Hardware/Embedded Engineer

Company: Manpower Engineering
Location: Auburn Hills
Posted on: April 10, 2021

Job Description:

Hardware/Embedded EngineerLead E/E Hardware engineer for design and development of electronic drivers & components for Headlamp and Rearlamp applications.Analyze customer specifications and requirements.Characterization and testing of LED based automotive lighting systems.Root Cause analysis.Responsibilities* Responsible to create electronics designs, Worst Case Circuit Analysis and simulation for electrical circuits.* Design and develop electronic modules for lighting applications (e.g. LED Driver modules, linear drivers and DC/DC converters, LED circuits, Analog circuits, etc.).* Schematic entry (Cadence) and PSPICE simulations for electrical circuits* Create component and system DFMEA.* Evaluation of electrical circuits design.* Prototypes design and characterization.* Analysis, debugging and measurement of electronic circuits.* Support Software, Mechanical, Validation and Optics teams for mechatronic integration of the electronic components in the Lamp.* Support EMC & Thermal testing and troubleshooting any design/ test-setup issues.* Root cause analysis of any issues related to electronics-design.* Support to lamp development team on all electrical/electronic topics.RequirementsEducation:Electronics Engineering degree or equivalent work experience in Automotive Industry, Exterior Lighting preferredExperience:* Minimum 5 years of experience designing electronic modules for automotive applications.* Experienced in LED applications for Exterior Lighting (Headlamps, Rearlamps and other Auxiliary Lamps).KnowledgeMandatory:* LED circuit design and analysis.* Linear Drivers & Analog Circuits for LED applications.* Switched power supplies, DC/DC converters (Boost, Buck-Boost, SEPIC, etc.).* Cadence Schematic editor tool.* Understanding of Thermal aspects for PCB design and selection of material-type.* Able to formulate HW-Design Technical requirements based on customer applications.* Basic knowledge of using Tools like JIRA, RTC, DOORs, etc.* Good knowledge of electrical laboratory measurement-tools like Oscillscope, Multimeters,* Fundamentals of Electrical / Electronic principles.* Craftsmanship skills e. g. soldering of small components like resistors, capacitors on PCBAs.* Teamwork, Problem Solving & Self-learning.Preferred:* Very good understanding of Exterior Lighting Automotive applications for various OEMs, can imagine the complete Mechatronic integration of various aspects (E/E-HW & SW, Thermal, Optics, Mechanical, etc.).* Microcontrollers; Support software with algorithm design reviews.* Able to understand software code in C#, C++, python, etc.* Basics of communication protocols - SPI, I2C, CAN, LIN, UART, etc.* Good understanding of PCB Assembly processes (SMT, SMD, Soldering, ICT/ EoL, etc.).

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