Senior Automotive Power Electronics Lead

Brightwing; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Brightwing seeks an experienced senior hardware engineer to lead design, development, and validation of automotive electronics. You will guide ECUs and HV systems from concept to production, mentoring teams and coordinating with software, systems, and manufacturing partners.

You will influence hardware requirements, verification plans, and safety compliance while driving technical excellence and innovative solutions in electrification and power electronics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical field.
• 8+ years hardware engineering experience including technical leadership.
• Proven experience designing automotive electronic hardware from concept through production.
• Strong knowledge of analog, digital, mixed-signal, and power electronics design.
• Experience with schematic capture, PCB design, and design-for-manufacturing practices.
• Strong understanding of hardware validation, reliability testing, and failure analysis.
• Experience leading cross-functional engineering efforts and technical decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, development, and validation of automotive hardware systems and ECUs.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to hardware engineers.
• Drive system-level design decisions balancing performance, reliability, cost, manufacturability, and safety.
• Lead design reviews, risk assessments, and root cause investigations.
• Collaborate with software, systems, mechanical, manufacturing, quality, and program management teams.
• Define hardware requirements, specifications, verification plans, and design standards.
• Support prototype builds, testing, validation, and production launch activities.
• Ensure compliance with automotive standards, safety requirements, and regulatory guidelines.
• Manage technical interfaces with customers, suppliers, and external partners.
• Stay current on electrification, power electronics, and automotive electronic systems.

Skills

Leadership

Hardware engineering

Cross-functional

Automotive electronics

Power electronics

Analog/digital/mixed-signal

Schematic capture

PCB design

Regulatory awareness

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Eng

Tools

Schematic capture

PCB design

EMC/EMI testing

Job description

Brightwing seeks an experienced senior hardware engineer to lead design, development, and validation of automotive electronics. You will guide ECUs and HV systems from concept to production, mentoring teams and coordinating with software, systems, and manufacturing partners.

You will influence hardware requirements, verification plans, and safety compliance while driving technical excellence and innovative solutions in electrification and power electronics.