Remote Automotive Electronics Design Engineer

Placements24; East London; Hybrid; ZAR 900.000 - 1.500.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Health benefits

Remote work flexibility

Performance bonuses

Zusammenfassung

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Electrical Design Engineer to join its distributed engineering team in South Africa. This fully remote role offers the opportunity to influence automotive electronics, including powertrain control, infotainment, and autonomous driving technologies, from anywhere in the country.

You will drive the complete design lifecycle, from conceptualization and schematic capture to PCB layout, prototyping, testing, and qualification against ISO 26262 and EMC/EMI standards,

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in electrical design for automotive electronics.
• Experience designing analog and digital circuits, power management, microcontroller-based systems.
• Proficient with ECAD tools (Altium, Cadence).
• Embedded C/C++ programming and debugging skills.
• Knowledge of automotive protocols (CAN, LIN, Ethernet).
• Familiarity with ISO 26262 functional safety and EMC/EMI testing.

Aufgaben

• Design, develop, and test electrical circuits and systems for automotive applications.
• Create schematics, PCB layouts, and BOMs for ECUs and modules.
• Select and qualify automotive-grade components (AEC-Q).
• Develop firmware/embedded software for MCUs used in automotive systems (C/C++).
• Collaborate remotely with mechanical, software, and systems engineers.
• Conduct design reviews, simulations, and analyses for robustness.
• Perform hardware bring-up, debugging, and prototype testing.
• Ensure designs meet ISO 26262 and EMC/EMI requirements.
• Troubleshoot complex electrical hardware and firmware issues.
• Contribute to process improvements in design methodologies.

Kenntnisse

Electrical design

Analytical skills

Remote collaboration

Debugging

Problem solving

Communication

Independence

Ausbildung

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Cadence

Jobbeschreibung

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Electrical Design Engineer to join its distributed engineering team in South Africa. This fully remote role offers the opportunity to influence automotive electronics, including powertrain control, infotainment, and autonomous driving technologies, from anywhere in the country.

You will drive the complete design lifecycle, from conceptualization and schematic capture to PCB layout, prototyping, testing, and qualification against ISO 26262 and EMC/EMI standards,