Systems Engineer

Systems Engineer – Batteries & Electrical Department: TEC Electrical & Battery Experience Level: 3–5 Years Location: Chennai, India Position Type: Full-Time / New Role About the Role As a Systems Engineer within the Electrical & Battery Group, you will drive the systems-level development, requirement capture, and aircraft-level integration of our core energy storage and power conversion technologies.

Instead of focusing on generic airframe wiring, you will own the systems engineering lifecycle for our high-voltage traction battery packs, Battery Management Systems (BMS HW/SW), high-voltage to low-voltage (HV/LV) DC-DC converters, and the Battery Thermal Management System (BTMS). You will act as the technical bridge ensuring these critical sub-systems seamlessly integrate, communicate, and achieve aerospace certification.

What You Will Do

Define and own the interfaces, boundaries, and system behavior linking the physical Traction Battery Pack, BMS (Hardware & Software), HV/LV Converters, and BTMS to the wider eVTOL aircraft airframe.

Requirements

Capture, cascade, and track technical requirements from the aircraft level down to components, utilizing SAE ARP4754A guidelines to build out structured Verification Cross-Reference Matrices (VCRM). Safety & Compliance Mapping: Coordinate functional safety assessments and hazard analyses (SAE ARP4761) specifically around battery thermal runaway, loss of BMS control, and converter power failures.

V&V Strategy: Design environmental and hardware verification plans targeting compliance with RTCA DO-160 and RTCA DO-254 for EWIS, Power distribution, Power conversion electronics and BMS & BTMS controllers. Interface & Communication Control: Define and maintain data-bus communications (CAN, CAN-FD, or aerospace equivalents) and electrical grounding architectures to mitigate EMI/EMC issues between high-power traction lines and low-voltage control systems.

What We Are Looking For

(Must-Haves) Experience: 3 to 5 years of systems engineering or multidisciplinary design experience focused on high-voltage battery systems or electric powertrains (Aerospace or high-performance EV sectors preferred).

Education

Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electronics & Communication, or a closely related discipline. Domain Expertise: Strong engineering comprehension of at least two of the following: BMS architecture, Lithium-ion battery thermal management, or high-power switching topologies (DC-DC converters/inverters).

Aerospace Standard Depth: Clear working knowledge and theoretical understanding of aerospace frameworks: RTCA DO-160, RTCA DO-254, SAE ARP4754A, and SAE ARP4761.

Preferred Skills

(Good-to-Have) Familiarity with battery-specific standards such as RTCA DO-311A, SAE ARP-7131 or SAE AIR-6464. Experience using requirements management software (e.g., JIRA, Jama Connect, Polarion, Visure or DOORS).