eCAD Engineer

Flex-N-Gate•Allen Park, MI

13d

About The Position

The eCAD Engineer leads electronic computer-aided design (eCAD) activities for printed circuit boards (PCBs) used in automotive exterior lighting electronic systems and other emerging automotive electronics systems for Flex-N-Gate. The role focuses on developing and overseeing multilayer PCB layouts for automotive ECUs and coordinating across functions to ensure robust products. The engineer develops and maintains PCB design data and libraries, ensures layouts and manufacturing data meet company and industry requirements, and supports projects through development, launch, and production. The role involves working with global engineering and manufacturing teams, customers, OEMs, and suppliers, while contributing to requirements traceability, verification planning, compliance, and technical issue resolution.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
Experience with eCAD in automotive electronics or similar complex systems.
Working knowledge of ASPICE system development processes and experience applying them to real projects.
Familiarity with ISO 26262 Functional Safety concepts at the hardware interface level.
Understanding of design rules for automotive communication networks (CAN, CAN FD, LIN), hardwire-based system interfaces, and EMC.
Experience contributing to system design activities such as electronics design reviews, DFMEA, DVP&R, architecture development, or system validation.
Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills, and ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in a related engineering discipline.
5–10+ years’ experience in electronics design.
Hands-on experience using Polarion ALM, DOORS, or similar requirements management platforms.
Automotive electronics experience related to lighting, controllers, wiring harnesses, sensors, or actuators.
Background in electronic system modeling, simulation, or analysis tools such as PSpice, MathCAD, Altium, or Ansys.
Exposure to EMC and environmental requirements, thermal considerations, and design-for-manufacturability principles.
Certification in PCB, such as IPC CID, PCE, or equivalent; EMC/SI/PI advanced training certification.
Knowledge of IPC standards such as IPC-2221, IPC-7351, and IPC-610.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, characterize, optimize, validate, release, launch, and maintain eCAD data for PCBs.
Ensure schematics, PCB layouts, and manufacturing data comply with Flex-N-Gate standards and electrical performance, reliability, and manufacturability requirements.
Maintain end-to-end traceability of layouts to requirements using requirements management tools.
Collaborate with eCAD, CAD, and manufacturing engineers globally to develop products that meet customer requirements.
Maintain component, schematic, layout, symbol, footprint, part-attribute, and documentation libraries.
Develop PCB stack-ups, routing strategies, impedance control, and design constraints.
Generate manufacturing and assembly outputs, including Gerbers, ODB++, pick-and-place data, and BOMs.
Manage PCB projects and report to program managers.
Provide electronic support to manufacturing plants and product engineering teams.
Comply with Flex-N-Gate and industry processes, including ASPICE, APQP, Functional Safety (ISO 26262), and Cybersecurity.
Communicate and interface with OEMs and suppliers.
Review OEM specifications and incorporate customer requirements into eCAD.
Support system verification and validation planning (DVP&R), DFMEA contributions, and compliance reviews.
Provide technical support during development, launch, and production for issues involving electronic system behavior, requirements interpretation, and change management.
Maintain knowledge of automotive electronics technologies, communication protocols, and regulatory requirements.
Create and present technical information to engineers and OEM customers through design reviews, technical discussions, and formal documentation.