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Aptiv · 1 day ago

Electrical Engineer

Troy, MI

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

1+ years exp

Aptiv is a company focused on shaping the future of mobility, and they are seeking an Electrical Engineer to join their North America Product Engineering Team. The role involves designing, developing, and validating electronic products aligned with OEM requirements, working closely with automotive OEMs and other suppliers.

AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesElectric VehicleRide SharingSoftware

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Work directly with automotive OEMs and other Tier 1 suppliers to design products that meet customer functional, EMC and electrical requirements

Develop product schematics using schematic capture software and oversee and/or create PCB layouts

Complete peer reviews and create change documentation for engineering changes

Develop new circuit building blocks and evaluate new components

Work with supply chain management to provide cost analysis of Bill of Material (BoM) and component cost tradeoffs

Negotiate design validation plan with the customer and manage its execution at test labs

Conduct detailed benchmarking, competitive and cost-tradeoff analysis for area of responsibility

Perform simulations, worst case circuit analysis, FMEAs, and similar systematic design analysis to verify robust performance

Perform bench level debugging, testing and prototyping

Provide risk assessment and perform root cause analysis of product performance deviations using standard practices (fault tree analysis, fishbone diagrams, 5-why, etc)

Complete steps and documentation as necessary for following Aptiv product development process flow

Work with validation team to assist in developing proper equipment and processes for Design Validation (DV) and Product Validation (PV) of product

Participate in design process audits for adherence to IATF process standards

Mentor other department Electrical Engineers in proper practices, industry standards and best practices

Ensure compliance with customer specific requirements

Create and conduct technical presentations to explain and sell new product designs

Support the cross-functional team including software engineering, mechanical engineering, systems engineering, ECAD, MCAD, manufacturing, quality and SCM

Qualification

Embedded microcontroller designAnalog/digital designDesign validationSchematic capture toolsPCB layoutAutomotive specificationsSimulation experienceMicrosoft OfficeCommunication skillsProblem-solvingOrganizational skillsAdaptability

Required

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Previous experience with embedded microcontroller design

1 - 4 years relevant electronics design experience and can demonstrate abilities

1 - 4 years' experience with analog/digital design and simulation experience; including, but not limited to: power supplies, filters, op-amps, vehicle communications (CAN & LIN), microprocessors, memory interfaces, high speed communications (I2C, SPI, UART, etc.)

Demonstrated knowledge of proper design methods to optimize for RFI, EMI and ESD to be compliant with automotive specifications

Experience with design validation and test planning

Previous experience with simulation and schematic capture tools

Previous experience using bench equipment including oscilloscopes, power supplies, DMMs, spectrum analyzers, logic analyzers, etc

Demonstrated proficiency using Microsoft Office (i.e. Word, Project, Excel, Outlook, Teams, Visio, etc.)

Ability and willingness to travel as required

Strong results-orientation and execution characteristics

Resourceful, innovative and able to adapt to a rapidly changing environment

Excellent oral and written communication skills with a strong ability to work effectively with people at all levels in an organization

Ability to effectively organize, prioritize and accomplish multiple conflicting tasks

Ability to make intelligent, timely decisions and solve problems independently

Preferred

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Previous experience with Cadence Allegro, Mentor Graphics or Altium Designer PCB editing software

Previous experience with typical industry practices and automotive OEM customer requirements for design of electrical products and EMC/EMI Protection circuitry

Previous experience with application of thermodynamics principles to electronic product design to optimize for thermal functional requirements and cost

Previous experience with programming (e.g., C, Python, Matlab, LabView)

Previous experience decomposing customer requirements for electronics products into requirements specific to hardware or software product development engineering

Strong presence, poise and persuasiveness to establish a high level of credibility quickly