Job Description

Role Purpose: Electronics development (specially PCB Layout) of the Electronic Control Unit for GKN Automotive

Key Responsibilities

 Develop low voltage power electronics designs for application Electronic Control Units in line with GKN platform strategy special focus on PCB Layout

 Understand product design including simulations, component selection, schematic design. Layout capabilities, thermal concept, Design to Cost, and Design for Manufacturing
 Create PCB designs for automotive series application based on a variety of different OEM standards.
 Maintain and extend components library to supply the PCB layout.
 Create and release electrical hardware design outputs from ECAD tools according to GKN processes and facilitate customer releases.
 Perform and support electrical hardware product reviews regarding PCB layout and EMC optimizations.
 Analyze, link, and distribute customer requirements to the electrical hardware design specially PCB layout
 Create design guidelines and rule sets used throughout the development process to improve the products and designs
 Follow GKN hardware engineering and interface processes according to the V Model

Formal qualifications required:

 Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering
 Ability to travel 5%-10% of time to external labs and other GKN facilities globally

Previous experience required:
 >10 years of experience in electronics hardware design and PCB layout for automotive
applications, preferably in powertrain or chassis.
 Experienced in serial designs for automotive applications
 Experienced maintaining production data releases for automotive applications
 Understanding of automotive and functional safety development processes
 Excellent communication, teamwork
 Independent worker who takes the initiative
 Tool knowledge of Altium Designer and Siemens Xpedition