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