Principal Engineer, Electronics Hardware Job in Sedemac

Short Description

• Principal Engineer-Hardware is responsible for design, maintenance, troubleshooting and evolution of existing and new Hardware product variants under SEDEMACs various product lines. The candidate is expected to lead a small team of Hardware engineers working closely with cross functions such as Systems/Software Engineering, Product Validation, Manufacturing, Product Costing etc.

• Single point of contact for cross functional engineering team for product specific hardware development initiatives.
• Defines and manages changes to hardware product requirements.
• Leads product feasibility assessment activities.
• Selection of major components considering competing constraints such as costing, performance, reliability, availability etc.
• Proactively assesses and treats high severity failure modes during the design phase to achieve industry leading product reliability.
• Performs worst case design simulations / calculations & prototype studies to ensure compliance to requirements.
• Defines and communicates HW-SW, HW-Mechanical interface requirements and constraints.
• Assesses and communicates risks associated with design trade-offs.
• Defines PCB constraints.
• Supports development of manufacturing SOPs, EOL test rigs.
• Defines hardware verification plan & performs V&V activities.
• Leads design implementation activities working closely with CAD engineers.
• Represents HW team for RCA activities and ensures implementation of CAPA during the complete HW product lifecycle.
• Proactively identifies and implements opportunities to minimize BOM cost and improving product robustness and reliability.
• Technically mentors junior team members.
• Conducts internal product trainings & sharing of LLBP and technical knowhow.

Desired technical skills:

• Requirements analysis.
• Product architecture definition, Component selection.
• Design calculation & simulation, Worst Case Analysis, Component derating.
• Thermal analysis, Signal Integrity Analysis.
• Functional/Piece Part FMEA, DRBFM.
• PCB design, DFM, DFT, DFR aspects.
• Usage of lab equipment like DSO/MSO, Function generators, Power supplies etc.
• Failure root cause analysis 8D, 35 Why methodologies.

Desired soft skills

• Collaborative and effective team work
• Ownership and sense of urgency
• Good judgement and attention to details
• Good written and verbal communication

Education:

• Bachelors / Masters degree in Electronics Engineering

Desired Experience:

• Team lead with 10+ years of hands on experience in analog/embedded circuit design, validation, industrialization and series maintenance of medium/high complexity products, preferably in Automotive / Transportation / Aerospace or similar industries. Hands on experience in reliability prediction, compliance testing is preferable. Exposure to development of High Power DC-DC Converters, Motor drives is an added advantage.

Additional information:

• Attractive compensation scheme comprising of a base salary, bonus etc.
• There will be a technical evaluation including a technical test.