Would you like to assist us secure best practices in developing and testing controllers across the entire Grundfos Circulator portfolio? 

The WU PD Controls Team takes care of Product development with detailed design, technology and product platform support. The purpose of the job is to ensure design, development, and integration of hardware and software. You would be responsible for end to end development of the product. You will besides leading the execution also play a significant role in setting the long term technical direction of the solutions in the relevant product line(s). The position will be accountable for the technical solution on eengineering / architecture level for a development project. 

What is the job about?

In the role of Senior Hardware Engineer, you will be accountable for the complete hardware development lifecycle, from requirements and specification through architecture, schematic design, PCB layout, prototyping, and final validation.

Your main tasks will be:

• Drive hardware architecture and electronics system design for Controls products such as VFDs, controllers, power electronics, monitoring devices.
• Select and architect microcontroller platforms (8/16/32‑bit) with ADC, DAC, GPIO, memory interfaces (SDRAM, EPROM).
• Create robust electronics architecture for controllers, VFDs, soft-starters, and power-drive systems
• Lead system‑level design for complex product lines, ensuring long‑term platform scalability.
• Develop schematics using PADS, Altium and simulate using PSPICE / LT‑SPICE / MATLAB
• Experience in Design & Testing of electronic controllers, embedded based
• Experience in Hardware Communication interfaces and Buses of RS232, RS485, SPI, I2C,CAN, USB interfaces.
• Experience in system Design & Modelling in SaberRD/MATLAB Simulink simulations
• Strong knowledge on Interfacing of Power Electronics Devices
• Experience in Control System Design ( PID control)
• Experience in  switching & conduction losses calculation
• Experience in  Thermal calculations
• Knowledge of Design documentation process and full hardware project life cycle.
• Experience in developing Safety critical products using safety standards
• Experience in Design FMEA and MTBF
• Knowledge in Power Electronics PCB Design Clearance & Creepages
• Experience in Magnetics Design - Inductor, Ferrite Transformer, Driver transformer, Flyback transformer, Input & output Filters
• Experience in testing and handling of high Voltage Systems
• Experience in Fault finding and defect resolution
• Experience in System level integration and Board level testing & Trouble shooting
• Experience in coordination with firmware team during code development & testing.
• Knowledge on Induction  / PMSM motor control theory & FOC control Algorithm
• Knowledge on 3 phase Transformations (abc to dq)
• Knowledge on third party labs for product testing, compliance and certifications
• Working closely with the cross functional teams, Mechanical and Software Teams for Product requirements.

Your Background

• Bachelor’s in Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EEE), Electronics Engineering (ECE) / Master’s Degree in Power Electronics
• At least 12+ years of experience working in hardware design in power electronics domain
• Experience in managing multiple projects at a time.
• Must have experience in PADS schematic & PCB Design software tools
• Understanding the Power Supply & Inverter designs
• Knowledge of heat transfer to PCB
• Knowledge of EMI/EMC design considerations and design for high reliability and high temperature.

Do you want to learn more?

This position is based out of Chennai/Gurugram. If this sounds appealing to you, please upload your CV/resume and cover letter today via our Careers portal.

We look forward to hearing from you. 

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