Hardware design engineer - URGENT

Our client is a major multinational company which develops a wide range of cutting edge automotive technology for most of the major car manufacturers.  Employing over 60,000 staff in 28 countries worldwide, they are the market leaders in their field.

At their Galway (Ireland) site they research, design and manufacture innovative camera systems to improve both safety and driving comfort.

Due to the company's rapid expansion and growing order book they urgently require a Hardware Design Engineer. 

Responsibilities

• Hardware design and development of embedded systems .
• 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.
• 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

Requirements

• Degree in Electronic Engineering or equivalent
• Minimum of 3 years relevant experience in hardware design
• Experience with 8 bit & 16 bit micro-controllers PIC16 and PIC 18, Freescale S12 and S12X
• Experience with FPGAs, DSPs and video processing would be an advantage
• Experience of high volume electronic manufacturing
• Experience with LVDS high speed digital design would be an advantage
• 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 a regulated industry would be an advantage
• Mindset of continuous improvement