional Area** **HVDC hardware** **1** **Job Title** **Manager (R&D)** **2** **Reporting** **Leadership, R&D - EV Electronics** **3** **Educational Qualification** **B.E/ B Tech in Electrical, Electronics/Instrumentation and Equivalent Streams, M Tech in Power Electronics (preferred),** - PhD in Power Electronics domain, min 70% in all levels of education **Experience** **4 to 12 yrs** **Age Limit** **NA** **4** **Job Role & Responsibilities** **_ Role: Power Electronics Engineer_** - Technical/Functional: - PCB Layout Design for Power Electronics: - Design multi-layer PCBs for high-power motor controllers, DC-DC converters, inverters, and battery management systems (BMS). - Ensure low-inductance routing, controlled impedance, and effective grounding strategies for high-power circuits. - Implement EMI/EMC best practices, including shielding, filtering, and differential pair routing. - PCB Layout for RF & High-Speed Designs: - Design PCBs for RF modules, antennas, and high-speed signal transmission (GHz range). - Implement microstrip, stripline, coplanar waveguides, and controlled impedance routing. - Optimize layouts for minimum crosstalk, reflection, and insertion loss. - Work closely with RF engineers for layout optimization, grounding, and signal integrity enhancements. - Conduct EMI simulations and compliance testing to meet RF regulatory standards. - PCB Layout for Analog & Mixed-Signal Circuits: - Design low-noise, precision analog circuit layouts, including op-amps, ADCs, DACs, and sensor interfaces. - Implement star-grounding, guard rings, and Kelvin sensing techniques for ultra-low - noise performance. - Optimize high-precision data acquisition and mixed-signal PCB layouts. - Ensure minimized parasitic capacitance and inductance in sensitive analog circuits. - Thermal & Mechanical Considerations: - Work closely with mechanical engineers to optimize PCB integration within enclosures and cooling solutions. - Work closely with CFTs to perform thermal simulations and power dissipation analysis for PCB heat management. - Design Validation & Compliance: - Perform DFM (Design for Manufacturability), DFA (Design for Assembly), and DFT (Design for Testability) analysis. - Collaborate with fabrication and assembly vendors to ensure high-yield production. - Ensure compliance with IPC standards (IPC-2221, IPC-600, IPC-6012), EMI/EMC regulations, and automotive/industrial safety norms. **5** **Competency Requirements** **Behavioral**: - Demonstrates excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. - Serves as an effective team player with the capability to lead and mentor a group of engineers. - Anticipates challenges, takes proactive actions, and fosters a culture of continuous improvement. - Creates and maintains comprehensive technical documentation, including design calculations. - Encourages innovation in technology and cost optimization, promoting intellectual property (IP) generation within the team. - Possesses the ability to transform concepts into practical, real-world solutions. - Communicates effectively with team members, peers, suppliers, and senior leadership. - Collaborates seamlessly with cross-functional teams to develop innovative and impactful solutions. **Specific expertise required for functional domain**: - PCB layout tools: Altium Designer, Cadence Allegro, Mentor Xpedition, KiCad, Eagle, or OrCAD. - Power electronics PCB design: High-voltage (>96V), high-current layouts, creepage/clearance design. - RF PCB layout: Controlled impedance, high-frequency design, shielding, and SI/PI analysis. - Analog circuit PCB layout: Low-noise routing, precision signal integrity, and EMI/EMC mitigation. - DFM/DFA considerations: PCB stack-up design, material selection, thermal & mechanical integration. - Simulation tools: Ansys SIwave, HyperLynx, LTspice, CST Studio, Keysight ADS for RF/mixed-signal analysis. - Knowledge of PCB fabrication & assembly: HDI, flex-PCB, rigid-flex, metal core PCBs (MCPCB). **6** **Likely sources** **Bosch, Philips, GE, Eaton, Ather, OLA, Matter Motor