Sr. Hardware Engineer

Hitachi - Harrodsburg, KY

Full-time

Remote - Harrodsburg, KY

Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing

About the position

This exciting position will support the development and production of automotive embedded electronic control unit hardware. The duties include supporting analog and digital circuit design through testing, analysis, and simulation. Day-to-day activities would include developing circuit designs for automotive engine and traction control systems for quotation and mass production that meet customer specifications requirements. The candidate will also need to communicate new and existing design information to various departments and companies, both domestic and international, on an as-needed basis. This may take the form of preparing presentation material, completing documentation, and attending meetings. Supporting production also includes aiding root cause analysis activities and outlining testing pass/fail criteria. Supporting development also includes supporting automotive validation through preparing test plans, analyzing product specifications, supporting the testing of prototypes, creating test specifications, and following the development through to production. In addition, the position will be responsible for supporting the root cause analysis of modules returned by the customer during the development stage.

Responsibilities

• Review & understand customer specifications for ADAS control systems
• Develop circuit designs that meet the customers specifications for performance, EMC & endurance requirements
• Prepare and maintain various engineering documents to support production of existing and new products: RPLs, eBOMs, Material Data Sheets (IMDS), Design Notes & Presentations related to failure analysis
• Support prototype builds for new & existing products
• Support validation testing of new & existing products with failure analysis as needed
• Investigate and implement automation improvements to the test stands and judgment parameters (Condition files)
• Prepare and present final reports for failure analysis activities to appropriate technicians and engineering personnel
• Prepare various hardware design documents as necessary
• Work with customer engineers to ensure that program goals are met, schedules are maintained, and problems encountered during the development process are satisfactorily resolved
• Assist other project team members and design engineers in resolving issues related to the design of the electronic hardware.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with minimum of 5 years of experience or Masters with minimum of 2 years of experience
• Minimum of 5 years applicable experience in automotive ECU development
• Understand analog and digital hardware systems as applied to automotive control systems
• Understand analysis methods and interpreting the results to convey this information to others
• Be proficient in setting up and using laboratory test equipment such as multi-meters, scopes, logic analyzer, power analyzer
• Conduct investigative circuit analysis using device schematics of products and testing equipment
• Exercise critical thinking and dealing with complex problems to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions and conclusions
• Have excellent speaking and writing skills to convey information efficiently and effectively
• Have experience creating worst case analysis (WCAs) and working with PSPICE
• Have embedded H/W design experience for automotive applications
• Familiarity with CAN, SPI, LIN, UDS, or other communication protocols is a plus
• Able to perform some minor wire harness and/or loadbox assembly and repair
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Experience with PCs and application software, such as MS Office tools.

Nice-to-haves

• Familiarity with CAN, SPI, LIN, UDS, or other communication protocols is a plus