Senior Engineer - Hardware

At Trane Technologies we Challenge Possible.Our brands – including Trane® and Thermo King®  - create access to cooling and comfort in buildings and homes, transport and protect food and perishables, connect customers to elevated performance with less environmental impact, dramatically reduce energy demands and carbon emissions, and innovate with a better world in mind.We boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. 

Position Summary

Hardware (Circuit/PCB) design Engineer is responsible for designing analog/digital circuits and developing printed circuit boards, generating drawings using EDA (Electronic design automation) tools for schematic, assembly, and fabrication drawings, designing layouts for hi-speed, multi-layer boards and assisting Engineering with testing and validation of complete system functionality.

Major responsibilities:

• Generate high level concept and functional block diagrams based on requirements
• Design analog/digital circuits with a proper selection of electrical/electronic components
• Design Mixed Signal and High-speed PCBs
• Develop analog and mixed signal circuits through prototyping and/or simulations and run trade off analysis to optimize power consumption, physical board area / instrumentation density and cost.
• Generate theory of operation for circuit and define circuit test strategy including test setup, test limits and guide firmware and software engineers to develop supporting firmware and software.
• Design, develop, and test power electronics circuits and power conversion systems, including PCB layout and simulation
• Create PCB footprints per IPC standards and schematic symbols.
• Design layouts for hi-speed, multi-layer boards.
• Create Gerber and assembly drawings
• Maintain PCB file version control
• Interact with global Engineers to accomplish design for manufacturability (DFM), design for assembly (DFA), and design for test (DFT) according to industry standards.
• Support harness preparation and prototype build
• PCB Test plan preparation.
• Support testing and validation of complete system functionality
• Engineering document preparation

Experience/Skills:

• Experience in High Speed, Mixed signal design and Power board design.
• Proficient in using EDA tools, preferably Altium.
• Strong analog circuit design knowledge, both complex IC level and discrete component/transistor level
• Ability to understand complex design concepts and be able to communicate ideas to cross-functional team
• Ability to understand engineering, manufacturing and customer requirements and translate to actual product design
• Capable of circuit simulation using LTspice/Pspice/PSIM.
• Power Electronics background including: AC/DC, DC/AC and DC/DC power conversion, DC/DC power supply, Energy storage
• Basic understanding of power supply topologies, drive circuits, PWM control, feedback, DSP and FPGA-based controls for various high power and pulsed power applications
• Familiarity with semiconductor device technologies
• Ability to plan large PCB designs and estimate efforts.
• Experience in board level communication protocols
  • SPI, I2C, UART, JTAG, MODBUS, TCP/IP etc.
• Hands on experience in schematic capture, schematic symbol creation.
• Hands on experience in Footprint creation, PCB floor Planning and layout routing.
• Experience in routing rules creation, signal integrity optimization, Power Supply board layout designing with knowledge of signal Isolation.
• Ability to do single, double, and multilayer PCBs.
• Creating and checking the Gerber files in EDA tools.
• Good knowledge of PCB process, DFM and DFA requirements.
• Knowledge of EMI/EMC and Thermal aspects for PCB.
• Should have sufficient knowledge of PCB industry standards.
• Working experience with high-speed digital interfaces such as Ethernet and USB, ADC, LVDS, Microcontroller
• Knowledge of basic signal integrity and power integrity knowledge.
• Must be well versed in electrical engineering, and systems engineering

Skills and Education:

• Bachelor / Master’s degree in Electronics/Power Electronics
• 3.0 GPA minimum required
• 5-9 years professional experience
• Firm grasp of engineering fundamentals.
• Self-motivated, willing to take initiative, able to function effectively in independent and team-based situations.
• Ability to work in a laboratory environment for extended duration, coordinate testing with lab staff and reviewing results.
• Must be adept at report writing and presenting technical information to a wide audience.
• Strong written and oral communication skills required with good interpersonal skills, able to express concepts and ideas with clarity.

Others:

This position is based out of Bangalore and will expect short/long term visit to USA

We are committed to helping you reach your professional, personal and financial goals.  We offer competitive compensation that aligns with our business strategies and comprehensive benefits to help you live your healthiest.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse culture that engages as well as values the different backgrounds and experiences of our employee, which, in turn, spurs innovation, generates creative solutions and enhances our customer relations.  

If you share our passion for inspiring progress—for bringing about bold shifts in how people, economies and societies operate—then you belong with Trane Technologies . Progress begins with you.