Lead Engineer

Astemo Ltd

$100K — $130K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS/MS in electrical or computer science or equivalent engineering discipline with relevant coursework
  • 3-5 years of practical experience in designing automotive ECUs and system components
  • Minimum 1 year of hands-on experience in industrial test and validation environment
  • Experience in hardware and software system integration, including new sensors and actuators
  • Creative problem-solving skills with the ability to prioritize tasks effectively

Responsibilities

  • Understand customer requirements and create detailed test plans
  • Design and set up test systems, including hardware and software interfaces
  • Execute test plans, collect and analyze data, and report results
  • Evaluate and improve existing validation test plans and systems
  • Maintain communication with cross-functional teams and partners

Benefits

  • Inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and collaboration
  • Opportunities for functional training and professional growth
  • Supportive culture fostering creativity and problem-solving
  • Potential for domestic and international travel (up to 10%)
  • Compliance with health and safety regulations
Full Job Description
Job Family:

Engineering

Job Description:

Job Summary:

Seeking a talented, self-motivated automotive electrical hardware engineer for the design engineering group focused on ADAS systems. Duties include supporting analog and digital circuit design through testing, analysis, and simulation. Day-to-day responsibilities include supporting design activities for automotive control systems during quotation, development and mass production. The candidate will need to understand and be able to communicate & explain technical concepts, testing methods and documentation procedures to lower-level engineers to increase their understanding & capability to perform these activities in support of engineering development. This may take the form of preparing presentation material, completing documentation, and attending/leading meetings. The support of products already in production can include aiding/leading root cause analysis activities for part failures, outlining/determining testing pass/fail criteria. The support of products under development can include creation of test plans, analyzing product specifications, supporting the testing of prototypes, and creating test specifications.

Job Responsibilities:
  • Analyze and comprehend customer requirements and customer needs.
  • Modify existing designs or create entirely new HW designs to realize the customer's desired operational and performance requirements.
  • Use technical and engineering acumen to perform the necessary analysis, simulation and verification of analog and digital hardware and associated firmware.
  • Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team of engineers, customers and vendors to discuss existing and potential new projects.
  • Prepare block diagrams, detailed circuit schematics and manage the PCB layout of hardware concepts and final designs.
  • Prepare and maintain various engineering documents to support production of existing and new products: Parts Lists, BoMs, IMDS, Design Notifications, Change Notifications.
  • Support prototype builds for new & existing products.
  • Develop and manage test specifications and their execution.
  • Design and coordinate the fabrication and configuration of test equipment for hardware testing
  • Work with and support manufacturing teams to release hardware designs into production.
  • Represent employer at customer meetings to explain or defend technical findings and technical recommendations.
  • Assist root cause analysis and corrective action for components and products. Prepare and present final reports for failure analysis activities to appropriate technicians and engineering personnel.
  • Attend training to learn new tools and methodologies and keep up to date on market and technical trends.
  • Work with other Astemo engineers to ensure program goals are met, schedules are maintained, and problems encountered during the development process are satisfactorily resolved.


Qualifications / Skills:
  • Have embedded H/W design experience for automotive applications
  • Understand analog and digital hardware systems as applied to automotive control systems.
  • Understanding of EMC specifications and EMC mitigation techniques.
  • Familiarity with EMC & Environmental automotive validation test flows.
  • Understand analysis methods and interpreting the results to convey this information to others.
  • Have experience creating worst case analysis. Previous use of MathCAD for WCAs is desired.
  • Proficient in setting up and using laboratory test equipment such as multi-meters, oscilloscopes, logic analyzer, power analyzer, etc.
  • Conduct investigative circuit analysis using device schematics of products and testing equipment.
  • Familiarity with automotive SoCs is highly desirable.
  • Familiarity with communication protocols: CAN, LIN, RS-232, USB, SENT, Ethernet, MII, SERDES, PCIe.
  • Use of Intrepid / Vector CAN toolchain is highly desirable
  • Ability to read and make electrical schematics and engineering drawings.
  • Perform schematic capture and PCB layout using Altium Designer or equivalent tool chain.
  • Perform circuit analysis and simulation using SPICE based tools.
  • Possess familiarity and understanding of programming in C or C++ to more effectively collaborate with SW team.
  • Be able to coordinate program activities with team members at remote sites.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
  • English: fluent in written and verbal communication.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal direction is required.


Education: Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical and/or computer engineering.

Experience: Minimum of 7 years applicable experience in automotive ECU development.

Job level determined by various factors such as organization size, responsibility, career stage, and capabilities.

Supervisory Responsibilities: leading, instructing and mentoring the efforts of engineers who are responsible for sub-project activities.

Working conditions:
  • Physical Demands: Required to sit or stand for long periods of time in office or lab. Capable of lifting equipment weighing up to 50lbs. Dexterity of hands, fingers, and wrists to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and other computer components.
  • Travel: Readiness to travel domestically or internationally as needed up to 10% annually.
  • Work Environment: Hybrid remote work, minimum 3 days in office per week, is allowed but must be able to physically be present in the office/lab when duties dictate the need.


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