Job Responsibilities:

· Hardware design and development of embedded systems for use in the automotive industry.

· Carry out circuit simulations (PSpice) to prove out concepts and designs

· Ensure schematic design and PCB layout optimized for EMC performance

· Generation of System and Hardware requirement specifications.

· Efficient day to day technical guidance and management of assigned resources.

· Provide Technical Leadership and decision making to the Project Team for

· Reviews of Customer Requirements and Specification

· Selecting appropriate design solutions and platforms

· General design reviews and problem resolution

· Issues during product validation and homologation

· Manage electronic testing of prototypes including: EMI/RFI, Environmental and ESD.

· Evaluation of new technologies and design trade-offs.

· Lead DFMEA, DFM&T and DVP&R activities

· Manage technical communication with Customer

· Responsibility for identifying & scheduling all hardware development tasks in conjunction with relevant Project Manager. Generation of timing plans for same.

· Interface with S/W Dev Engineers re adherence to Timing Plan for key milestones.

· Adhere to Internal & Customer Procedures

· Keep up to date with new Standards in the Industry

Skills, Abilities and Education

· Degree in Electronic Engineering or equivalent

· Minimum of 5 years relevant experience in hardware design

· Experience with 8 bit & 16 bit micro-controllers PIC16 and PIC 18, Freescale S12 and S12X

· Experience with FPGA's, DSP's and video processing would be an advantage

· Experience of high volume electronic manufacturing

· Experience with C high speed digital design would be an advantage

· High degree of innovation and creativity

· Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

· Ability to bring a project from concept to volume manufacturing

· Project management skills

· Experience in the automotive industry would be an advantage

· Mindset of continuous improvement

Kenny-Whelan Contact:

If you are interested in the above role, please send an updated CV marked for the attention of Linda Nugent, email: lnugent@kenny-whelan.ie or telephone for a confidential chat on 021-4665407