Electronics Hardware Engineer

Responsibilities

• Capture requirements from all stakeholders and translate into technical specifications
• Responsible for schematics capture, component selection and design release
• Research on new concepts and idealize products, taking them to production readiness
• Perform worst-case design calculations, end-of-life estimations, thermal calculations, and components selection
• Work closely with PCB team and mechanical team to guide, review layouts
• Understand and implement power electronic topologies
• Conduct design failure analysis and support functional safety activities
• Hands-on hardware bring-up, characterization, troubleshooting, and failure analysis
• Collaborate with all engineering teams to ensure adherence to technical specifications
• Define design validation tests and end-of-line tests specifications
• Prioritize clear and timely communication with the team when issues or failures arise, facilitating a collaborative approach to identifying solutions and learning from setbacks

Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
• Hands-on skills in schematic capture and circuit simulation & analysis tools
• Experience with failure investigations and Root Cause & Corrective Action Analysis (RCCA), 8D
• Familiarity with electric/electronics systems and standard lab equipment (DMM, MSO, Logic Analyzer, VNA, Power supplies)
• Familiarity with communication protocols (RS485, UART, CAN, Ethernet)
• 5+ years designing automotive electronics
• Experience with Altium preferred
• Experience with automotive safety controllers and ISO26262 preferred

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent
• 5+ years of experience in automotive electronics design

Skills

Preferred skills:

• Experience with Altium
• Experience with automotive safety controllers and ISO26262

Benefits

Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
Tuition assistance
Established and active employee resource groups
Paid time off for individual and team community service
A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

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Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

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