Chara Technologies
Location
Bangalore | India
Job description
Chara is building a scalable, cloud-controlled, and rare-earth free platform for designing, building, and deploying electric motors for various applications. It aims towards building transformative technology that will make the prime-mover of the future simpler, smarter, more efficient, and easy-to-build in the long run. The founders are veteran serial entrepreneurs, product experts, and motor technologists with more than eight decades of experience developing cutting-edge products and technologies. Chara is bringing transformative motor technology to the forefront of commercial applications. The company aims to make deep fissures in the extant hydrocarbon and rare-earth-based energy economy to create a greener future.
Are you an electronics guru, embedded systems expert with a penchant for power electronics and a passion to create new path breaking technologies with a green social impact? Does working with a bleeding edge research oriented tech startup excite you? If so, we would love to talk to you; please read on and apply. Join us on this mission to revolutionize the world of motor technology! Responsibilities: Take ownership of Hardware development for motor controllers Develop the complete hardware platform for motor drive and controller Develop the system architecture based on requirements Identify key components for the design Working with Mechanical engineering and motor designer, finalize the dimensions, enclosures, connectors and other electromechanical & thermal requirements Design the schematics and layout for the controller Create and maintain documentation and design collaterals including system architecture, high-level design, low-level design and physical design Release the design for manufacturing; oversee and manage the PCB manufacturing Assemble the prototypes using hand assembly; oversee PCBA assembly for high volume runs Create test plans for testing the hardware and system components, working with Motor designer and software engineers Perform section-wise testing and board bring-up activities on the hardware Debug and diagnose the hardware and firmware on the controller Integrate with the motor and perform various functional, performance and reliability tests as per requirements Prepare test reports and documentation Make the Design should comply with EMI/EMC Standards Capable to conduct all required design verification tests independently. Skills and Experience: 5+ (7+) years of relevant experience in embedded Hardware development In-depth knowledge of Power electronics concepts and design requirements Extensive engineering experiences in Power Electronics Hardware development with proven track record of at least one product from concept to production Knowledge and Hands on experience with development and debugging of high-voltage high-current products such as motor controllers, inverters, power supplies etc. Thorough knowledge of power electronics design fundamentals with proven expertise in designing, simulating and analyzing high-voltage and high-current DC and AC systems. Ability and willingness to take complete end-to-end ownership of Hardware and system design Experience in working with real-time microcontroller-based embedded systems Good hands-on experience in debugging using lab equipment such as Oscilloscopes, Multimeters, Logic Analyzers, signal generators etc. Experience in testing motor controllers using high-voltage power supplies, electronic loads, dynamometers etc. is highly preferred Experience in working with Microcontroller peripherals such as ADC, Timers, Comparators, Input-capture, PWM etc. Experience with microcontrollers from TI, NXP, STM32, PIC, Atmel (ARM based microcontroller experience is preferred) Hands-on experience in bringing up a new hardware with firmware written from scratch Experience with performance and reliability testing including thermal, environmental, EMI/EMC, Electrical stress, HALT/HASS etc. is highly desirable Experience with simulation software such as PSpice, PSIM, Matlab, Simulink etc is a plus Experience in automotive or power electronics domain is highly desirable Background: B.E - EE, CS, ME (or equivalent) from a reputed institution with 5+ (7+) years of relevant experience ME/MS - EE, CS, ME (or equivalent) with 3+ (5+) years of relevant experienceJob tags
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