Senior Electrical Hardware Core Architecture Engineer

Position: Senior Electrical Hardware Core/Architecture Engineer

Position: Senior Electrical Hardware Core / Architecture Engineer

At Nexteer our strength lies in the diversity of our teameach member contributing unique backgrounds experiences and aspirations. We believe this diversity fuels our innovation broadens our perspectives and propels our collective growth.

For over a century weve been innovators in the automotive industry. Our vision is clear - we are a global leading motion control technology company accelerating mobility to be safe green and exciting. Our unwavering commitment to Quality Collaboration Integrity and Accountability guides us as we solve motion control challenges for our global customers. If youre ready to join a dynamic team that drives change and makes a difference Nexteer welcomes you!

About the Role:

This position serves as a senior technical authority for electrical hardware architecture and circuit design supporting high-volume EPS control modules from concept through production. The Electrical Hardware Core / Architecture Engineer independently leads complex technical investigations defines robust electrical architectures and ensures designs meet functional performance diagnostic and reliability requirements across all operating conditions.

The role interfaces closely with Systems Software Motor Controls EMC and Manufacturing teams and plays a critical part in technical decision-making root cause resolution and mentoring of engineering staff.

Key Responsibilities

As a Senior Electrical Hardware Core / Architecture Engineer you will be responsible to:

Electrical Architecture & Design

• Serve as the electrical hardware senior engineer ensuring proposed architectures schematics and component selections align with customer system and internal requirements.
• Develop new electrical schematics for highvolume EPS applications by creating standardized core circuit blocks (e.g. battery protection and filtering motor position sensing bulk capacitance and gate drive architectures).
• Create and maintain circuit analysis and design documentation tailored to specific use cases and customer requirements.
• Review PCB layouts and provide detailed feedback to ensure signal integrity power integrity EMI robustness and manufacturability.

Validation Test and Root Cause

• Develop execute and peerreview detailed circuitlevel test plans; assess results for completeness accuracy and robustness.
• Support development and transfer of EndofLine (EOL) functional test specifications.
• Perform ECU failure analysis and lead rootcause investigations across hardware software EMC and system interactions.
• Verify electrical designs across normal transient and fault conditions to ensure robust functional and diagnostic behavior.

CrossFunctional Technical Leadership

• Lead schematic reviews and architecture discussions.
• Interface with Software Motor Controls Sensors Systems and EMC teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Support DFMEA activities by identifying risks defining mitigations and verifying effectiveness.

Innovation & Enablement

• Support electrical hardware technology roadmap initiatives.
• Develop scripts software tools or analytical methods to accelerate hardware debug v

Required Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in analog and digital electronic design validation and debug ideally within automotive or other safetycritical systems.
• Strong handson laboratory experience using standard electronic test equipment.
• Proficiency with schematic capture and PCB layout tools (e.g. Mentor Xpedition or equivalent).
• Experience with circuit simulation and analysis tools (e.g. PSpice Multisim).
• Strong understanding of circuit margins robustness and power electronics behavior.
• Demonstrated ability to independently own and resolve complex technical problems.
• Experience with motor drive or power electronics systems preferred.
• Experience developing scripts or software tools to support hardware validation and debug preferred.
• Prior experience mentoring engineers or serving as a technical lead preferred.

Education Requirements

Bachelors degree required in Electrical or Electronic Engineering

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About Nexteer

Nexteer Automotive is a global leader in advanced steering and motion control systems enabling intuitive safe and comfortable mobility for drivers around the world. Our innovative product portfolio includes Electric Power Steering (EPS) Steer-by-Wire Driveline and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) technologies that support electrification software-defined vehicles and autonomous driving.

With approximately 13000 employees and operations in more than 20 manufacturing plants and multiple technical centers globally Nexteer partners with nearly every major global and regional automotive manufacturer.

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