What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Electronic Design Engineer - Zonal ECU position at Cyber Space Technologies LLC?
Role Summary
As a Senior Electronic Design Engineer, you will play a key role in the development of cutting-edge zonal hardware that serves as the backbone for power distribution, fault tolerance, and control functions in our next-generation vehicles. We're looking for a hands-on engineer with a solid foundation in electrical engineering, a passion for innovation, self-motivated and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. Your contributions will directly influence the performance, safety, and efficiency of future software-defined vehicles.
This role is expected to a hybrid position with 3 days in office.
Responsibilities
- Lead the full hardware design lifecycle - from concept, safety decomposition, and requirements definition to schematic capture, layout, validation, and production.
- Design, prototype, and validate robust low-voltage zonal control modules for automotive applications.
- Tackle power electronics challenges, including solid-state circuit breaker design and distributed DC-DC converters for efficient power delivery.
- Ensure signal integrity and interface compatibility across PCBs, sensors, actuators, and communication buses (CAN, SPI, Ethernet, analog/digital I/O).
- Collaborate cross-functionally with mechanical, thermal, software, vehicle dynamics, manufacturing, validation, and supply chain teams.
- Evaluate and integrate new components and technologies (e.g., microcontrollers, high-side drivers, motor drivers), including working with suppliers to co-develop custom solutions.
- Apply EMC best practices throughout design to ensure compliance and system robustness.
- Conduct root cause analysis, troubleshooting, and failure investigations on PCBAs and electronic subsystems.
- Support system integration and validation across build phases Proto, EVT, DVT, and vehicle-level testing.
- Ensure compliance with functional safety and regulatory standards (ISO 26262, FUSA, etc.).
- Lead cross-functional root cause analysis (RCA) for failures identified in manufacturing, field returns, diagnostics logs, and validation testing.
- Perform board level electrical debug across power, sensing, comms, and control circuits.
- Identify issues stemming from cross-functional aspects of vehicle ECUs design such as schematic, layout, SI/PI, component robustness, and hardware/software interactions.
- Create detailed FA/RCA reports and drive corrective & preventive actions (CAPA) to HW, SW and system.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- 3 years of experience in electronic hardware design, preferably in the automotive industry.
- Strong foundation in EE fundamentals; experience with electromechanical systems is a plus.
- Experience designing for automotive environments, including an understanding of hardware/software development life cycles.
- Knowledge of Tier 1 supplier processes, manufacturing constraints, and automotive design standards.
- Familiarity with automotive EMC/EMI design best practices.
- Hands-on experience with lab tools such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analyzers, and similar.
- Experience with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems and component release workflows is a plus.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive mindset toward continuous improvement.
- Willingness to travel up to 30% domestically and internationally.
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