---
title: 'Director, Electrical Engineering - India at Fourier'
canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/director-electrical-engineering-india-fourier-hyderabad-6492bqdxgdar'
type: 'job'
last_seen: '2026-09-12'
---

# Director, Electrical Engineering - India at Fourier

- **Company:** Fourier
- **Location:** Hyderabad, India
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-05-04
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/fourier/c3b3565f-0772-480d-a21e-0e88b7cdab05

## Job description

## About Fourier

Fourier is focused on making on-site hydrogen universally accessible. Our breakthrough architecture enables highly modular and fully automated electrolyzers that scale to any size and optimize efficiency at all loads. We are on a mission to transition the global energy landscape toward a purely sustainable and emission-free future by unlocking the full potential of hydrogen as a clean energy carrier.

## Role Overview

Fourier Earth Inc. is seeking a Director of Power Electronics Engineering to lead the development of critical power electronics systems for our next-generation electrolyzer platforms. This role will combine deep technical expertise with strong leadership, guiding architecture decisions, driving hardware development, and building a high-performing engineering team. You will play a key role in developing high-efficiency power conversion systems that enable scalable hydrogen production and ensure our technology performs reliably across a wide range of operating conditions. You will lead the design, integration, and deployment of all electrical systems powering our H2 electrolyzers and all supporting equipment for a fully functional and automated hydrogen production system. The candidate will possess deep technical expertise in power conversion and industrial distribution, but have the broad systems-level vision to seamlessly integrate the hardware with mechanical constraints and software/firmware controls in a hazardous environment. The ideal candidate brings extensive experience in power electronics design, high-power systems, and system-level architecture in accordance with compliance standards, along with a proven ability to mentor engineers and lead complex hardware programs from concept through production.

## Responsibilities

- Architectural Leadership: Own the end-to-end electrical architecture from the 480V grid tie-in down to the 12V/24V DC sensor networks, ensuring clean power distribution, signal integrity, and EMI/EMC compliance.
- Power Conversion & Load Management: Oversee the design and specification of AC/DC rectification for the electrolyzer stack, DC/DC converters, and the integration of VFDs and SCR controllers for heavy industrial loads.
- Systems Integration: Act as the technical bridge between Hardware, Controls, and Software teams. Define firmware requirements, state-machine logic, and communication protocols (Modbus, CAN, Profinet, etc.) to ensure seamless system operation.
- Safety & Compliance: Lead the design of electrical systems for hazardous environments (Class I, Div 1/2 or ATEX). Ensure all designs strictly adhere to NEC, UL, and relevant functional safety standards (IEC 61508/ISO 13849).
- Team Management: Recruit, mentor, and manage a high-performing team of power electronics, electrical, and controls engineers.
- Vendor & Supply Chain Collaboration: Identify, evaluate, and manage external suppliers, component vendors, and contract manufacturers for critical power components (transformers, rectifiers, control panels).
- Project Execution: Manage complex development schedules, budgets, and hardware development lifecycles from initial prototyping through to commercial-scale deployment. This includes best practices for schematic design, PCB layout, simulation and hardware validation to be presented and approved through design reviews.

## Basic Qualifications

- Education: B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related field.
- Experience: 12+ years of progressive engineering experience in power electronics, industrial automation, or renewable energy systems.
- Leadership: 5+ years of direct engineering management experience leading cross-functional hardware/systems teams.
- Technical Mastery: Proven expertise in 480V (3-phase) AC power distribution, AC/DC rectification, and isolating low-voltage instrumentation networks from high-voltage noise. Strong demonstration of root cause analysis and system optimization for high velocity design and implementation.
- Controls & Comms: Strong familiarity with PLC/PAC architectures and industrial fieldbus networks.
- Safety Standards: Deep working knowledge of NEC (NFPA 70), UL 508A, and high-voltage safety protocols (LOTO, grounding/bonding).

## Preferred Qualifications

- M.S. or Ph.D. with a focus on Power Electronics, Power Systems, or Control Systems.
- Direct industry experience in hydrogen infrastructure, electrochemistry, oil & gas, or large-scale energy storage.
- Experience designing systems specifically for hazardous locations (hydrogen gas environments).
- Strong background in thermal management of high-power electronics (liquid/air cooling strategies).
- Experience supporting manufacturing scale-up and production environments. This may include startup or high-growth technology company experience.

## Why Join Fourier

- Help build technology that directly accelerates the clean energy transition.
- Work on cutting-edge hydrogen production systems.
- Join a mission-driven team solving one of the most important challenges in global energy.

## About Fourier

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Fourier develops on-site, on-demand hydrogen production systems using modular electrolyzers inspired by data-center architecture to make clean hydrogen affordable and accessible.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series A)
- **Headquarters**: Palo Alto, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2022
- **Founders**: Siva Yellamraju (Co-founder, CEO), Ali-Amir Aldan (Co-founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Renewable Energy Equipment Manufacturing / Clean Hydrogen Production
- **Target customers**: B2B – pharmaceutical, petrochemical, ceramics manufacturers; heavy transportation; long-term renewable energy storage; industrial feedstock users.
- **Mission**: Transition the global energy landscape towards a purely sustainable and emission-free future by making on-site hydrogen universally accessible.

## Products & Services
- **Fourier On-Site Hydrogen System**: A modular, fully automated electrolyzer system that produces hydrogen on demand without transportation or storage. Each module contains roughly 20 small electrolyzers called “blades,” fed by a shared water pump and powered by repurposed data-center power supplies. Software manages each blade’s performance, optimizing efficiency and degradation – similar to a battery management system.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of **$18.6 million** (Series A announced April 2025; seed round in 2023)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: General Catalyst, Paramark Ventures (co-leads Series A), Airbus Ventures, Borusan Ventures, GSBackers, MCJ Collective, Positive Ventures.
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Headcount grew **76% YoY** to 34 employees (as of mid-2025).
  - Two lab-scale pilots completed with a pharmaceutical manufacturer and a solar energy company.
  - Two commercial-scale pilot plants underway (Ohio petrochemical plant; Fremont, CA airline parts manufacturer) expected operational by June 2025.
  - Operates in 5 countries (US, Canada, South Korea, Switzerland, India).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Data-center-inspired design**: Uses off-the-shelf, commoditized power supplies and software intelligence to push complexity into a compute layer, dramatically lowering costs.
- **Cost advantage**: Claims to deliver hydrogen at **$6–7/kg** versus the market’s $13–14/kg – a ~50% savings for customers without subsidies.
- **No transportation/storage**: On-site generation eliminates hazardous logistics and extreme safety measures required for hydrogen distribution.
- **Modular & scalable**: System is sized like two server racks; can scale from lab to industrial throughput (targeting 6–20 kg/hour, 300 kW–1 MW capacity).

## Strategic Focus
- Scale commercial pilots and move toward broader deployment.
- Optimize efficiency through data-driven blade management (treating production as a data optimization problem).
- Target industrial customers with high hydrogen demand (pharma, petrochemical, ceramics, aerospace).
- Expand into heavy transportation and long-term renewable energy storage use cases.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: “Engineering Audacity” – the company seeks bold engineers, innovators, and problem-solvers to tackle the world’s toughest energy challenges.
- **Work environment**: On-site in Palo Alto, CA (physical office). Small, fast-moving team (~34 people) with a flat, high-impact structure.
- **Leadership & team**: Co-founders with deep technical backgrounds; team includes alumni from Apple, Sila Nanotechnologies, Tesla, and other top engineering organizations.
- **Growth opportunity**: Early-stage company with strong investor backing, 76% headcount growth, and active hiring across mechanical, electrical, software, and manufacturing roles.
- **Active job postings**: 7 open roles as of mid-2025 (e.g., Sr. Mechanical Engineer, Engineering Program Manager, Director Electrical Engineering, Process Engineer). Apply via [jobs.ashbyhq.com/fourier](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/fourier).

## Sources
1. [fourier.earth](https://www.fourier.earth/careers)
2. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/fourier-earth)
3. [techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/02/fourier-is-making-hydrogen-electrolyzers-inspired-by-data-centers/)
4. [builtinsf.com](https://www.builtinsf.com/company/fourier)

## Other roles at Fourier

- [Fall 2026 R&D Engineering Intern – Hydrogen Systems](https://feeny.ai/job/fall-2026-r-d-engineering-intern-hydrogen-systems-fourier-hq-d3mfr8gf0p7a) — HQ
- [Sr. Mechanical Engineer-India](https://feeny.ai/job/sr-mechanical-engineer-india-fourier-hyderabad-dxry27y9jt25) — Hyderabad, India
- [Sr. Mechanical Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/sr-mechanical-engineer-fourier-hq-025gqbvj5n1h) — HQ
- [Director Electrical Engineering](https://feeny.ai/job/director-electrical-engineering-fourier-hq-2g106vcsrv45) — HQ
- [Process Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/process-engineer-fourier-hq-ec070gcj04vv) — HQ