Senior Hardware Engineer

Company: LER TechForce
Location: Troy
Posted on: August 4, 2022

Job Description:

Job Description
LER TechForce, an LHP affiliate, previously LHP Engineering Resources, is looking for a Senior Hardware Engineer to work in Metro Detroit. This is a full-time role and sponsorship is allowed.
The Senior Hardware Engineer is responsible for implementation of a high-level functional block diagram of an architecture for an ECU, into a detailed circuit diagram and associated board layout. The Senior Hardware Engineer is furthermore responsible for selecting the proper parts and designing the circuits for the proper support electronics such as power supplies, peripheral interfaces, etc. The Senior Hardware Engineer is also responsible for taking into consideration all EMC, functional safety, and security requirements into the design of the electronics hardware.
Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the execution of all research, engineering, and development activity within the area of embedded hardware within the R&D organization.
• Integrate automotive sensors and systems such as cameras, radars, lidars, positioning solutions into computer platforms.
• Ability to perform the design and development of analog and digital hardware projects for cutting edge electronics for automobiles such as infotainment systems.
• Embedded hardware development from small micro controllers to high-end multi core devices. All aspects from power supply, high speed interfaces to the latest and greatest trends in memory technology must be integrated.
• Lead and manage suppliers, partners, and universities towards project goals.
• 10+ years of recent experience working on actual product development either as a technical management, product / system architect or a developer.
• Experience in the design, development, or integration of cutting-edge automotive electronics.
• Deep technical expertise in an automotive electronics quality, reliability, and manufacturability, related to autonomous systems is preferred.
  Key Qualifications/Requirements:
  
  • Strong knowledge and hands-on experience in at least several of the following fields listed below. As a minimum for each of the field's knowledge must be available which allows a strong converse with an expert in the respective fields:
  • Understanding of the fundamental terms of computer architecture and their benefits and drawbacks.
  • Good overview over recent processor / SoC products/roadmaps from major silicon suppliers.
  • Processor architectures and cores, GPU, DSP cores, etc.
  • Experience or knowledge related to FPGAs.
  • Understanding of design and manufacturing of the silicon devices and you should be familiar with current silicon process nodes and their benefits and drawbacks.
  • Understanding of analog and power electronics, process for schematics design, board layout and manufacturing process for prototyping and series production.
  • Knowledge of automotive bus systems including the recent developments in multi-media links, automotive Ethernet, basic knowledge of wireless connectivity, Bluetooth, mesh networks and GNSS systems.
  • Understanding of AUTOSAR and OSEK for automotive software.
  • Software development process from bare metal assembler to complex software projects.
  • Experience with procedural, functional, object oriented and aspect-oriented programming languages both interpreted and compiled.
  • Knowledge of server-based systems for web server and big data storage and processing. Fundamental concepts of cloud-based systems.
  • Experience with real-time control software for mission critical systems.
  • Understanding and hands-on experience of embedded operating systems.
  • Design and implement peripheral interface and support circuits for Automotive Ethernet communications.
  • Design and implement peripheral interface and support circuits for Automotive Camera systems using serializer/de-serializer (SerDes) technologies.
  • Familiarity with ASIL level requirements, functional safety and cyber security.
  • Must be able to travel internationally on an occasional basis.
  • Valid driver's license.
    Additional Information:
    
    • Master's Degree in electronics engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, physics or similar is required.
    • 5+ years of recent experience working on actual product development as a technical HW development engineer.
    • Experience in the design, development, or integration of cutting-edge automotive electronics.
    • Technical expertise in an automotive electronics quality, reliability, and manufacturability, related to control systems is preferred.

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