Hardware Engineer

ALTEN

$95K — $115K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical or Electronics Engineering.
  • 5+ years in hardware design, ideally in automotive.
  • Strong knowledge of analog and digital electronics design.
  • Experience with microcontrollers, processors, and sensors.
  • Proven skills in power management circuit design.
  • Familiarity with automotive communication protocols.
  • Expertise in schematic capture and PCB design using PCAD and Dx Designer.
  • Hands-on experience with circuit simulation tools like LTspice.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop automotive electronic hardware from concept to production.
  • Create and review analog and digital circuit designs.
  • Develop hardware solutions utilizing microcontrollers and sensors.
  • Design power management circuits including DC-DC converters.
  • Implement automotive communication interfaces such as CAN and LIN.
  • Generate schematics and support PCB layout activities.
  • Conduct hardware debugging and validation using lab equipment.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams.
  • Exposure to the entire product lifecycle from concept to production.
  • Opportunity to work on advanced automotive hardware solutions.
  • Access to state-of-the-art electronic testing laboratories.
Full Job Description
Job Summary:
  • We are seeking a skilled Hardware Engineer with strong expertise in automotive electronic hardware design to join our engineering team.
  • The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in analog and digital circuit development, power management design, automotive communication interfaces, testing and PCB design.
  • This role requires a strong problem-solving mindset and the ability to support hardware development throughout the product lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Design and develop automotive electronic hardware from concept through production.
  • Create and review analog and digital circuit designs.
  • Develop hardware solutions using microcontrollers, processors, memories, sensors, and peripheral interfaces.
  • Design power management circuits including DC-DC converters, LDOs, protection circuits, and power sequencing architectures.
  • Implement and validate automotive communication interfaces such as CAN, LIN, Ethernet, SPI, I²C, and UART.
  • Generate schematics and support PCB layout activities using tools such as PCAD and Dx Designer.
  • Perform circuit simulations and analyses using LTspice, PSpice, or equivalent tools.
  • Conduct hardware debugging, validation, and root-cause analysis using oscilloscopes and laboratory equipment.
  • Ensure compliance with automotive EMC, ESD, transient protection, and environmental standards.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including software, systems, validation, and manufacturing engineering teams.

Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in hardware design, preferably within the automotive industry.
  • Strong knowledge of analog and digital electronics design principles.
  • Experience with microcontrollers, processors, memory devices, sensors, and interface circuits.
  • Proven experience in power supply and power management circuit design.
  • Familiarity with automotive communication protocols and associated physical layer designs.
  • Experience with schematic capture and PCB design tools such as PCAD and Dx Designer.
  • Expertise in circuit simulation tools including LTspice, PSpice, or similar.
  • Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and electronic test equipment.
  • Knowledge of automotive EMC/EMI, ESD, transient protection, and environmental qualification requirements.
  • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience working within automotive product development processes.
  • Familiarity with automotive standards and design-for-reliability practices.
  • Experience supporting design validation and hardware qualification activities.

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