Senior Hardware Engineer - ECU Requirements & Specifications joins the engineering team to lead the development and management of hardware requirements and low-level software definitions for Electronic Control Units. The role involves creating Technical Requirements Specifications (CTRS) for various vehicle architectures, including electric vehicle systems. Day-to-day responsibilities include updating electrical and functional interface definitions, standardizing I/O interfaces, managing requirement traceability, and coordinating with diverse internal and external engineering teams to ensure seamless software implementations across multiple platforms. The candidate will utilize expertise in microcontrollers, memory technologies, and vehicle serial data communications such as Ethernet, CAN, LIN, SENT, and SERDES. Essential skills include knowledge of semiconductor physics, mechatronics, and functional safety standards like ISO 26262. This role solves complex technical challenges by ensuring standardized hardware designs and robust requirements for automotive embedded control systems.
Develop and manage hardware requirements and low-level software definitions for ECU Hardware Component Technical Requirements Specifications (CTRS).
Define electrical and functional interface requirements for ECUs including interactions with vehicle devices and low-level software.
Support semiconductor and microprocessor functional safety activities to meet specific safety manual use-case implementations.
Standardize I/O interfaces and drive the commonization of components across various ECU hardware designs.
Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to gather information for requirement development and technical documentation.
Manage traceability between internal and external requirements and their corresponding verification activities.
Oversee requirement change control meetings and perform CTRS compilation for product team sourcing activities.
Align hardware implementations with outsourced design activities to ensure compliance with common requirement definitions.
What we're looking for
Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or a related field.
5+ years of engineering experience in product development, specifications, or related activities.
High level of competency in writing and comprehending ECU hardware technical requirements.
Strong knowledge of microcontrollers, memory technologies, mechatronics, and vehicle serial data communications like Ethernet, CAN, LIN, SENT, and SERDES.
Knowledge of semiconductor physics, structures, fundamentals, models, and failure mechanisms.
Understanding of hardware and low-level software interface designs and failure modes in electronic control units.
Experience with technical requirement capture and management tools.