- Conduct requirements analysis and manage system/hardware specifications.
- Define hardware product architecture considering performance, safety, and cost.
- Address cybersecurity and functional safety aspects in electronic designs.
- Perform in-depth hardware analysis for new concepts, platforms, and RFQs.
- Collaborate with purchasing and technical leaders on design-to-cost activities.
- Support supplier/customer technical meetings and occasional business trips.
- Drive innovation through technology surveys and architecture enhancements.
- Provide justifications for design choices and ensure compliance with standards.
- Contribute to architecture tools/templates (architecture diagrams, BOMs, power trees).
- Support demonstrator builds (A-samples) and foster synergy between architecture and design.
Preferred Skills & Experience
- Master/Bachelors degree in Electronics or Computer Science.
- 10+ years of experience in automotive electronic product design (power, digital, analog, RF, video, audio).
- Proven success in mass production launches and mechanical integration.
- Strong knowledge of functional safety (ISO 26262) and cybersecurity (ISO 21434).
- Ability to propose alternative designs and collaborate across electronics, mechanics, and software.
- Global understanding of system interplay: software, electronics, mechanics, industrialization.
- Proficiency in electronic design, mechanical integration, and design manufacturing.
- Curiosity and commitment to technology surveys and innovation.
- Robust communication, active listening, and collaborative mindset.
- Adherence to design-to-cost philosophy with risk/opportunity management.