R&D Electrical Hardware Engineer

Nexteer Automotive Corporation; Saginaw (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Nexteer Automotive is seeking a self-motivated engineer for a technology development and innovation role in our R&D group. You will contribute to circuit design, board layout, testing and debugging of new power electronics, embedded systems, and sensors, while enforcing the technology development process across projects from research to production.

You will collaborate on evaluating hardware components, developing test plans, and performing hands-on validation on bench and vehicle systems, with

Qualifications

• Must have knowledge and practical experience with electrical hardware and circuit design.
• Experience with lab test equipment such as oscilloscopes, power supplies, multimeters, function generators.
• Experience with software used for electrical circuit design and simulation such as Mentor Graphics, PLECS.
• Must be familiar with ECU construction methods and techniques to reduce package size and minimize power loss.
• Must have excellent problem solving and debug skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio).
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Technical writing. Documenting and creating technical reports and evaluations and creating procedures and processes for design and system validation.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and with others.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, select, and optimize electrical hardware components.
• Develop electrical circuit and hardware designs for motion control applications.
• Perform board layout design for switching and embedded circuits.
• Create electrical designs that minimize package size and footprint.
• Develop test plans, validation setups and verification criteria for components and circuits.
• Hands-on construction, testing and debugging of new hardware for bench and vehicle systems.
• Lead and participate in design reviews and DFMEA activities for electrical hardware development.
• Collaborate across functions on technology development activities for motion control hardware.
• Document processes for modeling, design sizing, selection and analysis of electrical circuits.
• Interface with suppliers to understand latest commercially available electrical hardware products.

Skills

Electrical hardware

Circuit design

Problem solving

Communication

Technical writing

Independence

Education

Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Mentor Graphics

PLECS

Oscilloscopes

Power supplies

Multimeters

Function generators

Job description

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We are looking for a self-motivated and inquisitive individual for a technology development and innovation role. The candidate should possess good attention to detail, be creative, possess good time management skills and have strong interpersonal skills. This position is in research and development group, responsible for circuit design, board layout, testing and debug of new technologies for power electronics circuits, embedded systems, and sensors, and enforcing the technology development process for various technical projects from research through to production.

Description:

• Evaluation, selection and optimization of electrical hardware components.
• Developing electrical circuit and hardware designs for motion control applications.
• Performing board layout design for complicated switching circuits and other embedded circuits.
• Creating electrical designs that minimize package space and footprint.
• Developing test plans, validation setup and verification criteria for electrical components and circuits.
• Hands-on construction, testing and debug of new electrical hardware to demonstrate and evaluate new technologies for both bench level and vehicle level systems
• Leading, participating and supporting design reviews and DFMEA activities for electrical hardware development.
• Collaborating and leading the cross functional technology development activities related to electrical hardware employed in motion control applications.
• Documenting processes for modelling, design, sizing, selection and analysis of electrical circuits.
• Interface with suppliers to understand latest commercially available electrical hardware products and components.

Job Requirements:

• Must have knowledge and practical experience with electrical hardware and circuit design
• Experience with use of lab test equipment such as oscilloscopes, power supplies, multimeters, function generators.
• Experience with application software used for electrical circuit design and simulation such as Mentor Graphics, PLECS etc.
• Must be familiar with ECU construction methods and techniques to reduce package size and minimize power loss
• Must have excellent problem solving and debug skills
• Proficient with Microsoft office tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio).
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Technical writing. Documenting and creating technical reports and evaluations and creating procedures and processes for design and system validation.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and with others

Preferred:

• Experience with PCB layout techniques
• Background in automotive engineering and chassis systems (steering, braking, etc)
• Working knowledge of CAN serial communications, vehicle messaging and diagnostic service implementations
• Mechanical and electrical knowledge of automotive subsystems.
• Ability to read and understand embedded software.
• Ability to create software algorithm designs (state machines, flow diagrams, etc)

Education:

Bachelor: Electrical Engineering (required), 2 years of professional experience in hardware design and development (preferred)