Hardware Development Engineer

Whirlpool•Benton Harbor, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Hardware Engineering position is responsible for designing electronics, from requirements to production release embedded in Whirlpool Appliances. You will execute engineering tasks as part of cross-functional teams for new product development programs responsible for concepts, requirements, design, analysis, and testing. The specifics of this role are focused on the design, analysis, and testing of electronic controls over a wide range of operational environments, markets, and feature sets.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering
5+ years of experience with analyzing and resolving system hardware issues.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
6+ years experience with industry-standard, Hardware and PCB Layout development and tools (examples of such industry-standard tools are PADS, Altium Designer, and OrCAD)
MSC Engineering degree (Electrical, Electronic)
Industry-standard tool Altium
Able to work with both Global and regional Groups inside SES and Cross platforms, influencing positively the organization in all directions(both Vertical and Horizontal)
Effective communication and negotiating skills
Familiarity with 6 Sigma Methodology and EMC & EMI theory
Experience designing high-volume products and dealing with contract manufacturers
Mixed-signal and embedded board-level design experience incl. Up to 32-bit microcontrollers
Project assessment & risk management
Hands-on experience building prototype electronics: assembly, board bring-up debugging, functional verification, modification of mechanical housings
Knowledge of semiconductor theory and manufacturing, digital design, analog design, power supplies, transmission lines, and other fundamentals of electronics and semiconductor technology are all highly useful
Strong documentation writing skills

Responsibilities

Develop and validate embedded hardware applications
Design hardware solutions to drive system optimization, improve module/component design, and enhance product reliability.
Interact with system architects/integrators to review and consolidate application requirements.
Select and integrate hardware modules to build embedded hardware applications.
Electronic/Electrical Circuit Model/Simulation, PSPICE Knowledge
PCB Layout design, applied simulation, and component selection for hardware execution.
Prototype assembly, bring up, debugging, and functional verification
Working with and managing suppliers/manufacturing partners
Actively Participate in Technical Design Reviews to ensure Projects delivering per architecture
Actively Contribute to Change management in place to manage the changes to the project
At Design Completion Milestone completes the project delivery at a system level.
Capable of proper use of Whirlpool processes and tools.