Automotive Hardware Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Act as the technical coordination point between customer teams and offshore/onshore engineering teams

• Review and clarify technical requirements, inputs, deliverables, and development status with customers

• Understand customer automotive hardware development processes and provide knowledge transfer to offshore teams

• Support bilingual communication and translation of technical documents between Japanese and English

• Support hardware system and PCBA development activities throughout the product lifecycle

• Review and support hardware design activities including circuit design, schematic implementation, and manufacturing processes

• Participate in design analysis activities such as FMEA, FMEDA, FTA, and WCCA

• Support Design Validation/Product Validation testing, compliance validation, and reliability testing activities

• Coordinate with cross functional teams including Software, Mechanical, PCB, Procurement, and AI development teams

• Support issue tracking, technical reviews, and project status reporting

• Work with Japan-based test laboratories for compliance and reliability testing support

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Embedded Systems, or related field

• 7+ years' experience in automotive hardware system or PCBA development

• Understanding of automotive hardware development lifecycle and validation process

• Experience with hardware design analysis methodologies such as FMEA, FMEDA, FTA, and WCCA

• Knowledge of circuit design, schematics, PCB development, and manufacturing processes

• Experience supporting DV/PV testing and reliability validation activities

• Ability to coordinate with multiple engineering teams in global development environments

• Native level Japanese and business level English communication skills

• Experience working with Japanese customers or offshore development teams is preferred

• Knowledge of automotive functional safety or ISO 26262 is an advantage

• Strong communication, coordination, and problem solving skills