We are looking for an experienced Hardware Lead Engineer!

Are you passionate about high-performance electronics, embedded systems and cutting-edge engine technology? Join our client’s innovative engineering team, where your expertise in hardware design will have a direct impact on next-generation technology. Apply today, as applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis!

About the role
Our client is a specialist and market leader in advanced electronic control systems for marine and vehicle applications, as well as power distribution modules for eMotor control. They develop hardware and software that optimise performance, reduce fuel consumption and lower emissions. Applications range from marine and automotive applications to industrial engines running on renewable fuels, as well as next-generation hybrid and electric systems, all with a heritage in high-octane motorsport.
As a hardware engineer, you will play an important role in developing the next generation of electronic control units (ECUs). You will join a collaborative, high-tech engineering team where your work will make a direct difference. You will work with a global market and support customers in the EU, USA, India and the UK, all the way from initial requirements specification to mass production.

Responsibilities
In this role, you will have ownership of the entire hardware development lifecycle. You will be responsible for delivering high-quality products on time and within the scope of the project.
Your main responsibilities include:
Team leadership: Take responsibility for daily planning, cost estimates and delivery follow-up.
HW System Engineering: Design an efficient system and ECU layout to meet safety, performance and cost requirements. This includes understanding the control unit’s operating environment and performance requirements.
Future concepts: Define next-generation hardware module solutions.
End-to-end responsibility for hardware design: Develop specifications, circuit diagrams, component configurations and printed circuit board (PCB) designs for advanced control units (ECUs).
Documentation and strategy: Create bills of materials (BOMs) and documented design strategies, including hardware design descriptions and precise calculations.
Design verification: Ensure technical excellence through thorough testing and verification phases.
Customer collaboration: Act as a technical bridge for customers around the world. This means understanding their needs, supporting them from the prototype stage through to certification, and sometimes travelling to customer sites to help with on-site implementation.

We are looking for someone who
Has a degree in electrical engineering, mechatronics, computer engineering or a similar field.
Has a few years’ experience in hardware development, preferably at a company in the automotive industry.
Has previous experience as a team leader, including daily planning and delivery follow-up.
Has a good knowledge of embedded systems hardware.
Is fluent in spoken and written English.

It is an advantage if you have experience in:
Power electronics development.
Electric motor control (eMotor control).
Unmanned vessels/vehicles.
Low-level software: hardware interfaces (HWIF) and eTPU coding.
Establishing and maintaining customer relationships.

Our recruitment process
This recruitment process is managed by Academic Work, and our client requests that all questions about the position be sent to Academic Work.
We review applications on an ongoing basis and will take down the advert when enough candidates have reached the final stage of the recruitment process. Applicants are asked to submit a CV. We do not use cover letters as a selection method, so there is no need to include one. The recruitment process includes two selection tests: a personality test and a cognitive ability test. The tests are tools to help identify the candidate with the greatest potential for the position and to promote equality, diversity and a fair recruitment process.