[HWM] Expert Hardware Developer Hardware Make

Role Overview

The Senior Embedded Hardware Engineer will serve as a technical leader responsible for building and scaling automotive hardware engineering capabilities within BMW TechWorks India. Beyond delivering advanced ECU hardware architectures this role will establish engineering standards create reusable design frameworks mentor engineering teams and drive technical excellence across multiple vehicle programs.

Key Responsibilities

Hardware Architecture Leadership

• Define hardware architectures for automotive ECUs (Central Computing Platform Zonal Controllers etc.).

Hardware Center of Excellence Development

• Establish and continuously improve BMW TechWorks India hardware development processes.

• Build reusable design methodologies and reference architectures.

Team Building & Capability Development

• Hire mentor and develop hardware engineering teams.
• Define technical competency matrices.
• Establish structured training programs for: Hardware design PCB layout EMC design Functional Safety Automotive communication protocols
• Coach engineers from junior to lead levels.
• Build succession and technical leadership pipelines.

Technical Governance

• Chair schematic and PCB design reviews.
• Approve hardware architecture decisions.
• Drive root cause analysis of complex field and validation issues.
• Lead hardware quality improvement initiatives.
• Establish Lessons Learned and Continuous Improvement processes.

Global Engineering Collaboration

• Act as technical interface with BMW global hardware organizations.
• Support supplier technical evaluations and audits (e.g. Semiconductor PCB EMS suppliers).

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Electronics Electrical Embedded Systems or related disciplines.
• 1015 years of experience in automotive embedded hardware design.
• Proven leadership of hardware engineering teams.
• Extensive experience in: ECU development Hardware architecture PCB design and review Automotive communication technologies (preferred Ethernet and CAN) EMC/EMI mitigation Reliability engineering
• Deep expertise in: Altium Designer (Preferred) Cadence Allegro OrCAD Signal Integrity and Power Integrity tools
• Strong hands on with test equipments: Oscilloscopes Logic analyzers Function generators Spectrum analyzers
• Knowledge of Agile Scrum/Kanban

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building hardware organizations or Centers of Excellence.

Key Competencies

• Hardware architecture leadership
• Engineering process ownership
• Team building and coaching
• Technical governance
• Organizational capability development
• Strategic technology planning

Required Experience:

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