Principal Engineer - Power Electronics

Role overview

Principal Engineer - Power Electronics at Collins Aerospace

Responsibilities

• Lead critical design reviews, mentor hardware design engineers, and drive root-cause analysis for complex hardware anomalies.

Employment details

• India Location.
• Location: bengaluru [Karnātaka] [India]

Application details

• Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day.

About the employer

• Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry.
• Nothing matters more to Collins Aerospace than our strong ethical and safety commitments.

Benefits

• Group Term Life Insurance.
• Group Personal Accident Insurance.
• National Pension Scheme.

Additional role details

• Date Posted. 2026-10-18Country.
• IN-KA-BENGALURU-NORTHGATE ~ Sy No 2/2 Venkatala Village ~ SY NO 2/2 VENKATALA VILLAGE, Yelahanka Hobli Position Role Type.
• Hybrid.
• At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems.
• With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can.
• Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.
• With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market.
• Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.
• Overview.
• The Principal Engineer - Power Electronics would lead the design, development and qualification of high power electronics for motor controllers for Advanced Structures Electronic Controllers team.
• Candidate should be specialist/ SME with High Power Electronics product development experience such as DC/AC, DC/DC and AC Drives and its corresponding test equipment systems.
• What You Will Do *.
• Own and drive hardware architecture, component selection, and topology for motor drives, inverter stages optimized for power density, efficiency, weight and multi-lane fault tolerance.
• Architect and validate designs to successfully clear stringent DO-160 emissions and susceptibility limits.
• Create detailed electrical schematics & develop detailed design description document.
• Define test strategies and oversee execution for board bring-up, Design Verification Testing (DVT), and motor dynamometer test-bench validation.
• Ensures design for manufacturing, cost, quality, reliability and certification.
• Qualifications You Must Have *.
• Master /Bachelor of Engineering (BE/BTech.) degree in Electrical / Electronics Engineering with 12+ years of relevant experience preferably Aerospace. 12-15yrs Experience in High Power electronics domain such as DC/DC and DC/AC converters design, AC drives and field-oriented control hardware implementation.
• Strong fundamentals in Semiconductor switches (MOSEFT, IGBT), Gate drivers, Passive components, ADC/DAC, Filters etc.
• Hands on experience with any one of the Power converter design and analysis (AC-DC, DC-DC, DC-AC, AC-AC) in the <10KW power.
• Strong understanding of Sensing and protection circuits and schemes (Over voltage, over current, Over temperature etc.).
• Understanding Grounding schemes related to (Functional, safety isolations, Low level signal vs high power ), EMI/EMC, Lightning.
• Experience in power supply/ Motor drive related PCB layout, EMC, thermal design.
• Experience in serial protocol such as CAN, I2C, SPI, UART, etc.
• Expert in using lab test equipment such as DMM, oscilloscope, data logger.
• Good understanding of conducted/Radiated Emissions, susceptibilities.
• Experience in full product development lifecycle (requirements through qualification).
• Experience in Electrical CAD tools (Altium, Mentor graphics Schematics & Layout tools, Allegro).
• Experience in LTSpice and Matlab simulation.
• Experience in modeling and simulation tools for thermal, efficiency, and stability analysis.
• Exposure to:Thermal management and EMI/EMC in aerospace systems and.
• Industry standards such as DO-254, DO-160 & Mil-704F.
• Understanding of aerospace environmental requirements, particularly DO-160.
• Extensive experience with motor-actuator dynamometer setups, high-voltage safety protocols, and precision instrumentation.
• Strong technical leadership and decision-making ability.
• Excellent communication and technical writing skills.
• Proven ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
• Qualifications We Prefer.
• Experience with aerospace electro-mechanical actuators.
• Direct experience developing hardware under DO-254 Design Assurance Level (DAL A to C) regulations.
• Familiarity with aerospace systems safety analysis processes including FMEA.
• Ability to travel internationally for occasional design review meetings with peers / customers and system level of integration activities.
• Motor controller development using high-performance microcontrollers/FPGA.
• WE ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE.
• Some of our competitive benefits package includes.
• Transportation facility.
• Meal coupons.
• Group Health Insurance.
• Entitled for 18 days of vacation and 12 days of sick leave annually.
• Employee scholar program.
• Work life balance.
• Car lease program.
• LTA.
• Fuel & Maintenance /Driver wages.
• Meal vouchers.
• And more!
• As such, all India positions require a background check, which may include a drug screen.
• At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility.
• And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.
• RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment.
• All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
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