Meha Pathmanathan
Senior Staff Engineer @Celestica
Signup · Get unlimited contacts
WORK HISTORY
Senior Staff Engineer @Celestica
Toronto, ON, CA
Technical lead for the design of an integrated 5 HP (3.75 kW) motor drive-Derived specifications from customer requirements and agency standards such as UL/IEC 61•••51, and IEC 61800-3-Component selection of power electronic and control electronic circuitry in drive-Loss analysis and thermal modeling of power electronic components-PCB design of drive power, control and communications boards-Coordinated technical work of firmware, mechanical and electrical engineers during the development of this drive-Developed and executed test plans for verification of the driveSubject Matter Expert (SME) for variable frequency drives in Celestica-Assisted customers with drive component and motor selection- Design for manufacturability and design for supply chain of customer variable frequency drive products-Root cause analysis for failures in customer variable frequency drives-Initiated a collaborative research and development project with the University of Toronto on designing high power density integrated motor drives leveraging Gallium Nitride power semiconductors. Applied for and received a research grant from Mitacs worth as part of this engagement. Served as a co-supervisor for the University interns who were executing this project-Technical Sales Representative responsible for early-stage customer engagement, specifying engineering and commercialization services for Celestica to facilitate customer product roadmaps-Provided power electronics engineering services for Celestica customers in the industrial drive, energy storage, data center infrastructure, and e-mobility sectors.
EDUCATION
University of Adelaide
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering
University of Adelaide
Bachelor of Engineering , Electrical and Electronics Engineering
ABOUT MEHA PATHMANATHAN
I have 13 years of experience in power electronics and motor control applied to fields such as e-mobility and renewable energy. My career has taken me to the R&D divisions of multinational corporations and leading universities across the globe, resulting in over 35 publications and patents.• Software skills: Matlab®, Simulink®, Altium®, PLECS®, ANSYS Maxwell®, real-time control ofpower converters and motor drives using digital signal processors with embedded C.• Hardware skills: Power electronics prototyping, testing high-power converters (>10 kW), using specialized laboratory equipment (oscilloscopes, power analyzers, torque transducers, bidirectional powersupplies), printed circuit board design.• Project lead both in industry and academia for multidisciplinary projects in the fields of power generation and transportation electrification
This profile is compiled from publicly available professional sources. Unifers is not affiliated with or endorsed by LinkedIn. Request removal of this profile.