Hardware Engineer - ECU Requirements & Specifications
Core
Develop and manage hardware requirements, low-level software definitions, and ECU Hardware Component Technical Requirements Specifications (CTRS) for automotive Electronic Control Units (ECUs), focusing on standardization and commonization across vehicle platforms.
Role type
Senior IC ECU Hardware Requirements & Specifications Engineer
Builds
Standardized ECU hardware designs and common solutions for diverse vehicle architectures including electrification
Domain
Automotive embedded control systems, electrical architectures, and functional safety
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
ECU hardware technical requirements writing, microcontroller knowledge, vehicle serial data communications (Ethernet, CAN, LIN, SENT, SERDES), semiconductor physics, hardware/software interface design, requirement management tools, DFSS Green Belt
Preferred skills
Functional safety standards (ISO 26262, IEC 61508), EV electrical/electronic architectures, C-language prototyping, DOORS requirement tools, DFSS Black Belt
Technologies
Ethernet, CAN, LIN, SENT, SERDES, C-language, DOORS
Responsibilities
Develop new ECU hardware electrical and functional interface definitions, support semiconductor functional safety activities, standardize I/O interfaces, solicit requirement definitions from stakeholders, perform CTRS compilation and build activities, identify traceability mechanisms, align requirements with outsourced design activities, support manufacturing programming implementations
Seniority
Mid-level to Senior, hands-on IC with project leadership