Electronic Hardware Specialist

Cummins Inc; Nuneaton; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cummins Drivetrain & Braking Systems in Nuneaton, United Kingdom, is seeking an Electronic Hardware Specialist to lead advanced hardware design for next-generation braking and steering ECUs and sensors.

You will architect scalable hardware architectures, drive validation, and collaborate with software, controls, and mechanical engineers to deliver robust, production-ready solutions while ensuring safety and compliance with ISO 26262.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or STEM field required.
• Post-graduate/Master's degree may be required for select roles.
• Proven experience in automotive electronics and ECU design.
• Experience with safety standards and hardware verification.

Responsibilities

• Architect ECUs, sensors, and actuators for braking and steering.
• Lead analog, digital, mixed-signal, and power electronics development.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 26262 and other safety requirements.
• Collaborate with software and mechanical teams to deliver hardware-software solutions.
• Lead design reviews, bring-up, debugging, verification, and qualification testing.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship across teams.

Skills

Automotive electronics

ECU design

Power electronics

Hardware validation

Analog & digital design

Signal integrity

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or STEM

Master's degree preferred

Tools

MS Office

Job description

• Architect next-generation braking and steering electronics: Define scalable ECU, sensor, and actuator hardware architectures that enable safe, reliable, and high-performance control systems for commercial vehicles.


• Drive innovation in safety-critical hardware design: Lead the development of analog, digital, mixed-signal, and power electronics that support advanced braking and steering technologies.


• Ensure compliance and product integrity: Embed functional safety, EMC/EMI, environmental, reliability, and cybersecurity requirements into hardware designs from concept through production.


• Influence key technical decisions: Select microcontrollers, processors, communication interfaces, power devices, and sensors that optimize performance, cost, and long-term scalability.


• Enable seamless system integration: Partner with software, controls, systems, and mechanical engineering teams to deliver robust hardware-software solutions that meet vehicle-level requirements.


• Accelerate product development and validation: Lead design reviews, prototype bring-up, debugging, verification, and qualification testing to ensure products are production-ready.


• Solve complex engineering challenges: Conduct root cause analysis and drive resolution of technical issues during development, validation, and manufacturing phases.


• Provide technical leadership and mentorship: Guide cross-functional teams and support the growth of junior engineers while establishing engineering best practices across the product lifecycle.

To be successful in this role you will need the following:

• Bring deep expertise in automotive electronics: Leverage extensive experience designing ECUs, sensors, and actuator control systems, with strong knowledge of analog, digital, mixed-signal, and power electronics.


• Apply advanced hardware architecture and validation knowledge: Utilize expertise in microcontrollers, automotive communication networks, PCB design, EMC/EMI, signal integrity, and hardware verification to deliver robust, production-ready solutions.


• Champion safety, quality, and compliance: Demonstrate a strong understanding of ISO 26262, hardware safety analysis, automotive development processes, and requirements management to ensure reliable and compliant products.


• Collaborate and innovate across disciplines: Work effectively with software, controls, systems, mechanical engineering, and suppliers while applying knowledge of commercial vehicle technologies, cybersecurity, and next-generation braking and steering systems.
  College, university, or equivalent bachelor's degree in engineering or appropriate STEM field is required.


• Post-graduate (Master's) degree relevant to this discipline area may be required for select roles.


• This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.


• Prior Senior or Lead Engineer equivalent work experience in a relevant discipline area is required with a demonstrated track record of technical problem solving and quality decision making. Knowledge of MS Office tools is preferred
  We are looking for a talented Electronic Hardware Specialist to join our team specializing in Engineering for our Cummins Drivetrain & Braking Systems advanced Engineering group in Nuneaton, United Kingdom.