Electronics & Controller

Job Summary

The Electronics Controller Specialist will be responsible for the design, development, integration, testing, troubleshooting, and validation of electronic control systems used in Refroids cooling and thermal-management products.

The role will involve close collaboration with Mechanical, Thermal, Electrical, Firmware/Software, Product Development, Manufacturing, Quality, and Service teams to develop reliable controller and electronics solutions for cooling equipment. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in programable logic controllers, industrial automation, sensors, control systems, PCB/electronics, communication protocols, instrumentation, and product testing.

Experience

7-10 Years of Industry Experience

Responsibilities

• Electronics Architecture Product Development: Design and develop electronic control systems for cooling and thermal-management products.
• Define electronics architecture for CDUs, cooling systems, pumps, valves, fans, sensors, actuators, and monitoring systems.
• Select appropriate microcontrollers, processors, sensors, communication interfaces, drivers, relays, power supplies, and other electronic components.
• Develop system-level block diagrams, schematics, wiring/interface diagrams, and electronics architecture documentation.
• Participate in new product development from concept through prototype, validation, and production release.
• Support Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Reliability (DFR) activities.
• Develop and integrate programable logical controllers for cooling and thermal-management applications.
• Develop control logic for Pumps.
• Develop control logic for Fans.
• Develop control logic for Valves.
• Develop control logic for Compressors.
• Develop control logic for Temperature control.
• Develop control logic for Pressure monitoring.
• Develop control logic for Flow control.
• Develop control logic for Liquid level monitoring.
• Develop control logic for Safety interlocks.
• Develop control logic for Alarm and fault conditions.
• Implement closed-loop control strategies where applicable.
• Design, configure and deploy intuitive HMI screens and SCADA systems for real time monitoring.
• Work with PID/control algorithms for temperature, pressure, flow, and other process parameters.
• Sensors Instrumentation: Select, integrate, calibrate, and troubleshoot sensors used in thermal-management systems.
• Experience with sensors such as:
• Temperature sensors
• Pressure sensors
• Differential pressure sensors
• Flow sensors/meters
• Humidity sensors
• Liquid level sensors
• Current/voltage sensors
• Leak detection sensors
• Develop appropriate signal-conditioning and interface circuits.
• Ensure sensor accuracy, reliability, calibration, and signal integrity.

Communication Protocols: Strong understanding and hands-on experience with industrial communication protocols such as

2. Integrate controllers with BMS, SCADA, PLC, cloud dashboards, and monitoring platforms.
3. Troubleshoot communication and interoperability issues between controller
4. Modbus RTU / TCP
5. RS-485
6. CAN / can-fd
7. UART
8. SPI
9. I2C
10. Ethernet
11. MQTT
12. TCP/IP
13. BACnet / OPC-UA is an added advantage. s and external systems.
14. Support development of communication maps, registers, addressing, and interface documentation.
15. Pcb Electronics Development: Review PCB layouts for signal integrity, grounding, EMI/EMC considerations, thermal performance, and manufacturability.

Support selection of:

1. MOSFETs
2. Relays
3. Drivers
4. ICs
5. Connectors
6. Power supplies
7. Protection components
8. Communication interfaces

• Review component ratings and electrical safety requirements.
• Support prototype PCB bring-up and debugging.
• Firmware Embedded Software: Work with firmware developers to define control requirements and system functionality.
• Develop or review embedded firmware for controllers where required.
• Debug firmware and hardware integration issues.

Support implementation of:

1. Fault detection
2. Alarm handling
3. Data logging
4. Sensor monitoring
5. Control loops
6. Safety interlocks
7. System diagnostics

• Experience with Embedded C/C++ will be preferred.
• Testing Validation: Develop electronics and controller test plans and test procedures.
• Perform functional testing of controllers and electronic systems.
• Conduct Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) or system-level testing where applicable.
• Perform sensor validation and calibration.
• Conduct environmental and reliability testing.
• Support EMI/EMC testing and troubleshooting.
• Identify root causes of hardware, firmware, communication, and control-system failures.
• Implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Product Integration: Integrate electronics and controllers with mechanical, thermal, electrical, and software systems.
• Work with Thermal and Electrical Engineers to ensure proper control of cooling equipment.

Support integration of controllers with:

• Pumps
• Fans
• Compressors

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