Senior Hardware Engineer

Overview :

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or related field. Minimum 7+ years of experience in automotive embedded hardware development and electronic product design environments.
• This position is focused on the design, development, validation, and launch of embedded electronic hardware supporting automotive seating, comfort, actuator, motor, and interior system applications.
• The engineer will lead hardware development activities from requirements analysis and hardware architecture through schematic design, PCB development, validation, and production launch. This is a hands-on engineering position requiring active involvement in product design activities, not solely testing or validation support.
• The role will work closely with Systems, Software, Mechanical, Validation, Manufacturing, and Customer teams to deliver reliable automotive products that meet customer, quality, timing, and cost objectives.
• This position requires strong technical ownership, excellent communication skills, automotive development experience, and the ability to support programs throughout the complete product lifecycle.
• Full-time onsite presence is required. 

Key Responsibilities :

Requirements Analysis & Traceability

• Analyze customer and system requirements using ALM tools such as Codebeamer
• Translate requirements into hardware architecture, design solutions, verification, and validation criteria
• Support requirements traceability throughout the development lifecycle
• Participate in requirements reviews and technical discussions

Electronic Hardware Design & Development

• Design and develop automotive embedded electronic hardware solutions
• Create and review schematics, component selection, circuit design, and PCB development activities
• Support hardware architecture development and design reviews
• Contribute to prototype development and product maturation activities
• Support component, symbol, and footprint library management activities

Engineering Analysis, Validation & Compliance

• Perform engineering analysis including WCCA, thermal analysis, electrical simulations, and EMC considerations
• Support verification and validation activities throughout product development
• Troubleshoot hardware issues and support root cause investigations
• Ensure compliance with automotive, customer, and regulatory requirements

Automotive Product Development & Launch Support

• Support programs from concept through production launch
• Participate in customer reviews and program milestone activities
• Support OEM and Tier 1 product development requirements
• Ensure hardware solutions meet quality, performance, reliability, and timing objectives

Technical Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Provide technical leadership and guidance to hardware team members
• Collaborate with Systems, Software, Mechanical, Quality, Validation, and Manufacturing teams
• Clearly communicate technical concepts, risks, and recommendations
• Actively participate in customer-facing technical discussions

Design for Excellence (DFX)

• Apply DFM, DFA, DFC, DFT, and DFR principles throughout development
• Ensure products are designed for manufacturability, reliability, quality, and cost efficiency

Profile:

• Hands-on Hardware Design Engineer with strong automotive electronics experience
• Strong ownership mindset and ability to independently drive technical activities
• Clear and effective communicator capable of presenting technical information to customers and internal stakeholders
• Comfortable working in highly collaborative, cross-functional environments
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Customer-focused engineer capable of balancing technical requirements and business objectives
• Able to provide technical leadership while remaining actively involved in product design

Must Have: 

• 7+ years of automotive embedded hardware development experience
• Strong experience with schematic design and electronic hardware development
• Experience supporting PCB layout and hardware design activities
• Experience with WCCA, engineering calculations, and hardware simulations
• Experience designing for EMC and supporting EMC validation activities
• Experience with CAN and LIN communication integration
• Experience supporting automotive OEM or Tier 1 development programs
• Experience with requirements management and requirements traceability
• Strong communication, presentation, and technical leadership skills
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, or Mechatronics Engineering

Good to Have:

• Codebeamer experience
• DOORS or Polarion experience
• Cadence tool suite experience
• APQP knowledge
• ISO 26262 Functional Safety experience
• ASPICE knowledge
• Seating systems experience
• Interior electronics experience
• Mechatronic systems experience
• Actuator or motor control systems experience