What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Hardware Engineer position at Global Connect Technologies?
Role: Hardware Lead
Location: Novi, MI
We are looking for an experienced Hardware Project Lead with extensive expertise in automotive electronics, high-performance compute platforms, ADAS, Infotainment (IVI), and connected vehicle systems. The role owns end-to-end hardware product development from requirements through architecture, schematic design, PCB development, board bring-up, validation, and production release while collaborating with global OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers.
Key Responsibilities
Define hardware architecture for automotive compute platforms.
Translate customer and system requirements into hardware specifications.
Develop Hardware–Software Interface Specifications.
Lead schematic capture, circuit design, component selection and qualification.
Support multi-layer high-speed PCB design and reviews.
Perform Signal Integrity (SI), Power Integrity (PI), Timing and Worst Case Circuit Analysis (WCCA).
Lead board bring-up, debugging and root cause analysis.
Execute functional validation, EMI/EMC, environmental and burn-in testing.
Drive design reviews, technical governance and product release.
Coordinate with software, mechanical, PCB, vendors and customer teams.
Mentor engineering teams and lead customer technical discussions.
Required Technical Skills
ADAS, Digital Cockpit, Connected Cars, Infotainment (IVI), High Performance Compute (HPC)
Qualcomm SA8775P/SA8797P, NXP S32K388, Renesas RH850, Freescale i.MX6, TI processors, Intel Atom/Apollo Lake
DDR3/DDR4, PCIe, SATA, USB, Ethernet, CAN, LIN, UART, SPI, I2C, FPD-Link, GMSL
Mentor DxDesigner, Expedition PCB, Cadence Concept HDL, ORCAD CIS, HyperLynx, LTspice, DOORS, Mathcad, JIRA, SVN
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with Automotive Tier-1 suppliers and OEM programs.
Exposure to Functional Safety (ISO 26262), ASPICE and Software Defined Vehicle platforms.
Strong cross-functional leadership and project management skills.