Hardware Engineer

Hitachi - Farmington Hills, MI

Full-time - Entry Level

Farmington Hills, MI

Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing

About the position

The Hardware Engineer position at Hitachi Astemo Americas, Inc. involves designing, developing, and validating automotive Electronic Control Units (ECUs). The role requires collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team to create advanced automotive technologies, fostering a culture of creativity and problem-solving. The engineer will be responsible for analyzing system requirements, modifying hardware designs, and supporting manufacturing teams to ensure successful production of hardware designs.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and comprehend system requirements and customer needs.
• Interface with a multi-disciplinary team of engineers, customers, and vendors to discuss existing and potential new projects.
• Modify existing hardware designs or create entirely new hardware to realize the desired operational and performance requirements.
• Prepare block diagrams, detailed circuit schematics, and manage the PCB layout of hardware concepts and final designs.
• Use technical and engineering acumen to perform the necessary analysis, simulation, and verification of analog and digital hardware and associated firmware.
• Develop and manage test specifications and their execution.
• Work with and thoroughly support manufacturing teams to release hardware designs into production.
• Represent employer at customer meetings to explain or defend technical findings and technical recommendations.
• Evaluate and investigate products and recommend repair or design modifications based on requirements, cost, company resources, and capabilities.
• Design and coordinate the fabrication and configuration of laboratory test equipment for hardware testing.
• Assist root cause analysis and corrective action for hardware and software components and products.
• Attend training to learn new tools and methodologies and keep up to date on market and technical trends.
• Create and strive towards a positive work environment by demonstrating and sharing functional and technical knowledge.
• Perform any other assignments from time-to-time as management so directs.

Requirements

• BS/MS in electrical engineering with appropriate coursework focus.
• 0 - 3 years of hands-on experience in automotive ECU design and development environment.
• Thorough understanding of analog and digital hardware as applied to automotive control systems.
• Understanding of EMC specifications and EMC mitigation techniques.
• Proficient in setting up and using laboratory test equipment such as multi-meters, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, etc.
• Fluent in written and verbal communication in English.
• Ability to read and make electrical schematics and engineering drawings.
• Programming and data acquisition experience using National Instruments Labview ecosystem.

Nice-to-haves

• Previous use of MathCAD for Worst Case Analysis is desirable.
• Use of Vector CAN toolchain is highly desirable.
• Perform schematic capture and PCB layout using Altium Designer or equivalent tool chain.
• Perform circuit analysis and simulation using LTSpice or similar SPICE based tools.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).