Automotive PCB Design Engineer

ALTEN Technology USA•Auburn Hills, MI

About The Position

ALTEN Technology USA is seeking an Automotive PCB Design Engineer to support engineering projects across the product development cycle. The role involves industrial or automotive hardware electronics design, embedded electronics, system and component design, circuit analysis, vehicle communication protocols, EMI/EMC, thermal management, and PCB schematic and layout work. The engineer will participate in and lead schematic and layout design reviews and may support more than one expertise domain. Candidates selected for employment must successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Electronic, or Aerospace Engineering, or an equivalent program.
Experience in industrial or automotive hardware electronics design is preferred.
Understanding of embedded electronics design constraints.
Familiarity with system and component design, EE architecture topologies, and safety.
Solid understanding of system/component design and analog and digital circuit analysis.
Familiarity with ETH, CAN FD, LIN, and LVDS vehicle bus communication protocols and troubleshooting tools.
Familiarity with EMI/EMC design, testing, and troubleshooting.
Familiarity with thermal management for ECU embedded electronics.
Ability to participate in and lead schematic and layout design reviews.
Experience performing Design Failure Mode and Effect Analysis.
Experience performing circuit simulations with LTSpice or a similar tool.
Experience with Altium or an equivalent tool, including schematic capture and PCB layout review.
Experience with high-complexity multilayer layout design, PCB layer stack-up design, PCB design rules, and PCB-to-mechanical interfaces.
Successful completion of a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree.
Industrial or automotive hardware electronics design experience, preferably in a Tier 1 environment.
Ability to support or handle more than one expertise domain.
Worst Case Circuit Analysis experience.
PI/SI justified experience.

Responsibilities

Design and review schematics and PCB layouts, including high-complexity multilayer designs.
Participate in and lead schematic and layout design reviews.
Perform circuit simulations using LTSpice or a similar tool.
Perform Design Failure Mode and Effect Analysis.
Support embedded electronics system and component design, including circuit analysis, vehicle communication, EMI/EMC, and thermal management.
Develop PCB layer stack-ups, design rules, and PCB-to-mechanical interfaces.
Troubleshoot vehicle bus communication protocols and EMI/EMC issues.
Support or handle more than one expertise domain, if applicable.