Engineer-Electrical

Alps Alpine•Auburn Hills, MI

44d•Hybrid

About The Position

Alps Alpine, a leading manufacturer of electronic components and automotive infotainment systems, has brought the world numerous “First 1” and “Number 1” products since its founding in 1948. The Alps Alpine Group currently operates 110 bases in 26 countries and regions, supplying roughly 40,000 different products and solutions to around 2,000 companies worldwide. Those offerings include devices such as switches, sensors, data communication modules, touch input panels, actuators, and power inductors; electronic shifters, remote keyless entry systems, and other automotive units; consumer electronics like car navigation and audio-visual systems; and systems and services such as digital keys based on smartphone apps and blockchain technology, and remote monitoring.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering and 5-8+ years of related experience or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Experience with hardware design and understanding of hardware. Mechanical, and software interfaces.
Proficient in the use of lab equipment
Strong technical analysis and documentation skills
Ability to manage & support multiple activities (time management skills)
Demonstrate ability to work independently and with others
Proficient in Siemens PADs Zuken, or equivalent Software
Valid U.S. driver’s license required

Responsibilities

Determine design approaches and parameters.
Review & analyze customer and/or internal specification, collaborate with the project team on the translation of the requirements into comprehensive system requirements, transform relevant system requirement into hardware requirements and convert hardware requirements into actionable design strategy.
Implement design strategy, develop evaluation criteria, and create related documentation using the relevant processes and hardware design work instruction, and resources.
Select components and equipment based on simulations, worst case circuit analysis, tolerance stack up and other circuit calculations and analyze specifications and reliability.
Collaborate with and support the project team to bring development activities into successful completion, using relevant processes and work instructions.
Support Customer and Project Team Support the implementation and completion of required APQP activities and customer specific requirements, providing professional level and data supported documentation.
Conduct systematic problem and root cause analysis, propose and/or implement corrective actions to correct functional / performance deviations.
Liaison with relevant departments, Business Units and/or other Design Centers to address customer needs.
Field Applications support.
Support engineering department activities including, but not limited to: Product promotions: In-vehicle integration and evaluation of prototypes, presentations, trade shows, etc.
Research and/or evaluation of new and emerging technologies for feasibility of use in Alps Alpine applications.
Advanced development of product / prototype concepts.
Provide support toward the certification and ensure compliance to customer required quality management systems (TISAX, TS16949, IATF, etc..)
Research and implementation of improvement techniques and technologies to enhance product performance.
Positions that fall under the functions of Product Development, Legal, HR, IT and Executive Management are required to exercise a higher level of confidentiality and discretion in handling information the positions have access to.