Head Of Product Engineering - Power Electronics (Renewables)

Job Description 

Head of Product Engineering 

Location: Coimbatore 

Div: L&T -EPS -Power Electronics and BESS 

Provide end-to-end engineering leadership for power electronics products and system architectures, driving innovation, product robustness, cost competitiveness, and scalable platforms across AC-DC, DC-DC, DC-AC, Solar Inverter (Central and String), PCS, EV Charger and Electrolyser Power Supply and other power conversion Products and systems and BESS.

Key Responsibilities

1. Product & System Architecture

• Define product and system architecture for:
  • Solar Inverters (String, Central)
  • BESS PCS (Grid-following & Grid-forming)
  • EV Chargers (AC & DC Fast)
  • Electrolyser Power Supplies
  • C&I and Utility scale
• Establish platform-based designs to enable reuse across power levels and applications.
• Own system-level requirements: efficiency, power density, reliability, safety, grid compliance.

2. Engineering Execution & Technical Governance

• Lead multi-disciplinary engineering teams of Electrical and Mechanical, System control Engineering
• Define engineering standards, design guidelines, and review mechanisms.
• Own design reviews, technical risk management, and design trade-off decisions.
• Ensure DFMEA, PFMEA, and functional safety concepts are embedded early.

3. Product Development & Lifecycle Ownership

• Own complete product lifecycle:
  • Concept → Architecture → Prototype → Validation → Certification → Production → Field support
• Implement V-Model / Stage-Gate / APQP product development processes.
• Drive design for manufacturability (DFM), cost (DFC), and serviceability (DFS).
• Lead cost-down, value engineering, and platform reuse initiatives.
• Exp with TOT ( Technology of Transfer) and TOP (Transfer of Production)

4. Compliance, Standards & Certification

• Ensure compliance with:
  • Grid Codes: IEC, IEEE, UL
  • Safety: IEC 62109, UL 1741, IEC 61851
  • EMC/EMI: IEC 61000 series
  • Functional Safety: IEC 61508 (where applicable)
• Interface with certification agencies (UL, TÜV, Intertek).
• Own system-level validation strategies and test coverage.

5. Manufacturing, Quality & Field Reliability

• Partner with manufacturing for NPI, ramp-up, and yield improvement.
• Lead field failure analysis, root cause investigations, and corrective actions.
• Drive reliability engineering and accelerated life testing.
• Enable localization and second-source strategies with supply chain.

6. Business, Customer & Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as technical interface in customer interactions, RFQs, and pre-sales.
• Align product strategy with market needs, cost targets, and revenue goals.
• Mentor senior technical leaders and build long-term engineering capability.
• Collaborate with Product Management, Sales, Operations, and Service teams.

Key KPIs

• Time-to-market adherence
• Product efficiency, reliability & cost targets
• Certification success rate
• Field failure rate (PPM)
• Platform reuse and engineering productivity

Education

• BE / BTech in Electrical / Power Electronics
• MTech / PhD preferred

Experience

• 18–22+ years in power electronics product and system development
• Proven leadership across high-power Solar inverter, PCS, Electrolyser and Ev Charger product in MW scale Range
• Experience with global product deployment and certification
• Should have handed team of 25-50 Engineering
• Should have experience of product/System Engineering and advanced development.

Core Technical Competencies

• Converter and inverter system design (kW–MW)
• Grid-tied and standalone systems
• SiC / IGBT device application
• Control algorithms & DSP/FPGA platforms
• Thermal, EMC, and reliability engineering