Hardware Design Engineer - Microcontroller/Microprocessor

Job Role : Automotive Hardware Engineer

Experience : 5 to 10 Years

Location : Chennai / Pollachi

We are seeking a skilled Automotive Hardware Engineer responsible for the technical delivery of automotive electronics hardware for global vehicle OEMs. The candidate will work on projects including Instrument Clusters, In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI), Information Displays, and Cockpit Electronics Controllers, ensuring high-quality design, development, and testing of automotive hardware systems.

Key Responsibilities :

- Independently lead electrical hardware design tasks and review customer specifications.

- Design and develop automotive products involving Microcontrollers, SoCs, High-Speed Memory, LVDS, FPD-Link III circuitry, and other high-speed design requirements.

- Design Microprocessor and DSP digital cores, audio, camera, and video signal processing circuits, analog/digital control logic, linear and switching power supplies for automotive applications.

- Perform worst-case analysis and simulations to ensure compliance with customer requirements.

- Support product design reviews and maintain schematic and assembly drawings within the change management structure.

- Develop and maintain Electrical DFMEA.

- Generate electrical information for ECAD PCB layout and support ECAD designers.

- Support hardware prototype builds and product verification testing.

- Assist with EMC and validation testing, applying structured problem-solving for test failure resolution.

- Present design, analysis, and test results to customers.

- Hands-on experience with lab equipment : power supplies, oscilloscopes, function generators, multimeters, etc.

Required Skills & Experience :

- Strong experience in automotive electronics hardware design.

- Hands-on experience with Microcontrollers, SoCs, DSPs, and high-speed circuitry.

- Knowledge of analog and digital control logic, audio/video signal processing, power supply design.

- Experience with LVDS, FPD-Link III, and other high-speed interfaces.

- Familiarity with DFMEA, PCB layout process, prototype build, and validation testing.

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

- Excellent documentation and technical communication skills.

- Ability to work independently and collaborate with cross-functional teams.