Hardware Supervisor_Lead Engineer

Ficosa India; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Ficosa India seeks an senior Hardware Design professional to drive ADAS hardware development, including PCB design, PMIC integration, and high-speed interfaces. You will own DFMEA activities and collaborate with global teams to ensure robust, compliant hardware solutions.

The role requires extensive hands-on PCB work, leadership of hardware teams, and strong English communication in a geographically diverse environment.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in Hardware Product Design.
• Hands-on PCB design experience with high-speed protocols, microprocessor/microcontroller circuits, power design, image sensors, and ISP.
• Proven DFMEA and reliability engineering experience.
• Experience resolving EMI/EMC issues per automotive standards.
• Experience designing with PMICs and working with I2C, SPI, QSPI.
• Hands-on debugging with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and related instruments.
• Mentors engineers and leads technical assignments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English.
• Ability to work in geographically distributed, cross-functional, diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and validate hardware for ADAS systems, ensuring functional correctness and design feasibility.
• Design and maintain footprint libraries, schematic parts, and ECAD; perform routing, electronic calculations, and simulations for ADAS hardware designs.
• Design using PMICs; design and program communication protocols including I2C, SPI, and QSPI.
• Lead PCB design involving high-speed communication protocols, microprocessor/microcontroller architecture, power supply design, image sensors, and ISP.
• Own DFMEA and reliability activities across hardware programs.
• Resolve EMI/EMC issues in compliance with automotive standards.
• Drive prototype delivery, debugging, rework, board bring-up, and manufacturing support, including hardware defect documentation and tracking.
• Lead, mentor, and motivate the hardware product team; guide technical assignments and ensure team effectiveness and development.
• Collaborate across Mechanical, Hardware, Software, Requirements, and Architecture teams in a geographically distributed, culturally diverse environment.

Skills

PCB design

DFMEA

EMI/EMC

High-speed protocols

PMICs

Debugging tools

Mentoring engineers

English communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

ECAD tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Design and validate hardware for ADAS systems, ensuring functional correctness and design feasibility.
• Design and maintain footprint libraries, schematic parts, and ECAD; perform routing, electronic calculations, and simulations for ADAS hardware designs.
• Design using PMICs; design and program communication protocols including I2C, SPI, and QSPI.
• Lead PCB design involving high-speed communication protocols, microprocessor/microcontroller architecture, power supply design, image sensors, and ISP.
• Own DFMEA and reliability activities across hardware programs.
• Resolve EMI/EMC issues in compliance with automotive standards.

Drive prototype delivery, debugging, rework, board bring-up, and manufacturing support, including hardware defect documentation and tracking.

• Lead, mentor, and motivate the hardware product team; guide technical assignments and ensure team effectiveness and development.
• Collaborate across Mechanical, Hardware, Software, Requirements, and Architecture teams in a geographically distributed, culturally diverse environment.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in Hardware Product Design.
• Strong hands-on experience designing PCBs with high-speed communication protocols, microprocessor/microcontroller circuits, power supply design, image sensors, and ISP.
• Proven experience with DFMEA and reliability engineering.
• Experience resolving EMI/EMC issues per automotive standards.
• Experience designing using PMICs and working with I2C, SPI, QSPI protocols.
• Hands-on debugging skills using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and related instruments.
• Prior experience mentoring engineers and leading technical assignments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in geographically distributed, cross-functional, and culturally diverse teams.

Industry: Automotive / ADAS / Embedded Hardware
Function: Hardware Engineering
Role Category: Hardware Design & Product Development