Hardware Design Engineer - Galway

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Ref: 54 Date Posted: Friday 15 Jul 2022

HARDWARE DESIGN ENGINEER

The ECU Platform team is developing the hardware to enable the next generation of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems.

Responsibilities

  • Research and Develop Hardware design solutions for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
  • Schematic design and development of embedded systems.
  • Review and approval of PCB layouts – ensure PCB layout is optimized for High Speed Signals and EMC performance.
  • Carry out design calculations including worst case and thermal analysis using MATHCAD.
  • Carry out design circuit simulations
  • Generation of hardware design requirements
  • Efficient day to day technical guidance and management of assigned resources.
  • Support Bring Up and electronic testing of prototypes including: EMI/RFI, Electrical, Environmental and ESD.
  • Evaluation of new technologies and design trade-offs.
  • Lead HW DFMEA & DFM&T hardware activities
  • Manage technical communication on HW topics with the customer and suppliers
  • Responsibility for identifying & scheduling all hardware development tasks in conjunction with relevant Project Manager. Generation of timing plans for same.
  • Adhere to Internal & Customer Procedures
  • Keep up to date with new Standards in the Industry
  • Support the continuous improvement of the hardware development process

 Qualifications and Experience

  • Degree in Electronic Engineering or equivalent
  • Minimum of 3 years relevant experience in electronic design
  • Experience with Microcontroller, SoC and DDR/SDRAM Schematic design preferred
  • Excellent analysis skills in trouble-shooting electronic module failures
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Confident, articulate, self-motivated, determined & energetic
  • Self-starter, motivated individual who can work alone, with little supervision.
  • The person must be able to demonstrate a level of commitment, initiative and quality of workmanship required within an R&D environment.