Lead Hardware Engineer

Tata Technologies; Göteborgs kommun; On-site; SEK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Technologies in Gothenburg, Sweden seeks a Hardware Lead Engineer to drive hardware releases, manage part-number releases, and coordinate with suppliers across global teams. You will shape hardware development processes, support design reviews, and ensure documentation and timing meet production needs, while leveraging Planisware, Jira, Confluence and other tools in a cross-functional environment.

Strong coordination, problem solving, and English communication are essential to align

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Electronics, CS, Automation or related field.
• Experience in automotive product development environments.
• Experience with hardware release and configuration management.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Drive hardware release activities and milestones.
• Manage hardware part number releases and associated documentation.
• Participate in design reviews and ensure configuration alignment across systems and documentation.
• Coordinate hardware release approvals, deviations, and change management activities.
• Plan and follow up supplier hardware deliveries and release activities.
• Manage supplier backlogs and participate in supplier review meetings.
• Support factory, manufacturing, and aftermarket organizations with hardware release activities and deviations.
• Contribute to sourcing activities and technical documentation for new projects.
• Collaborate with global engineering teams, suppliers, and stakeholders to secure successful deliveries.
• Drive continuous improvements in hardware release processes and ways of working.

Skills

Hardware release management

Supplier coordination

Project coordination

Stakeholder management

English communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electronics/CS/Automation

Tools

VPDC

KDP

TCPLM

TcE

Planisware

Jira

Confluence

Job description

At Tata Technologies, we make product development dreams a reality by designing, engineering, and validating the products of tomorrow for the world's leading manufacturers. Due to our continued growth, we are now recruiting for a Hardware Lead Engineer to join our team in Gothenburg, Sweden.

The role

We are looking for a Hardware Lead Engineer to join our team and support hardware release, configuration management, supplier coordination, and product lifecycle activities within advanced automotive connectivity platforms. In this role, you will drive hardware releases through key project milestones, coordinate with suppliers and cross-functional stakeholders, and ensure that hardware and documentation deliveries meet quality, timing, and production requirements.

Responsibilities

• Drive hardware release activities, including hardware sign-off and release according to project milestones.
• Manage hardware part number releases and associated documentation.
• Participate in design reviews and ensure configuration management alignment across systems and documentation.
• Coordinate hardware release approvals, deviations, and change management activities.
• Plan and follow up supplier hardware deliveries and release activities.
• Manage supplier backlogs and participate in supplier review meetings.
• Support factory, manufacturing, and aftermarket organizations with hardware release activities and deviations.
• Contribute to sourcing activities and technical documentation for new projects.
• Collaborate with global engineering teams, suppliers, and stakeholders to secure successful deliveries.
• Drive continuous improvements in hardware release processes and ways of working.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, Automation, or a related field.
• Experience within automotive product development environments.
• Experience with hardware release, configuration management, component ownership, or related engineering activities.
• Knowledge of supplier management and supplier delivery follow-up processes.
• Understanding of automotive hardware development and release processes.
• Experience working with diagnostics, software integration, software testing, or electronic component releases is considered beneficial.
• Familiarity with tools such as VPDC, KDP, TCPLM, TcE, Planisware, Jira, or Confluence is an advantage.
• Strong coordination, planning, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to drive tasks independently while collaborating within cross-functional international teams.
• Structured, proactive, and solution-oriented mindset.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

If you are passionate about bringing innovation to the projects you work on, then we would love to hear from you.

Tata Technologies: Engineering a better world.

Tata Technologies would like to thank all applicants for their interest; each application will be reviewed against the set criteria for the role. We would like to advise that only candidates under consideration will be contacted. If you do not hear from us within 10 working days following the closing date, it will mean that unfortunately your application has not been successful. We will however retain your details for any suitable future opportunities.