Engineer – Power Electronics At General Electric In Chennai

Location: Chennai

Company: General Electric

Design, Sizing, Simulation, Lab testing of Power electronic equipment (VSD/ STATCOM/ Rectifiers).

Essential Responsibilities

• LV/MV Drive Engineering – Core Power Electronics (AC / DC systems) and Control cabinet design as per requirement. 
• Engage in Sizing, product hardware design / loss budget calculation / Filter & protection circuits
• Understand product / project specifications and realize requirements to design using calculations, modeling and simulations. 
• Design system/equipment to meet reliability, testing standards, manufacturability, material and cost guidelines.
• Product and part level validation experience for IGBT and other Power & Power Electronic components
• Prepare & validate Design documents – Configurations, principles of operation, application guidelines, specifications, BOM, 
  SLD & drawings as per requirement. 
• Verify functional performance of prototype hardware under all specified operating conditions. 
• Support Manufacturing of equipment at Factory / Vendor facility.
• Document functional test requirements and conduct test according to applicable standards (UL/IEC etc.…) /conduct project 
  FAT’s. 
• Coordinate with Lead Engineer and team Manager on product / project execution on a continuous basis. 
• May require travel to commission engineered projects as required. 

Qualifications / Requirements

• Bachelor or Master Degree in Power Electronics or Electrical Engineering or Equivalent 
• Min. 3 – 8 years of Power electronics design & testing expertise for industrial drives and its related components (Renewables / 
  Oil & Gas / Marine / Metal Process Industrial knowledge preferred).
• Preferred experience/knowledge in Electrical design / Simulation tools like MATLAB/Simulink , PSCAD, Ansys, E-Plan and AutoCAD.
• In-depth knowledge of motors /drive control Systems.

Desired Characteristics

• Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Willingness to learn with passion
• Be self-motivated, creative and a team player, with ability to come up with unique solutions to complex problems
• Capable of working with multi-disciplined international team with good personal organization skills
• Self-Starter, demonstrate ability to work effectively within and between teams and as Individual
• Ability to energize teams and perceives change as an opportunity
• Ability to work effectively in a culturally diverse and highly matrix environment.
• Willing to work extended hours during the week, at weekends/holidays at critical times
• Proficiency in French/German language will be an added advantage