Hardware Design Engineer
In partnership with its client, Kenny-Whelan is currently seeking a Hardware Design Engineer to work for their client in Co. Galway.
Job Responsibilities:
- Hardware design and development of embedded systems for use in the automotive industry.
- Carry out circuit simulations (PSpice) to prove out concepts and designs
- Ensure schematic design and PCB layout optimized for EMC performance
- Generation of System and Hardware requirement specifications.
- Efficient day to day technical guidance and management of assigned resources.
- Provide Technical Leadership and decision making to the Project Team for reviews of Customer Requirements and Specification
- Selecting appropriate design solutions and platforms
- General design reviews and problem resolution
- Issues during product validation and homologation
- Manage electronic testing of prototypes including: EMI/RFI, Environmental and ESD.
- Evaluation of new technologies and design trade-offs.
- Lead DFMEA, DFM&T and DVP&R activities
- Manage technical communication with Customer
- Responsibility for identifying & scheduling all hardware development tasks in conjunction with relevant Project Manager. Generation of timing plans for same.
- Interface with S/W Dev Engineers re adherence to Timing Plan for key milestones.
- Adhere to Internal & Customer Procedures
- Keep up to date with new Standards in the Industry
Skills, Abilities and Education
- Degree in Electronic Engineering or equivalent
- Minimum of 5 years relevant experience in hardware design
- Experience with 8 bit & 16 bit micro-controllers PIC16 and PIC 18, Freescale S12 and S12X
- Experience with FPGA's, DSP's and video processing would be an advantage
- Experience of high volume electronic manufacturing
- Experience with LVDS high speed digital design would be an advantage
Job Requirements:
- High degree of innovation and creativity
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to bring a project from concept to volume manufacturing
- Project management skills
- Experience in the automotive industry would be an advantage
- Mindset of continuous improvement
Kenny-Whelan Contact:
If you are interested in the above role, please send an updated CV marked for the attention of Linda Nugent, email: linda.nugent@kenny-whelan.ie or telephone for a confidential chat on 021-4665400