R&D Hardware Engineer

Consultant Role: R&D Hardware Engineer

Duration: 12 - 24 month

Location: Vestaras (Sweden)

Rate: TBC

R&D Hardware development consists of requirement management, hardware design, design reviews, prototype build and functional verification. Besides meeting the functional requirements non-functional requirements such as cost, quality and time target shall be met. Work processes and associated tools are provided and the expectation is that processes are followed and provided tools are used unless other agreements are made.

. Minimum six (6) years of work experience within the relevant field and a bachelor or master's degree, or
. Another technical degree with more than 15 years of work experience within relevant field.
. Working command of the English language.

The R&D HW Development Engineer will be mainly responsible for facilitating the hardware development for Grid Automation Bay Level Products, located in Västerås.

Your Responsibilities

• To analyze product requirements, break them down and specify them to meet customers' expectations of high quality and safety
• To capture these requirements in specifications while leaving freedom for optimization to our hardware suppliers
• Develop new HW modules together with partners (ODMs): technical requirement, HW design, design review (FMEA, DFT, EMC, etc.), testing, verification, validation, and documentation
• Lead or contribute to HW systems integration, EMC, electrical safety and type test, and NPI (New Product Introduction) activities
• Maintain existing HW modules (Cost Cuts, EOL, Production Support)
• Lead or contribute to HW development projects within an international Matrix organization (Hardware, Firmware, Software, Test, Supply Chain, EMS, Quality, and Production teams)
• Contribute to continuous improvement of our ways of working Your background
• University degree (Bachelor or Master) in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or equivalent
• At least 3 years of experience in HW Development, preferably with agile and lean methodologies
• Expertise in at least one hardware specific discipline, as eg, analog design, EMC, electrical safety,
• Hands-on experience with electronics measurement, EMC, testing, and debugging

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