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This position is part of our Signal & Power Solutions segment; Connection Systems business unit.

Summary (About this Position):

The Aptiv Connection Systems Team is looking for an Electrical Engineer to join the North America Product Engineering Team in our Troy Technical Center in Troy, MI or Champion Technical Center in Champion, OH. The successful candidate will be a part of the Consumer Connectivity product portfolio. The Electrical Engineer will design, develop and validate electronic products aligned with business product portfolios to OEM requirements. The successful candidate will work with products requiring circuits such as switch mode power supplies, inverters, power switches, LVDS transceivers, HDMI receivers, USB hubs, embedded MCU, audio/video codecs and wireless communications links based on RF standards (e.g. 802.11n, Bluetooth, Qi, NFC, GSM).

Your Role (i.e. Key Job Responsibilities):

• Work directly with automotive OEMs and other Tier 1 suppliers to design products that meet customer functional, EMC and electrical requirements

• Develop product schematics using schematic capture software and oversee and/or create PCB layouts

• Complete peer reviews and create change documentation for engineering changes

• Develop new circuit building blocks and evaluate new components

• Work with supply chain management to provide cost analysis of Bill of Material (BoM) and component cost tradeoffs

• Negotiate design validation plan with the customer and manage its execution at test labs

• Conduct detailed benchmarking, competitive and cost-tradeoff analysis for area of responsibility

• Perform simulations, worst case circuit analysis, FMEAs, and similar systematic design analysis to verify robust performance

• Perform bench level debugging, testing and prototyping

• Provide risk assessment and perform root cause analysis of product performance deviations using standard practices (fault tree analysis, fishbone diagrams, 5-why, etc)

• Complete steps and documentation as necessary for following Aptiv product development process flow

• Work with validation team to assist in developing proper equipment and processes for Design Validation (DV) and Product Validation (PV) of product

• Participate in design process audits for adherence to IATF process standards

• Mentor other department Electrical Engineers in proper practices, industry standards and best practices

• Ensure compliance with customer specific requirements

• Create and conduct technical presentations to explain and sell new product designs

• Support the cross-functional team including software engineering, mechanical engineering, systems engineering, ECAD, MCAD, manufacturing, quality and SCM

Your Required Background (i.e., Must Haves):

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

• Previous experience with embedded microcontroller design

• 1 - 4 years relevant electronics design experience and can demonstrate abilities

• 1 - 4 years' experience with analog/digital design and simulation experience; including, but not limited to: power supplies, filters, op-amps, vehicle communications (CAN & LIN), microprocessors, memory interfaces, high speed communications (I2C, SPI, UART, etc.)

• Demonstrated knowledge of proper design methods to optimize for RFI, EMI and ESD to be compliant with automotive specifications

• Experience with design validation and test planning

• Previous experience with simulation and schematic capture tools

• Previous experience using bench equipment including oscilloscopes, power supplies, DMMs, spectrum analyzers, logic analyzers, etc.

• Demonstrated proficiency using Microsoft Office (i.e. Word, Project, Excel, Outlook, Teams, Visio, etc.).

• Ability and willingness to travel as required

• Strong results-orientation and execution characteristics

• Resourceful, innovative and able to adapt to a rapidly changing environment

• Excellent oral and written communication skills with a strong ability to work effectively with people at all levels in an organization

• Ability to effectively organize, prioritize and accomplish multiple conflicting tasks

• Ability to make intelligent, timely decisions and solve problems independently

Your Preferred Background (i.e., Nice to Haves):

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

• Previous experience with Cadence Allegro, Mentor Graphics or Altium Designer PCB editing software

• Previous experience with typical industry practices and automotive OEM customer requirements for design of electrical products and EMC/EMI Protection circuitry

• Previous experience with application of thermodynamics principles to electronic product design to optimize for thermal functional requirements and cost

• Previous experience with programming (e.g., C, Python, Matlab, LabView)

• Previous experience decomposing customer requirements for electronics products into requirements specific to hardware or software product development engineering

• Strong presence, poise and persuasiveness to establish a high level of credibility quickly

Why join us?

• You can grow at Aptiv.Aptiv provides an inclusive work environment where all individuals can grow and develop, regardless of gender, ethnicity or beliefs.

• You can have an impact. Safety is a core Aptiv value; we want a safer world for us and our children, one with: Zero fatalities, Zero injuries, Zero accidents.

• You have support. We ensure you have the resources and support you need to take care of your family and your physical and mental health with a competitive health insurance package.

Your Benefits at Aptiv:

• Private health care effective day 1 of employment

• Life and accident insurance

• Paid Time Off (Holidays, Vacation, Designated time off, Parental leave)

• Relocation assistance may be available

• Learning and development opportunities

• Discount programs with various manufacturers and retailers

• Recognition for innovation and excellence

• Opportunities to give back to the community

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Adoption Assistance

• Fertility Coverage

Apply today, and together let's change tomorrow!

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