Amirthavarshaan Ruppa Balaji

About Amirthavarshaan Ruppa Balaji

Power Electronics Engineer experienced in design and test of DC-DC converters. • Areas of interest – Power electronics and control, Electronics Hardware Design, Hardware Test and Validation. • DC-DC converters worked on – Buck, Boost, Flyback, Active clamp forward, LLC resonant converter, Dual Active Bridge converter, Voltage mode/Current mode control. • Software skills – LTspice, Simplis, Mentor Graphics, Cadence, MATLAB/Simulink,

Experience

1. Hardware Engineer - Board Mount Power

   Cisco

   Jul 2022 — Present · San Jose, CA, US

   Develop and qualify Board Mount Power (BMP) solutions to meet the power requirements of new products including Data Center and Service Provider switches and routers. • Propose power solutions as per the power requirements of the entire system. • Participate in power design verification tests and document the results in the test report.• Develop and execute test plans for upcoming power designs.• Document procedures, plans, and specifications used by the BMP team.• Ensure that all hardware engineering projects, initiatives, and processes are in conformance with the organization’s established policies and objectives.• Assist in the resolution of power related field / product issues for assigned projects.• Perform simulation using Hyperlynx / Power DC to determine the current density and the IR drop of various Voltage Regulator Module (VRM) rails present in the system. • Estimate the efficiency and power loss of Point of Loads (POL) and VRMs used in the system. • Review the schematic and PCB layout of the power design before the fab out. • Work with various vendors and procure components required for the power design.

Education

• Anna University Chennai

  Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering

  2012 — 2016

• Wayne State University

  Master’s Degree, Electrical Engineering

  2016 — 2018

Skills

• Labview
• Pspice
• Automotive Design
• Cad
• Testing
• Can Bus
• Autocad
• Matlab
• Plc Programming
• Eagle
• Power Electronics
• Altium
• Lithium-Ion Batteries
• C
• Microsoft Office
• Simulink
• Control Systems Design
• Fuel Cells
• Power Systems
• Energy
• C++