Hardware Development Engineer

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

As part of the R&D team, should be able to perform the following duties as assigned by Manager / Leads to support the team’s goals but not limited to the following :

o Understanding of system level, hardware design & requirements of the system / product

o Lead the investigation of production and field issues / failures

o Understand the technical issues and drive the root cause analysis.

o Collaborate with engineering and production to provide solutions.

o Work on closures as per commitments

o Own and execute mitigations for components obsolescence / supply chain issues :

o Provide timely solutions to prevent production stop situations

o Identify alternate components based on design requirements & component specification / datasheet comparisons

o Perform evaluation & testing as needed for alternate qualifications

o Perform necessary hands-on testing at circuit level / module level / product level to evaluate the hardware performance for identified HW design changes.

o Work on circuit simulations, schematics entry, BOM management and PCB layout reviews as needed.

o Responsible in design change implementations through ECO

o Own documentation and co-ordinate reviews and approvals required to process the ECO.

o Own and implement new feature developments, compliance testing and country registrations for products in production.

o Responsible for planning, coordinating and implementing considering the timeline, capacities and cost impact etc.

o Work efficiently with cross functional and production teams to deliver the assigned task / project with quality within the timelines.

o Production testing – Responsible in fixture and tools development needed for production

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE :

QUALIFICATION :

o BE / Btech / ME / Mtech in Electrical / Electronics / Biomedical engineering or equivalent

o 6 to 8 Years of experience in working with Hardware designs.

TECHNICAL COMPETENCY :

o Strong in fundamentals of Analog and digital electronics

o Familiar with the concepts of Microcontrollers / Microprocessors operation and the hardware requirements for designing circuits using them.

o Understanding of power management systems – DCDC (Buck / Boost) and LDOs

o Knowledge of hardware design for communication protocols like UART, SPI, I2C, RS232, USB

o Proficient in component selection for circuit design

o Experience in using common lab equipment like DMMs, Oscilloscopes, power supplies, Signal generators

o Understanding of production process of PCB assembly & production testing

BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCY :

o Good analytical skills

o Passion for success and being proactive

o Systemic and going in-depth approach

o Be flexible, hands-on and willing to learn new technologies

o Be a good team player, with good collaboration skills.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

o Circuit simulation experience (LT spice or equivalent)

o Familiar or exposure in EMI / EMC testing

o Understanding of Production, Regulatory and Standards

o Project Management - planning and effort estimation experience will be an added advantage.