Automotive Senior Hardware Engineer-Specialist
Bosch · Posted Oct 28
Mobility, industrial technology, consumer goods, and energy and building technology services
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About the role
Bosch is seeking an automotive hardware specialist to work on vehicle computers, communication gateways, zone ECUs, and power distribution ECUs. The role covers high-speed digital board design, SoC-based hardware, automotive safety compliance, and validation from concept to production. The engineer will collaborate across system, software, validation, manufacturing, and EMC teams to support reliable automotive-grade designs.
What you will do
- Lead hardware design and development for Vehicle computer, Communication Gateway, Zone ECUs and Power distribution ECUs, from concept to production.
- Design high-speed digital boards with advanced SoCs, DDR4/DDR5, LPDDR interfaces, PCIe, Ethernet (RGMII/SGMII/RMII/10G), USB, MIPI CSI/DSI, SerDes.
- Perform schematic design, component selection, and BOM optimization ensuring automotive-grade reliability and cost efficiency.
- Support thermal design and validation, collaborating with mechanical and thermal engineers to ensure performance under harsh automotive conditions.
- Ensure ASIL-D compliance (ISO 26262) for safety-critical designs; participate in FMEA, FMEDA, and safety architecture reviews.
- Collaborate with PCB layout engineers for constraint-driven designs (impedance, stack-up, crosstalk, EMI/EMC).
- Drive hardware validation and bring-up, including board-level testing, debugging, and root-cause analysis.
- Work with cross-functional teams (System, Software, Validation, Manufacturing, EMC) through design verification and PPAP stages.
- Support DFMEA, DFx (DFM, DFT, DFA) activities to ensure manufacturability and reliability.
- Create design documentation, validation reports, and participate in technical reviews and customer discussions.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Electronics, Electrical, or related engineering field.
- 7–11 years of hands-on experience in automotive hardware design.
- Proven experience with SoC-based board design (e.g., NVIDIA, Qualcomm, Renesas, TI, NXP, Infineon AURIX).
- Strong understanding of vehicle computer, communication gateway and zonal ECU domains.
- Expertise in high-speed design (DDR4/5, PCIe, MIPI, Ethernet, USB 3.x, LVDS, SerDes).
- Expertise in ADC, High side and Low side switches, Bridges and Motor drivers
- Knowledge of Automotive Safety (ISO 26262 – ASIL B to D compliance).
- Familiarity with EMI/EMC standards (CISPR 25, ISO 11452) and compliance testing.
- Understanding of thermal design, power sequencing, and power distribution.
- Experience in Integration platform, communication gateway and zone ECU's.
- Proficiency in schematic tools (Altium, Cadence Allegro, Mentor DxDesigner, Zuken CR-8000).
- Hands-on experience with hardware bring-up, debugging, and lab instruments (oscilloscope, logic analyzer, power analyzer, etc.).
- Excellent analytical, communication, and documentation skills.
- B.E, Electronics Engineering
Preferred qualifications
- Experience with ASIL-D compliant ECU development.
- Exposure to Ethernet TSN, CAN-FD, LIN, FlexRay and in-vehicle communication networks.
- Knowledge of thermal simulation and mechanical integration.
- Familiarity with AI/ML accelerator SoCs used in perception and fusion ECUs.
- Experience working with global OEMs and Tier-1s on production projects.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Bosch
The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services, operating across mobility, industrial technology, consumer goods, and energy and building technology sectors. Driven by its purpose to create technology that is "Invented for life," the company leverages its expertise in hardware, software, and IoT to shape global trends such as automation, electrification, and artificial intelligence.
- Industry
- Automotive
- Company size
- 406225 employees
- Founded
- 1886
- Location
- Stuttgart, Germany
- Funding stage
- Private Company
Leadership
Chairman of the Board of Management
Deputy Chairman and Chief Financial Officer
Markus Heyn
Deputy Chairman and Chairman of Mobility
Frank Meyer
Member of the Board of Management
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