Senior Electronic Hardware Engineer

Whirlpool

Varese, Italy

This role in summary

This position of Senior Electronic Hardware Engineer is focused on Electronic Controls and User Interfaces Development.

You will execute engineering tasks as part of cross-functional teams for new products development and you will be responsible for concepts and requirements, design, analysis and test. The primary role is to develop new electronics hardware with a global, cross category impact with special focus on Induction cooktops applications.

The day-by-day therefore will require this Senior Engineer to be creative and to deep dive into the physics and electronics of each project in order to fully understand, map and optimize the final solutions.

Your responsibilities will include

Design, develop and validate embedded hardware applications based on microcontrollers, mostly focused on User Interfaces and Power Electronics (AC and DC Loads, Fans, IGBTs).
Select and integrate off the shelf hardware modules to build embedded hardware applications.
Create or update schematic diagrams as needed
Electronic/Electrical Circuit Design/Modeling/Simulation
PCB Layout design and/or review
Component selection for hardware execution.
Prototype assembly, initial testing, debugging, and functional verification.
Interact with system architects/integrators to review and consolidate application requirements.
Along with engineering & procurement staff, manage all communication with suppliers/manufacturers to define components/assembly supply chain and evaluate all results effectively.
Actively participate and/or lead Technical Design Reviews
Document technical information according to internal processes.
Project planning (time, budget, samples, cost assessment, quality improvements, etc.)
Test plan development and execution supporting V&V team.

Minimum requirements

Bachelor of Science in Electronics or Electrical Engineering.
At least 5 years of experience/6+ years of experience in schematic capture, circuit simulation, hardware debugging and embedded hardware solutions, from requirements capture to production release
Hands-on experience in prototype bring-up and debugging, functional verification and manufacturing support.
English is a must, Italian is a plus

Preferred skills and experiences

M.Sc. in Electronics or Electrical Engineering.

Proven experience in the following areas

Isolated and non isolated power supply design (AC-DC and DC-DC);
Inverter design;
Analog and Digital Logic design
Signal Integrity analysis
Testability and Design of Experiments
Various communication protocols (I2C, SPI, CAN etc.)
LED driving circuits.
Project assessment & risk management
Design for EMC & EMI
Experience with industry standards, Hardware and PCB Layout development and tools (Altium Designer is a nice to have).
Knowledge in 6 sigma methodologies
Experience with 32 Bit microcontrollers selection, evaluation and design.
Experience developing projects in a stage-gate process
Effective communication, documentation and negotiating skills
Experience in working with both global and regional teams