Bharath Chandran
Ottobrunn
Summary
A technical professional with proven skills and experience in the electrical hardware analysis of power converters. A diligent learner who actively seeks creative challenges and is capable of finding sensible solutions when exposed to demanding tasks.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Hardware Analysis Engineer
Panasonic Automotive Systems Europe GmbH
Ottobrunn, Germany
01.2025 - Current
- Hardware analysis of three phase on-board battery chargers
- Setting up and maintaining of high voltage testing environment
- Preparation and execution of release tests, reproduction tests, bug fix confirmation tests
- Documenting & reporting HW analysis test results
- Technical collaboration with the development team and testing departments across different countries
Hardware Diagnostic Expert
Sonnen GmbH
Wildpoldsried, Germany
01.2024 - 12.2024
- Testing hardware components such as power units and battery modules.
- Analyzing the specific high-frequency defects on the bi-directional inverters of energy storage systems and working with the inverter's development team to find solutions.
- Identifying the defective Sonnen's lithium-iron phosphate batteries and working with the batteries development team to solve the issues.
- Supported the service department solving technical issues
- Created technical instructions and documented the quality problems of battery storage systems
Electrical Analysis Engineer
Panasonic Automotive Systems Czech, s.r.o.
Pardubice, Czechia
11.2020 - 12.2023
- Performing electrical failure analysis of onboard three-phase battery chargers (0km & FIELD rejects)
- Testing and diagnosing the faults of power converters using specific automotive HV testing environment.
- Performing detailed root-cause analysis on the fault-detected units and working with cross-functional teams on improvements or preventative actions
- Skilled at handling electrical instruments like multi-meter, oscilloscopes, power analyzers, power supply equipment, mega-ohm meter, insulation tester, and so on
- Proficient in comprehending electrical schematics and PCB layouts
Graduate Electrical Engineer
Kerala State Electricity Board, KSEB
10.2016 - 10.2017
- Carried out preliminary energy audit at KSEBL, Vydyudhi Bhavan, and Govt Medical College,
- Executed solar feasibility study at Govt Medical College,
- Proficient in using Dialux (lighting design software)
- Acquired training in handling instruments like power quality analyzer, lux meter, and other energy auditing instruments
- Provided assistance during routine maintenance and breakdown works of 66 kV GIS substation
- Performed essential maintenance procedures of 11kV SF6 Circuit Breakers, Ring Main Unit (RMU), Auxiliary Transformer, and Battery charger.
Education
Master of Science - Electrical Power Engineering
Czech Technical University
07.2020
Bachelor's of Technology - Electrical & Electronics Engineering
University of Kerala
11.2015
Skills
- Power converters
- KiCad (PCB layout design)
- AutoCAD
- Failure analysis
- Quality Assurance
- Vector CANoe
- MS Office
- Circuit Diagnostics
- Cell data analysis
- Python
- Energy management
- DIALux
- Root-cause analysis
- Technical report writing
PROJECTS & CERTIFICATIONS
- Energy audit , Trivandrum, Kerala
Energy Audit of Vydyudhi Bhavan and Govt. Medical College. - Energy Management Centre, Kerala
Workshop on Energy Efficiency of Boilers. - Dialux - Light Designing Software
Light Trespass calculation of Nuselská Street, Prague
Power consumption efficiency calculation of LED over conventional lighting for KSEBL, India.
- PV*Sol Simulation
Computer simulation of residential PV systems with batteries. - AutoCAD 2D
Ability to draw building layouts and electrical lighting diagrams.
Languages
English
Proficient
C2
Timeline
Hardware Analysis Engineer
Panasonic Automotive Systems Europe GmbH
01.2025 - Current
Hardware Diagnostic Expert
Sonnen GmbH
01.2024 - 12.2024
Electrical Analysis Engineer
Panasonic Automotive Systems Czech, s.r.o.
11.2020 - 12.2023
Graduate Electrical Engineer
Kerala State Electricity Board, KSEB
10.2016 - 10.2017
Bachelor's of Technology - Electrical & Electronics Engineering
University of Kerala
Master of Science - Electrical Power Engineering
Czech Technical University