Senior Engineer - Hardware

Eaton Corporation; Chennai; On-site; INR 1,428,571 - 2,380,952; Full time

Job summary

Eaton Corporation is looking for a motivated electronics engineer in Chennai, India, with 8 to 10 years of experience in product development capable of designing new electronic products. You'll collaborate closely with hardware engineers, ensuring adherence to customer-specific requirements and standards.

The candidate should have expertise in board design, analog and digital electronics, and strong communication skills to drive projects effectively. A signal background in Six Sigma is preferred.

Qualifications

• 8 to 10 years of experience in electronics product development.
• In-depth experience in Micro Controller/Processor-based design.
• Strong communication skills to collaborate with firmware/software/mechanical teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop new products to meet customer-specific requirements.
• Capture, specify, and manage design requirements.
• Undertake and supervise verification and validation of new product designs.
• Monitor project progress and implement mitigation strategies.
• Foster a collaborative and high-performance team environment.

Skills

Board design & development

Analog and digital electronics

Hardware design life cycle management

Micro controller based design

High speed design experience

Education

B.E/B.Tech or M.E/M.Tech in Electronics Engineering

Tools

Altium

Allegro

OrCAD

Cadence

Job description

What you’ll do:

We are seeking a motivated individual with strong skills in Electronics - Board design. Should have prior experience in New product development, integration, testing and validation. Requires effective collaboration, a strong drive to achieve project objectives, and the ability to learn new techniques, tools, and processes for the product development cycle.

This role is to work in a team of hardware engineers in the delivery of a mix of products ranging from low volume, high value industrial products, to high volume intrinsically safe isolators/barriers. The role will include hands on design work. The ideal candidate will have experience of both high and low volume product development, with the corresponding relative focus on R&D vs manufacturing cost. A mix of experience of both analog and digital electronic development for regulated markets requiring standards adherence and certification would be beneficial.

The candidate in this position will be responsible to:

• Design and developing new products confirming required standards and to customer specific requirements. Capturing, specifying and managing design requirements. Undertake and/or supervise verification and validation of new product designs.
• Should have good knowledge of FSM standard IEC 61508
• Working exposure on Softwares like Altium, Allegro, OrCAD, Cadence.
• Ensuring that Design to Cost, Design for Manufacture and Design for Test best practices are followed.
• In depth experience in the Micro Controller / Processor based design.
• Should be in a position to have better communication with other stake holders such as Firmware / Software / Mechanical team to drive the Project forward.
• Define project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
• Develop detailed project plans, schedules, and budgets.
• Ensuring clear communication and alignmen with the wider team.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies.
• Manage changes to project scope, schedule, and costs using appropriate verification techniques.
• Foster a collaborative and high-performance team environment
• A Six-Sigma background would be valuable, DFSS/ Green Belt Certification preferred.

Qualifications:

• Education- B.E/B.Tech or M.E/M.Tech in Electronics Engineering
• Experience- 8 to 10 Years

Skills:

• Board design & development, Analog and digital electronics, Hardware design life cycle management, Component selections, Testing and debugging, Micro controller based design experience and High speed design experience is a plus.
• Drive for Results, Passionate, Collaborative, Excellent written and verbal communication skills needed & with Digital Mindset