Hardware Design Engineer (m/f/d)

PRISMA; Trentino-Alto Adige; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with performance‑dr

Flexible working hours

Development opportunities

Sustainability commitment

Job summary

PRISMA in Italy seeks a hardware engineer to design electronic architectures for automotive lighting. You will develop LED driver circuits, PCBAs, and headlamp controllers, while preparing hardware documentation and BOMs.

The role requires robust experience in power electronics and mixed-signal design. You will perform simulations, tolerance analyses, and RIP validations, collaborate across engineering disciplines, and ensure EMC and automotive standards compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field.
• Experience in hardware design within automotive or industrial electronics.
• Strong knowledge of power electronics, LED driver circuits, and mixed-signal design.
• Experience with circuit simulation tools (PSpice, LTSpice, Matlab, or equivalent).
• Proficiency in Altium Designer and PCB design principles.
• Understanding of EMC requirements and automotive communication systems.
• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills.
• Hands-on mindset and ability to work in multidisciplinary teams.
• Good communication skills in Italian and English.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop electronic hardware architectures for automotive lighting systems.
• Develop LED driver circuits, LED PCBAs, headlamp control modules, and power management solutions (SMPS, DC/DC converters).
• Create electrical schematics, select automotive-grade components, and prepare hardware documentation including eBOMs.
• Perform circuit simulation, worst-case analysis, and tolerance analysis.
• Define PCB placement, routing, and stack-up requirements and support PCB layout activities using Altium Designer.
• Review PCB layouts regarding electrical robustness, EMC compliance, thermal performance, and manufacturability.
• Support hardware testing, validation, debugging, and root-cause analysis.
• Collaborate with mechanical, optical, and software engineering teams for system integration.
• Support automotive communication interfaces such as CAN and LIN.
• Contribute to DFMEA, test planning, design rules, and quality documentation.
• Maintain hardware documentation according to automotive and internal standards.

Skills

Circuit design

Power electronics

Altium Designer

PCB design

Circuit simulation

EMC understanding

CAN/LIN communication

Analytical skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Bilingual Italian/English

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering/Mechatronics

Tools

PSpice

LTSpice

MATLAB

Job description

• Design and develop electronic hardware architectures for automotive lighting systems
• Develop LED driver circuits, LED PCBAs, headlamp control modules, and power management solutions (SMPS, DC/DC converters,
• Create electrical schematics, select automotive-grade components, and prepare hardware documentation including eBOMs
• Perform circuit simulation, worst-case analysis, and tolerance analysis
• Define PCB placement, routing, and stack-up requirements and support PCB layout activities using Altium -Designer
• Review PCB layouts regarding electrical robustness, EMC compliance, thermal performance, and manufacturability
• Support hardware testing, validation, debugging, and root-cause analysis
• Collaborate with mechanical, optical, and software engineering teams for system integration
• Support automotive communication interfaces such as CAN and LIN
• Contribute to DFMEA, test planning, design rules, and quality documentation
• Maintain hardware documentation according to automotive and internal standards

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field
• Experience in hardware design within automotive or industrial electronics
• Strong knowledge of power electronics, LED driver circuits, and mixed-signal design
• Experience with circuit simulation tools (PSpice, LTSpice, Matlab, or equivalent)
• Proficiency in Altium Designer and PCB design principles
• Understanding of EMC requirements and automotive communication systems
• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills
• Hands-on mindset and ability to work in multidisciplinary teams
• Good communication skills in Italian and English

Languages: Italian and English

WHAT WE OFFER

• A collaborative team of highly motivated and qualified colleagues
• Flexible working hours to support work-life balance
• Individual development and career growth opportunities
• A company committed to responsibility and sustainability
• Competitive salary with performance-based incentives