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Senior Engineer I, Design for Safety & Reliability

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Schneider Electric · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Full-Time Associate mentor
Estimated market salary
₹24-44 LPA

This is a SiliconBoard market estimate, not an employer-posted salary.

Posted
2d ago
Category
Verification
Experience
Associate
Country
India
Purpose

Drive safety, reliability, and risk management activities for Low Voltage Circuit Breakers and Power Distribution products throughout the product development lifecycle. Ensure compliance with applicable safety standards, improve product robustness, and support successful product launches.

Key Responsibilities

Safety Engineering

Lead product safety assessments and Offer Safety Regulation Reviews (OSRR).
Ensure compliance with IEC, UL, and functional safety standards.
Identify hazards, safety-critical functions, and risk mitigation actions.
Support safety architecture reviews and fault management strategies.

Reliability Engineering

Define reliability targets and reliability plans for new product development.
Conduct DFMEA, FTA, RBD, Physics of Failure, and Weibull analyses.
Develop accelerated life testing and reliability qualification strategies.
Analyze field, warranty, and test data to drive reliability improvements.

Risk Management

Facilitate DFMEA workshops and multidisciplinary risk reviews.
Drive closure of high-risk items and preventive actions.
Support risk-based decision making during design reviews.

Product Development Support

Participate in concept, architecture, design, validation, and prototype reviews.
Ensure safety and reliability requirements are translated into design specifications.
Support root cause analysis and reliability demonstration testing.

Circuit Breaker Domain Expertise

Strong understanding of:

MCCB, ACB, MCB, Residual Current Devices, Trip Units, Operating Mechanisms.
Arc extinction systems, contact systems, thermal and magnetic protection systems.
Risks related to contact wear, thermal performance, insulation coordination, electrical and mechanical endurance.
Next-generation and grease-free breaker development programs.

Reliability Testing Expertise

Experience defining and reviewing:

Electrical and Mechanical Endurance Testing
Temperature Rise Testing
HALT/HASS
Environmental Qualification Testing
EMC/EMI Evaluation
Reliability Qualification and Certification Activities

Qualifications

Education

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical, Mechatronics, or Reliability Engineering.

Experience

5 to 8 years in Product Development, Quality, Safety, or Reliability Engineering.
Minimum 3 years in Low Voltage Circuit Breakers or Power Distribution products.
Proven experience in DFMEA facilitation, risk assessment, and reliability engineering.

Core Technical Skills

DFMEA / FMEA Facilitation
Reliability Engineering
Product Safety Engineering
Root Cause Analysis
Design Verification & Validation
FTA, RBD, Weibull Analysis
Accelerated Life Testing
Reliability Prediction & Statistical Analysis
EMC/EMI Risk Assessment
Functional Safety Concepts

Key Success Profile

A highly analytical and collaborative engineer who can influence design decisions using safety and reliability expertise, lead risk reviews, mentor teams, and drive robust, compliant, and reliable breaker products to market.

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