Hardware Lead – Automotive ADAS & IVI

Global Connect Technologies; Novi (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Connect Technologies is seeking an experienced Hardware Lead / Hardware System Architect with strong automotive electronics experience across ADAS, IVI, Digital Cockpit, Connected Vehicle, and HPC platforms. The candidate will lead end-to-end hardware development from requirements and architecture through PCB design, board bring-up, validation, and production release.

You will define hardware architecture, convert requirements into detailed specs, develop HSIs, and supervise schematic,

Qualifications

• Convert system/customer requirements into detailed hardware specifications.
• Define hardware architecture for automotive platforms.
• Lead schematic design, board bring-up, and qualification.
• Develop HSIs with cross-functional teams.
• Perform SI/PI analysis and timing checks.

Responsibilities

• Define hardware architecture for ADAS, IVI, and HPC platforms.
• Convert requirements into detailed hardware specifications.
• Develop Hardware–Software Interface Specifications (HSI).
• Lead schematic design, circuit development, and component selection.
• Perform SI, PI, timing, and WCCA analysis.
• Lead board bring-up, debugging, and root-cause analysis.
• Support EMI/EMC, functional, environmental, and burn-in testing.
• Lead design reviews, governance, and product releases.
• Coordinate with software, mechanical, PCB, suppliers, OEMs, and Tier-1 teams.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor engineering teams.

Skills

ADAS / IVI / Digital cockpit

Embedded automotive hardware

Hardware debugging

Schematic & PCB design

HSI development

SI / PI analysis

EMI/EMC testing

Leadership / cross-functional

EDA tools proficiency

Tools

Mentor DxDesigner

Expedition PCB

Cadence Concept HDL

OrCAD CIS

HyperLynx

LTspice

DOORS

JIRA

SVN

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Hardware Lead / Hardware System Architect with strong automotive electronics experience across ADAS, Infotainment (IVI), Digital Cockpit, Connected Vehicle, and High-Performance Computing (HPC) platforms. The candidate will lead end-to-end hardware development from requirements and architecture through PCB design, board bring-up, validation, and production release.

Key Responsibilities

• Define hardware architecture for automotive ADAS, IVI, and HPC platforms.
• Convert system/customer requirements into detailed hardware specifications.
• Develop Hardware–Software Interface Specifications (HSI).
• Lead schematic design, circuit development, component selection, and qualification.
• Perform Signal Integrity (SI), Power Integrity (PI), timing, and WCCA analysis.
• Lead board bring-up, debugging, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis.
• Support EMI/EMC, functional, environmental, and burn-in testing.
• Lead design reviews, technical governance, and product releases.
• Coordinate with software, mechanical, PCB, suppliers, OEMs, and Tier-1 teams.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor engineering teams.

Required Skills

• Automotive ADAS, IVI, Digital Cockpit, Connected Cars, and HPC.
• DDR3/DDR4, PCIe, SATA, USB, Ethernet, CAN, LIN, UART, SPI, I2C.
• Automotive camera/display interfaces such as FPD-Link and GMSL.
• Experience with Mentor DxDesigner, Expedition PCB, Cadence Concept HDL, OrCAD CIS, HyperLynx, LTspice, DOORS, Mathcad, JIRA, and SVN.
• Strong hardware debugging, validation, and system-level troubleshooting experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of ISO 26262 Functional Safety, ASPICE, and Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) platforms.
• Strong leadership, customer-facing communication, and project management skills.
• Experience leading global cross-functional hardware development teams.