Senior Hardware Design Engineer - 6 months - Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire  ‐ Onsite
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An Automotive client based in Buckinghamshire is looking for a Senior Hardware Design Engineer. This will be for an initial 6 month contract.

Role:

Design, development, and evaluation testing of automotive electronics hardware for instrument clusters, body electronics modules and smart power distribution units:

* Design & develop electronics hardware for clusters, body control and smart J/Bs with focus on cost efficiency and design for manufacturing
* Evaluate chosen design directions and confirm their suitability
* Preparing and issuing of documentation of the electronics hardware design, evaluation testing, release, etc.
* Discuss electronics hardware design strategies, procedures and solutions with customer.
* Interface with component suppliers to assure cost efficient and high quality product performance

Skills and Experience:

Minimum:

* Design responsibility for a minimum of 3 Hardware Electronic developments from concept through to mass production.
* Design Responsibility for a minimum of 1 Hardware Electronic developments in either Automotive Instrument Cluster design or body electronics design, from concept through to mass production.
* Experience with in automotive industry.
* Very good Knowledge of electronics components market cost levels (design to cost)
* Good knowledge with hardware design tools for schematics capture and simulation (preferably ORCAD Capture and PSPICE).
* Knowledge in the EMC field, especially best layout practice for EMC compliance.
* Knowledge of thermal management of power electronic devices at PCB level.
* Good understanding of electronics manufacturing (design for manufacturing, design for testing)

Preferably:

* Good knowledge of PCB layout (Cadence Allegro Layout preferred)
* Microprocessor for Embedded applications
* Knowledge of LCD and display technologies
* Knowledge of PCB, Smart MOSFET and LED technologies
* Knowledge of communication protocols for the automotive market (eg CAN, J1850, LIN etc).
* DFMEA and FTA

If you are interested in this role, please send your CV.

Start date
ASAP
Duration
6 months
From
GCS
Published at
13.07.2012
Project ID:
391832
Contract type
Freelance
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