Lead Engineer, Power Electronics

4 days ago

Oragadam Chennai Tamil Nadu, India Danfoss Full time ₹ 12,00,000 - ₹ 36,00,000 per year

Requisition ID:

46226

Job Location(s):

Oragadam, IN

Employment Type:

Full Time

Segment:

Danfoss Power Electronics and Drives Seg

Job Function:

R&D, Technology and Engineering

Work Location Type:

On-site

The Impact You'll Make

As a Power Electronics Engineer at Danfoss Drives, you play a key role in shaping the future of energy-efficient technologies. Your work directly contributes to the design and development of advanced power converters and motor systems that improve product performance and reliability. By testing and refining these systems, you help ensure that Danfoss delivers high-quality, sustainable solutions to customers around the world. Collaborating with a skilled and agile team, you support innovation from concept to final product — making a meaningful impact on the company's growth, customer satisfaction, and commitment to a greener future.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Design, develop, and test on different sections of a drive like switch-mode power supplies, inverters, gate drives, rectifiers, DC link, and related systems.
  • Work across the full development cycle – from schematics to ECAD, lab testing, and production handover.
  • Support cost estimation, FMEA, and other development processes.
  • Simulation activity includes both circuit and physics-based simulation.
  • Contribute to EMC evaluations and compliance efforts (expert-level experience not required).

What We're Looking For

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Power Electronics and Drives or a related field, with 8 – 10 years of professional experience.
  • Experience with switch-mode power supplies, inverters, DC link, and gate drive circuitry is preferred.
  • Hands-on experience in simulation tools like MATLAB, pSPICE, PSIM, Ansys, etc are added advantages.
  • Familiarity with EMC principles and testing is a plus.
  • Ability to take designs from concept to production, including schematic capture and layout
  • Ability to lead the team technically.
  • Strong problem-solving skills, eagerness to learn, and the ability to juggle multiple tasks across different phases of development.

Ready to Make a Difference?

If this role excites you, we'd love to hear from you Apply now to start the conversation and learn more about where your career can go with us.

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Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification.

Our solutions are used in such areas as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, automotive, marine, and off- and on-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, as well as district-energy infrastructure for cities.

Our innovative engineering dates back to 1933. Danfoss is family-owned, employing more than people, serving customers in more than 100 countries through a global footprint of 95 factories.

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