Lead Engineer - Arc Management and Simulation

Overview

Lead the development and deployment of Arc Management & Simulation capabilities for electrical power distribution products. Advance plasma physics experimentation, coupled multiphysics modeling, validation, and simulation-led product design.

What you'll do

• Drive the Arc Management & Simulation technology roadmap.
• Develop simulation methods for arc initiation, motion, cooling, interruption, dielectric recovery, contact erosion, gas flow, and plasma-material interaction.
• Lead plasma experimentation, diagnostics, and characterization for model verification.
• Build coupled multiphysics plasma models covering fluid flow, heat transfer, electromagnetics, radiation, and code coupling.
• Deploy validated simulation capabilities across product-development projects.
• Optimize arc chambers, flow paths, materials, contact systems, and operating parameters.
• Mentor engineers and establish modeling guidelines and organizational competency.

What you'll need

• 7–10 years of relevant industry or research experience.
• PhD or master’s degree in plasma physics, engineering, applied physics, computational engineering, or a related field.
• Strong expertise in plasma physics, switching arcs, transport phenomena, arc interruption, and plasma-material interaction.
• Experience with plasma or arc experimentation, diagnostics, test planning, and validation.
• Advanced software development skills using tools such as C/C++, Python/Perl, or F90.
• Expertise in CFD, FEM, heat transfer, electromagnetics, radiation, MHD, and coupled multiphysics simulation.
• Proficiency in ANSYS, COMSOL, OpenFOAM, or equivalent tools.

Nice to have

• Experience with circuit breakers, switchgear, or other electrical products.

Details

• Location: Hadapsar, Pune, Maharashtra, India.