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Senior Electrical Hardware Engineer

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Hybrid
Grand Rapids, MI
Senior level
Hybrid
Grand Rapids, MI
Senior level
The Senior Electrical Hardware Engineer designs, develops, and tests circuit functions, leading projects independently while ensuring compliance and performance enhancements.
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What we offer:
At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.
Group Summary:
The Mechatronics, Mirrors and Lighting group specializes in automotive technologies that are driving the future of mobility. Combining a deep systems knowledge to develop unique vehicle access experiences, intelligent visions systems and advanced automotive lighting technologies, MML's expertise light the path to innovation, safety and styling.
Job Responsibilities:
About the Role
The Senior Hardware Engineer plans, designs, develops, implements and leads circuits, subcircuits and components involving micro-controllers and associated analog and digital interface circuits. Must function well in a team environment but also be able to work independently with a minimum of supervision. Interaction with Sales, Marketing, Program Managers, Engineering Team Members, Product Validation, and Manufacturing on an ongoing basis is required. Champions continuous improvement efforts to reduce costs and comply with automotive specifications.
Your Responsibilities
  • Researching, designing, and testing circuit functions and user interfaces to meet company and customer needs.
  • Incorporate customer requirements, product specifications and regulations into the design, ensuring compliance with MML (Mirrors) development process, reliability, quality, timing, cost, safety and manufacturing feasibility.
  • Developing existing systems by analyzing and identifying areas for performance enhancements, cost reductions, or other modifications/improvements.
  • Maintaining systems by monitoring, identifying and correcting hardware defects.
  • Conduct effective design reviews with peers, suppliers and customers when required.
  • Consults and collaborates internally and externally to create robust electro-mechanical systems.
  • Effectively communicates with the product team, suppliers, customers, and the manufacturing plant with minimal guidance from engineering management and personnel.
  • Investigating new components and technologies for future product applications.
  • Creating technical specifications and test plans.
  • Working closely with other staff, such as project managers, sales and marketing professionals.
  • Consulting clients/colleagues concerning the maintenance and performance of software systems and asking questions to obtain information, clarify details and implement information.
  • Constantly updating technical knowledge and skills by attending in-house and/or external courses, reading manuals and accessing new applications.
  • Problem-solving and thinking laterally as part of a team, or individually, to best meet the needs of the project.
  • Must be able to operate standard and specialized equipment/tools related to the job. Ability to calculate and analyze data, generate reports, present information, etc.
  • Understand various levels of communication protocol such as LIN, CAN and others such as I2C, UART.
  • ASPICE, ALM, PLM, Sprints, WCCA, Functional Safety, Cybersecurity, Repository, Version Control, Design Reviews, Bench Testing, Unit Testing, System Testing, Plywood Buck, Vehicle Testing are key to the success of the team.

Who We Are Looking For
  • Initiative, ability to work independently, etc.
  • ASPICE participation and tasks completion daily.
  • Makes technical decisions and executes implementation.
  • Resolution of significant technical problems and questions.
  • Reviews technical deliverables for other members of the team.
  • Leads functional discipline on application or core project such as Design Reviews
  • Demonstrates active knowledge transfer and best practice sharing across organizational boundaries

Your Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelor of Science in Engineering / 4-6 years experience
  • Demonstrated ability in launching a product with a customer.
  • Understanding of impact and interdependence within field of expertise.
  • Complete understanding of engineering design, development and associated manufacturing processes.
  • Deep and wide technical understanding and up to date on new methods and technologies in the field of expertise.
  • Demonstrated ability to execute complex work assignments requiring independent problem solving and decision

Site Benefits
  • Brand new Engineering facility with on-site fitness center and fresh market cafeteria
  • Conveniently located near many restaurants, I-96 and M-6
  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision plans
  • 13 Paid Company Holidays
  • Competitive vacation plan
  • Retirement Savings Programs
  • Employee Equity and Profit Participation Program
  • Family and Employee Assistance Program (FEAP)
  • Education Assistance Program
  • Company sponsored wellness programs (flu shots, Weight Watchers, Gym membership reimbursement program, etc.)
  • Individual bonus programs

Awareness, Unity, Empowerment:
At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That's why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email or traditional mail to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.
Worker Type:
Regular / Permanent
Group:
Magna Mechatronics, Mirrors & Lighting

Top Skills

Alm
Analog Circuits
Aspice
Can
Digital Circuits
I2C
Lin
Micro-Controllers
Plm
Uart

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