Senior Hardware Engineer - Circuits and Electronics

Unique Systems Design•Lake Orion, MI

About The Position

The Senior Hardware Engineer designs, develops, and validates hardware used in Automotive and consumer electronics. This role drives the definition and implementation of advanced measurement, sensing, and protection electronics. The Senior Hardware Engineer will develop circuits for customer-specific product designs . This position influences product strategy, informs key technical decision-makers, works proactively with engineering team members, and ensures that hardware designs meet world-class standards for safety, reliability, and performance.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field required.
Minimum three (3) years of experience in automotive or commercial product hardware development.
Knowledge of analog/digital circuit design, ADC-based measurement circuits, and high-voltage sensing techniques.
Proficiency with hardware development tools such as Altium, Cadence, and SPICE-based simulation environments.
Demonstrated ability to work with engineering teams, perform design reviews, and resolve multi-disciplinary technical issues.
Self-Leadership: Enjoys positions of responsibility and authority. Desires and chooses to be in a self-directed working assignment.
Continual Improvement: Displays a consistent orientation toward producing the highest quality products or services, while keeping a focus on sustainability. Constantly looking for incremental improvements in work processes and results.
Delivers Results: Achievement-oriented, feeling a sense of urgency to reach goals on time, if not before.
Takes Initiative: Exhibits strong drive for results and success; conveys a sense of urgency and drives issues to closure; persists despite obstacles and opposition.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree preferred.
Experience with PCB layout constraints for high-voltage and low-noise precision measurement is a plus.
Knowledge of embedded systems and C/C++ is a plus.

Responsibilities

Work on system-level and hardware-level architectures for voltage sensing, current measurement, isolation monitoring, temperature monitoring, and system-level diagnostics.
Develop and validate signal-conditioning circuits to support precise measurement of voltage, current, temperature, and insulation resistance.
Build, test, and characterize prototypes, ensuring designs meet performance, accuracy, reliability, and safety requirements.
Select components, create schematics, and collaborate with PCB (Printed Circuit Board) designers to implement robust designs appropriate for harsh automotive environments.
Participate in, or lead, hardware safety analyses including FMEDA (Failure Modes, Effects, and Diagnostic Analysis), DFMEA (Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis), WCCA (Worst Case Circuit Analysis), and fault-injection test plans.
Work with the team to create detailed circuit designs for circuit monitoring hardware, including measurement networks, isolation devices, ADC (Analog to Digital Converter) interfaces, measurement ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuit)/AFEs (Analog Front End), balancing elements, and protection circuits.
Work closely with systems engineering, software engineering, test engineering, manufacturing, and program management to ensure seamless integration of electronic circuit hardware into customer-specific systems.
Support customer discussions and technical reviews.
Produce clear documentation, including electrical specifications, architecture diagrams, design reviews, test plans, and technical reports.
Perform root-cause analysis and resolution of hardware issues across product programs.
Performs other duties as requested, directed, or assigned.