Senior Hardware Engineer

Eaton; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton in Chennai is seeking a motivated Electronics Engineer for board design and NPD, with a focus on integration, testing and validation. You will work in a hardware team delivering low- and high-volume products, including safety isolators/barriers, with emphasis on design to cost and manufacturability.

The ideal candidate has 8–10 years of experience in analog/digital design, MCU-based work and cross-functional collaboration to meet project objectives.

Qualifications

• Education in Electronics Engineering is required.
• 8–10 years of relevant experience in hardware design.
• Experience with regulated markets and standards is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop new products meeting standards and customer specs.
• Capture, specify, and manage design requirements and validation.
• Apply Design to Cost, Design for Manufacture, and Design for Test.
• Lead MCU/processor-based design initiatives.
• Coordinate with firmware/software/mechanical teams to drive projects.
• Develop project plans, schedules and budgets; monitor risk and changes.

Skills

Board design

Analog electronics

Digital electronics

Hardware lifecycle Mgmt

Testing & debugging

MCU-based design

High-speed design

Education

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

Tools

Altium

Allegro

OrCAD

Cadence

Job description

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 Software's 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 alignment 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.