We are seeking a Senior Hardware Design Engineer with expertise in automotive embedded electronics to lead end-to-end hardware development, including circuit design, PCB development, hardware validation, and production support for automotive electronic systems.
Primary Responsibilities
- Lead hardware design from concept through production.
- Develop hardware architecture, schematics, and design documentation.
- Design analog, digital, power management, and microcontroller-based circuits.
- Select components based on performance, reliability, lifecycle, and cost.
- Review PCB layouts for signal integrity, power integrity, grounding, and thermal performance.
- Perform circuit simulations, design analysis, and hardware design reviews.
- Support prototype bring-up, debugging, integration, and validation.
- Develop BOMs and manage component lifecycle and obsolescence.
- Define hardware verification, validation, EMC, ESD, and reliability test plans.
- Troubleshoot hardware issues and perform root cause analysis.
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering, manufacturing, suppliers, and customers.
- Support DFM, DFT, DFR, production launch, and mentor junior engineers.
Required Skills
- 8+ years of experience in automotive or embedded hardware design.
- Strong expertise in analog and digital circuit design.
- Experience with microcontrollers, processors, sensors, memory, and peripheral interfaces.
- Hands-on experience designing DC-DC converters, LDOs, protection circuits, and power management.
- Knowledge of CAN, LIN, Automotive Ethernet, SPI, I²C, and UART interfaces.
- Proficiency with Altium Designer, Cadence OrCAD, Mentor Graphics, Zuken, or similar PCB design tools.
- Experience using LTspice, PSpice, HyperLynx, or equivalent simulation tools.
- Strong understanding of high-speed PCB design, signal integrity, power integrity, grounding, and EMC.
- Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and other electronic test equipment.
- Knowledge of automotive standards including AEC-Q100, AEC-Q200, EMC, ESD, and transient protection.
- Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with automotive ECUs, ADAS, or embedded control systems.
- Knowledge of ISO 26262 Functional Safety is a plus.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical, Electronics, or Embedded Systems Engineering.