Automotive Senior Hardware Engineer / Specialist / Architect

Bosch Global Software Technologies Pvt Ltd; Coimbatore District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Bosch Global Software Technologies Pvt Ltd is seeking a senior hardware design engineer to lead development for vehicle computers and ECUs from concept to production. You will design high‑speed boards with advanced SoCs and manage SI/PI/thermal considerations across automotive platforms.

Responsibilities include ensuring ASIL‑D compliance, collaborating with cross‑functional teams, and driving validation, PPAP, and manufacturability improvements for global OEM projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electronics, Electrical, or related engineering field.

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware design and development for Vehicle computer, Communication Gateway, Zone ECUs and Power distribution ECUs, from concept to production.
• Design high-speed digital boards with advanced SoCs, DDR4/DDR5, LPDDR interfaces, PCIe, Ethernet, USB, MIPI CSI/DSI, SerDes.
• Perform schematic design, component selection, and BOM optimization ensuring automotive-grade reliability and cost efficiency.
• Support thermal design and validation with mechanical/thermal engineers for harsh automotive conditions.
• Ensure ASIL-D compliance (ISO 26262) for safety‑critical designs; participate in FMEA, FMEDA, and safety architecture reviews.
• Collaborate with PCB layout engineers for impedance, stack-up, crosstalk, EMI/EMC constraints.
• Drive hardware validation and bring-up, including board-level testing, debugging, and root-cause analysis.
• Work with cross-functional teams through design verification and PPAP stages.
• Support DFMEA, DFx (DFM, DFT, DFA) activities for manufacturability and reliability.
• Create design documentation, validation reports, and participate in technical reviews and customer discussions.

Skills

SoC-based board design

High-speed design

ASIL-D safety

EMI/EMC knowledge

Thermal design understanding

Debugging and lab instruments

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation

System-level thinking

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Electronics/Electrical or related engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Cadence Allegro

Mentor DxDesigner

Zuken CR-8000

Job description

• Lead hardware design and development for Vehicle computer, Communication Gateway, Zone ECUs and Power distribution ECUs, from concept to production.
• Design high-speed digital boards with advanced SoCs, DDR4/DDR5, LPDDR interfaces, PCIe, Ethernet (RGMII/SGMII/RMII/10G), USB, MIPI CSI/DSI, SerDes.
• Perform schematic design, component selection, and BOM optimization ensuring automotive-grade reliability and cost efficiency.
• Support thermal design and validation, collaborating with mechanical and thermal engineers to ensure performance under harsh automotive conditions.
• Ensure ASIL-D compliance (ISO 26262) for safety-critical designs; participate in FMEA, FMEDA, and safety architecture reviews.
• Collaborate with PCB layout engineers for constraint-driven designs (impedance, stack-up, crosstalk, EMI/EMC).
• Drive hardware validation and bring-up, including board-level testing, debugging, and root-cause analysis.
• Work with cross-functional teams (System, Software, Validation, Manufacturing, EMC) through design verification and PPAP stages.
• Support DFMEA, DFx (DFM, DFT, DFA) activities to ensure manufacturability and reliability.
• Create design documentation, validation reports, and participate in technical reviews and customer discussions.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Electronics, Electrical, or related engineering field.
• 7–11 years of hands‑on experience in automotive hardware design.
• Proven experience with SoC-based board design (e.g., NVIDIA, Qualcomm, Renesas, TI, NXP, Infineon AURIX).
• Strong understanding of vehicle computer, communication gateway and zonal ECU domains.
• Expertise in high-speed design (DDR4/5, PCIe, MIPI, Ethernet, USB 3.x, LVDS, SerDes).
• Expertise in ADC, High side and Low side switches, Bridges and Motor drivers
• Knowledge of Automotive Safety (ISO 26262 – ASIL B to D compliance).
• Familiarity with EMI/EMC standards (CISPR 25, ISO 11452) and compliance testing.
• Understanding of thermal design, power sequencing, and power distribution.
• Experience in Integration platform, communication gateway and zone ECU's.
• Proficiency in schematic tools (Altium, Cadence Allegro, Mentor DxDesigner, Zuken CR-8000).
• Hands‑on experience with hardware bring‑up, debugging, and lab instruments (oscilloscope, logic analyzer, power analyzer, etc.).
• Excellent analytical, communication, and documentation skills.
• Experience with ASIL‑D compliant ECU development.
• Exposure to Ethernet TSN, CAN‑FD, LIN, FlexRay and in‑vehicle communication networks.
• Knowledge of thermal simulation and mechanical integration.
• Familiarity with AI/ML accelerator SoCs used in perception and fusion ECUs.
• Experience working with global OEMs and Tier‑1s on production projects.
• Schematic/PCB: Zuken , Altium Designer, Cadence Allegro, Mentor Graphics