Automotive Embedded Hardware Engineer (ECU / Power Electronics)

About the role

A small engineering team developing an automotive electronic control unit (ECU) is looking for an experienced hardware engineer to design and develop the hardware side of the product. This is a part-time, contract-based position: you work on defined tasks at your own pace and are paid for the agreed work; project details are shared after an NDA.

Key responsibilities

• Design schematics and PCB layouts for 12 V automotive electronics
• Design driver circuits for inductive loads such as injectors, relays and solenoids
• Design analog signal conditioning for sensors and signal inputs
• Design the power supply, protection and low-power sleep circuits
• Design vehicle communication interfaces (CAN, K-Line)
• Bring up prototypes and debug on the bench and in the vehicle
• Prepare documentation, BOM and manufacturing files, and support EMC and approval testing

Required profile

• 3+ years of hardware design for automotive or other harsh-environment products
• Nice to have: ECU or engine-management experience

Required skills

• Strong power electronics and mixed-signal skills
• Professional PCB tool (Altium, KiCad or similar)
• Oscilloscope and logic analyzer, with a systematic approach to debugging
• Nice to have: experience with 32-bit microcontrollers