Hardware Design Lead
3 days ago
Sterling Heights
Job Description Hardware Design Lead We are seeking an experienced Hardware Design Lead with a strong background in automotive electronics and a proven track record in electrical hardware development. This leadership role is critical in overseeing the end-to-end hardware design lifecycle for advanced vehicle systems. The ideal candidate will have direct experience with GVOSS and bring a deep understanding of vehicle electrical architectures, embedded systems, and hardware validation. Key Responsibilities: • Lead the design and development of hardware systems for automotive applications, ensuring compliance with automotive standards and OEM specifications, • Oversee schematic capture, PCB layout, and hardware integration processes, • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including systems engineering, software development, and manufacturing, • Manage design reviews, DFMEA (Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis), and hardware verification and validation (V&V), • Drive cost optimization, design for manufacturability (DFM), and design for testability (DFT), • Utilize GVOSS tools and processes for system monitoring and diagnostics, • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field, • Minimum 7 years of experience in automotive hardware design, • Hands-on experience with GVOSS, • Strong knowledge of CAN, LIN, and other in-vehicle communication protocols, • Proficiency in CAD tools for schematic and PCB design (e.g., Altium, Mentor Graphics, Zuken), • Experience with automotive EMC, environmental testing, and compliance standards (e.g., ISO 26262, AEC-Q100), • Experience leading hardware teams on vehicle programs from concept to production, • Knowledge of ADAS, infotainment, or body control modules, • Strong documentation and project management skills, • Ability to interface effectively with suppliers, OEM partners, and internal stakeholders Hardware Design Lead, automotive electronics, electrical hardware development, GVOSS, vehicle electrical architectures, embedded systems, hardware validation, hardware systems, automotive standards, OEM specifications, schematic capture, PCB layout, hardware integration, systems engineering, software development, manufacturing, design reviews, DFMEA, hardware verification and validation (V&V), cost optimization, design for manufacturability (DFM), design for testability (DFT), GVOSS tools and processes, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, automotive hardware design, CAN, LIN, CAD tools, Altium, Mentor Graphics, Zuken, automotive EMC, environmental testing, compliance standards, ISO 26262, AEC-Q100, functional safety, ASIL levels, hardware-software integration, hardware teams, ADAS, infotainment, body control modules, project management skills, suppliers, OEM partners