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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