Praveen Amandra

Experience

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  Optotech Systems Pvt Ltd

  Apr 2008 - Mar 2012

  R&D Engineer

  End-to-end development of hardware / products from the stage of requirement gathering till certification compliance, including development of engineering specifications, circuit design & analysis, simulation development, prototype / final hardware development, component selection, component sourcing, vendor development, testing, product reverse engineering till stage of documentation Projects Executed: Title: Low Power Variable Frequency Variable Voltage InvertersNavigation Light Control through MOSFET Switching LCP (Lighting Control Panel) InvertersResponsibilities:• Carried out R&D, Hardware development, testing, troubleshooting of different electronic products, such as DC-DC, AC-DC and DC-AC Converters, used in Aircrafts• Components selection by considering the design parameters• Undertook schematic & BOM review and other documentation • Executed Component Level and Product Level Testing of Inverter, Converter & Customer Build Products• Developed procedures for validation & testing of new products; defined test procedures for prototype systems• Participated in DVT for the above projects; created Avionics Environmental Test Procedure (ESS Test)• Ensured quality of product both internally and externally; attended customer inspections for final checking Show less

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  InSolare Energy Pvt. Ltd.

  Apr 2012 - Mar 2014

  Senior Hardware Design Engineer

  Designs in Power & Analogue Electronics Topologies, different sensing Methods, with strong Diagnosis & Testing fundamentals of various Electronic SystemsProjects Executed: Title: DC Optimizers Energy Management SystemsLED DriversResponsibilities:• Carried out end to end design & development including prototype development, testing & troubleshooting• Conducted simulations in LT Spice; defined test procedures for prototype systems• Components selection by considering the design parameters• Undertook schematic & BOM review and validation testing• Prepared Bill of Materials and other documentation• Handled mechanical requirements of the systems• Developed and implemented Vendor Development Process Show less

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  L&T Technology Services Limited

  Mar 2014 - Feb 2015

  Senior Hardware Design Engineer

  • Carrying out end to end product development including requirement analysis, finalising specifications, conducting feasibility studies, detail designing, dimensioning, prototyping and documentation of results• Writing functional specification document for hardware development process & support hardware introduction• Testing and verifying hardware & support peripherals to ensure that they meet specifications and requirements, analysing and recording test dataProject Executed: Title: Battery Management SystemIntermediator: Calsonic Kansai, Saitama, Japan End Customer: Renault Nissan, JapanRole: Onsite Engineer Scope: The project involved design and development of a Battery Management System Unit Responsibilities:• Gathered and assessed client’s requirements• Designed & developed prototype using Renesas M16 Microcontrollers and prepared design documents; conducted simulations in LT Spice• Selected components by considering the design parameters• Undertook schematic & BOM review, validation testing and testing & troubleshooting of prototype systemsAccomplishments:• Pivotal role in saving 25% of the targeted cost by taking innovative design approaches such as analogue cell monitoring & cell balancing• Essayed a key role in overcoming challenges like tight work schedules, multi-tasking, Onsite - Offshore work synchronisation, etc. during the completion of the project• Successfully took several initiatives such as Requirement capture, High level design document, Detailed design document, BOM, etc. to ensure that effective documentation was in place• Recognised for sharing a cheaper and reliable solution to enhance the product performance by 50% & reduce the cost by 25% Show less

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  Cyient

  Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

  Hardware Team Lead

  Aerospace standard Power Supply Unit development including types of design analysis, simulations, verification document preparation etc.Project Executed: Title: Power supply designIntermediator: Cyient Ltd, BangaloreEnd Customer: UTC Aerospace System, USARole: Onsite EngineerScope: The project involved design and development of a power supply unit for UTC Aerospace.Responsibilities:• Carried out design analysis for Filters, ESD, Lightning requirements • Carried out component level stress ratio analysis for various sections • Undertook verification document preparation for different boards of the system • Conducted simulations in LT Spice & PSpice• Undertook schematic & BOM review Show less

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  Continental

  Dec 2015 - May 2018

  Technical Specialist

  Proficient in Automotive product development, different sensing methods, circuit design & analysis, simulations, prototype / final hardware development, component selection.Projects Executed:Title: Accelerator Force Feedback Pedal (AFFP) SystemCurrent Sense Module (CSM)End Customers: Daimler & Audi, GermanyRole: Technical SpecialistScope: The projects involved design and development of AFFP & CSM Systems.Responsibilities:• End to end design & development of prototype systems and documents preparation• Carried out design analysis for various sections in the project according to the requirements • Components selection by considering the design parameters • Supervise the ongoing design validation testing • Conducted simulations in LT Spice & PSpice • Design calculations using Mathcad Prime 3.0• Undertook schematic & BOM review, validation testing & troubleshooting of prototype systems Show less