[HWM] Hardware Design & PCB Layout Engineer

Required Experience, minimum: 5 years

Required Experience, maximum: 10 years

• Skills: PCB design, Schematic Capture, Signal Integrity, Altium Designer, Layout, Design for Manufacturing, Hardware design, Hardware Architecture, Power Electronics, Battery Management Systems

• *Role Overview**

You will be responsible for delivering automotive ECU hardware designs while actively contributing to the development of the BMW TechWorks India hardware engineering capability. The role requires hands\-on hardware design expertise combined with PCB lay\-outing and mentoring responsibilities for junior engineers.

• *Key Responsibilities**

• *Hardware Design \& Development**

• Lead ECU hardware development from concept through production.
• Design automotive electronic hardware including: Microcontroller\-based systems, Analog and mixed\-signal circuits, Power supply architectures, eFuses, PMIC, Communication interfaces (CAN, LIN, Ethernet, SPI, I2C), Power Electronics, High Voltage BMS, MOSFET, IGBT, Motor Control System.
• Design and Review schematics, Design PCB layouts for manufacturability.
• Support EMC, thermal, reliability, and environmental validation activities.

Conduct component selection and technology evaluations.

• *Engineering Standards \& Methodologies**

• Develop and maintain: Hardware design guidelines, Schematic design standards, PCB layout guidelines, Design review checklists, Hardware to Software Interface Specifications, Hardware development processes
• Drive standardization across projects and teams.

Implement best practices for signal integrity, power integrity, EMC, and DFM/DFT.

• *Team Development**

• Mentor and technically guide junior hardware engineers.
• Conduct design reviews and knowledge\-sharing sessions.
• Support onboarding and technical upskilling initiatives.
• Contribute to competency development plans for the hardware organization.

Cross Functional Collaboration with Embedded software, Mechanical, Functional safety, Manufacturing partners, Global BMW engineering teams

• *Required Qualifications**

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics, Electrical, Embedded Systems, or related disciplines.
• 5–10 years of automotive hardware design experience.
• Strong expertise in: Schematic design, PCB design and reviews (multi\-layer), Automotive communication interfaces, Power electronics, EMC design
• Experience with Altium (preferred), Cadence Allegro, Orcad, or Mentor Graphics.
• Understanding of: ISO 26262, ASPICE, DFMEA, FMEDA, FTA
• Strong hands on with test equipments: Oscilloscopes, Logic analyzers, Function generators, Spectrum analyzers

Knowledge of Agile Scrum/Kanban

• *Key Competencies**

• Technical leadership
• Structured problem\-solving
• Stakeholder management
• Cross\-functional collaboration