Automotive Hardware Design Engineer

Job Title:

Automotive Hardware Design Engineer

Location:

Palo Alto or Irvine, CA (Onsite) Pay Range: 55 W2

Strong Career Progression:
Opportunity to grow into Senior Hardware Engineer, Technical Lead, Principal Engineer, or Engineering Manager roles within the EV and automotive electronics domain

• Provide ongoing support for deployed hardware systems, ensuring reliability and performance.
• Identify opportunities for design enhancements and implement changes to improve efficiency, scalability, and manufacturability.
• Lead investigations into hardware failures, applying analytical techniques to identify and resolve root causes.
• Develop and execute test plans to validate hardware functionality, performance, and compliance with industry standards.
• Work closely with software, firmware, and mechanical engineering teams to ensure seamless integration and product success.

• Bachelors degree or higher in Electrical/Electronics/Computer Engineering or a related field, with 7 years of experience in hardware design and development, ideally in Automotive.
• Strong foundation in analog and digital circuit design principles.
• Proficiency with schematic capture and PCB layout tools such as Altium, Cadence, or OrCAD.
• Solid understanding of signal integrity, power integrity, and thermal management.
• Hands-on experience with networking and communication protocols (e.g., Ethernet, PCIe, MIPI, GMSL).
• Hands-on experiences with High speed design validation and circuit debugging

Work on Next-Generation EV Technology:
Be directly involved in designing and developing Electronic Control Units (ECUs) that power cutting-edge electric vehicle platforms.

High Visibility & Impact:
Contribute to mission-critical hardware systems that influence vehicle performance, safety, reliability, and customer experience

Advanced Hardware Development Exposure:
Gain hands-on experience with analog/digital circuit design, high-speed interfaces, signal integrity, power integrity, and automotive-grade electronics.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

Work closely with software, firmware, mechanical, validation, and manufacturing teams, providing broad product development exposure.

Technical Leadership Opportunities:
Lead root-cause investigations, drive design improvements, and influence engineering decisions throughout the product lifecycle.

Automotive Industry Growth:
Join one of the fastest-growing segments of the industry, building expertise in EV technologies that are in high demand across the market.

End-to-End Product Ownership:
Participate from concept and design through validation, testing, deployment, and continuous improvement.

Exposure to Industry-Leading Tools & Technologies:
Utilize advanced design platforms such as Altium, Cadence, OrCAD, and work with high-speed communication protocols including Ethernet, PCIe, MIPI, and GMSL.

Innovation-Driven Environment:
Solve complex engineering challenges involving hardware validation, circuit debugging, thermal management, and system optimization.

Medical and Prescription Drug Plans Dental Plan Vision Plan Health Savings Account Health Flexible Spending Account Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account Supplemental Life Insurance Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance Business Travel Insurance 401(k), Plus Match Weekly Pay

Parent Company of:
Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells. Manpower Group® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills.

Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells – creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2023 Manpower Group was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 14th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.