R&D Senior Hardware Developer

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Västerås kommun; On-site; SEK 700,000 - 950,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Collective agreement

Flexible working time

Health care and wellness allowance

Fantastic career possibilities within

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Ltd. in Sweden invites an experienced R&D Hardware Developer to lead the end-to-end creation of class-leading hardware solutions for protective relays. You will drive concepts to delivery, ensuring high quality and innovative HW designs.

You will work on analog/digital high-speed design, PCB design, FPGA, EMC/EMI, and collaborate with suppliers while mentoring juniors and advancing HW processes. 5+ years’ experience and a Bachelor's in electrical engineering are required.

Qualifications

• Degree in electrical engineering or related field.
• 5+ years in hardware development including analog/digital/high-speed design, PCB design, EMC/EMI.
• Experience with lab measurements and HW verification.
• Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall project methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Technical lead in new hardware development projects from concept to delivery.
• Maintain existing products to latest standards.
• Collaborate with suppliers and development partners.
• Define specifications for upcoming hardware features.
• Lead problem solving and root cause analysis.
• Provide cross-functional HW expertise and represent HW team.
• Assist HW Project leads with resource and time planning.
• Drive process improvements and best practices.
• Mentor junior colleagues.

Skills

Analog and digital high-speed design

FPGA embedded HW

PCB design and manufacturing

Power supply design

EMC/EMI/EMF design

Lab measurements & HW verification

System-level hardware architecture

Agile & Waterfall methods

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Jira

MS Project

DevOps

Job description

The opportunity

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated R&D Hardware Developer to lead and oversee the development of class leading hardware solutions for protective relays. This role involves development within the full project lifecycle, from concept to delivery, ensuring products are developed and maintained to the highest quality standards, according to technical specifications and with competitive and innovative HW solutions.

How You'll Make An Impact

• Technical lead in new hardware development projects out of internal requirements and specifications
• Pro actively maintain and keep current products up to the latest standards
• Closely cooperate with our suppliers and development parters
• Actively work on defining the specifications for upcoming HW features.
• Lead problem solving and root cause analysis activities
• Support, as an expert, cross functional topics and represent the HW development team
• Support HW Project leads in defining resource and time plans
• Drive improvement activities to improve processes and best practices
• Lead and mentor junior colleagues

Your background

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Electrical Design or another related field. Master's degree is a plus.
• 5+ years of experience in applicable hardware development, including one or more of the following areas of expertise: analog and digital (hi-speed) design, PCB-A design and manufacturing, design for EMC/EMF, power supply design, design of measurement circuitry, design of embedded HW incl. FPGA.
• Experienced in Agile and Waterfall methods and tools such as Jira, MS Project, and DevOps.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management abilities.
• Hands on experience from lab measurements and HW verification.
• Detail-driven problem solver
• Previous experience from power transmission or distribution business is a plus

What We Offer

• Collective agreement
• Flexible working time
• Health care and wellness allowance
• Fantastic career possibilities within Hitachi Energy both within Sweden and globally
• Mentor to support you throughout onboard phase
• Various trainings and education supporting employee development
• Diversified company with over 70+ nationalities working in Sweden
• Supplementary compensation for parental leave
• Employee Benefit Portal with thousands of discounts and perks