Advanced (R&D) Electrical Engineer

General Responsibilities

• Design responsible for Electronic design for advanced lighting solutions in automotive applications (LED, OLED, miniLED, microLEDs and similar)
• Responsible for Test plan development to customer specifications (Chrysler, GM, Ford, VW Group, etc)
• Will lead or participate in R&D development activities within the organization
• Will prepare project funding requests for R&D activities
• Conducts or leads failure analysis and investigation of electronic failures or incidents
• Create detailed SORs for testing and outsourcing of electronic manufacturing
• Responsible to lead research, design and develop of electronics for new, existing programs in compliance with automotive standards and customer specifications from concept development to production launch
• Development of analog, digital circuitry, power electronics and embedded software for automotive exterior lighting
• Be the Main point of contact for electrical designs. Interface with cross-functional departments, suppliers and customer with respect to electronic product development, validations and manufacturing
• Project management of sourced electronic designs; manage third party activities
• Management of cost, and quality of electronic products
• Monitor and analyze any product failure and provide recommendations to Quality engineering
• Develop and test clinical prototypes to ensure design intent and specifications are satisfied
• Develop PCB layouts for production designs using appropriate PCB technologies
• Ensure layouts meet EMC requirements
• Conducting Schematic level circuit simulation for continuous improvement of designs
• Develop methods and practices to effectively manage data and, revision control for electrical and software designs
• Create electrical and EMC design validation test plans according to customer requirements and get customer approvals
• Deliver and Manage the required documentations i.e. BOM, 3D Cad, drawings and prototypes to product development team
• Create, support and realize benchmark activity linked to electrical designs
• Create and maintain, component and footprint libraries in Altium

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years electronics manufacturing and/or development background
• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent industry experience
• Must have detailed electronic component knowledge
• Must have knowledge in embedded electronics design
• Must have system understanding of HW/SW architectures
• Knowledge of Electronic manufacturing, quality and technical standards (IPC, ISO, etc.)
• Proficient with the use of electronic testing equipment
• Hands on Electronic ability
• Clear understanding of ESD design and prevention
• Experience designing for electromagnetic inference both radiated and conducted
• Prior exposure to Automotive OEM specifications/standards an asset
• Prior exposure to Automotive Lighting specifications/standards an asset
• Altium designer or similar PCB layout software
• Familiar with 3D CAD and 2D drawing software
• Microprocessor programming an asset

Personal Attributes

• Demonstrated proficiency in Computer applications (i.e. word, excel, power point etc.)
• Ability to efficiently work in a fast paced team environment
• Proficient in dimensional systems and analysis
• Above average communication skills (written & verbal) with various departments within Autosystems and with customer plant liaisons
• Strong organizational and prioritizing abilities
• Self-Motivated, ability to initiate and follow tasks through to completion
• Ability to troubleshoot and solve problems related to manufacturing
• Strong Presentation skills

Physical Demands – Normal amount of sitting and standing; Ability to move around an office environment and on the production floor; Ability to work at a computer workstation; Ability to bend, twist, lift, reach. Required to carry out job duties and responsibilities in a work environment that may include, but is not limited to, varying levels of noise and/or temperature. Ability to lift max. 50lbs periodically.