Hardware Architect

Job Role: Hardware Architect

The role of the Hardware Architect is to design the overall hardware architecture for 2W cluster products, ensuring they meet business requirements while being cost-sensitive.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Study market trends and identify appealing features for the competitive 2W Cluster market.

• Develop a hardware architecture roadmap for 2W cluster products, incorporating innovation in design to achieve tight cost and quality targets.

• Collaborate with the Sales team and Customer to convert business enquiries into business wins, serving as a technology enabler.

• Review and approve designs at each quality check gate during hardware development, ensuring the product meets intended cost and quality standards.

• Work closely with the engineering team to resolve inter-competency issues, maintaining program timelines and compliance with requirements and quality standards.

• Drive continuous skill upgrades among hardware engineers, anticipating upcoming technical challenges.

• Manage escalated risks and issues impacting hardware development project timing, cost, and quality by participating in technical discussions with customers as needed.

• Ensure necessary stakeholder involvement in successful hardware project delivery.

• Guide Reviews of hardware quote responses for the PD Quote Leader.

• Interact with teams in different regions to achieve consensus and ensure productive outcomes.

Desired Competencies:

• Deep knowledge of embedded electronics product architectures and scalable systems design approaches.

• Well-versed in design practices to achieve demanding cost and reliability targets.

• Knowledge of Mobility, Connectivity, Display, Driver Information trends.

• Experience with 2W Electrification products.

• Good appreciation of requirements and their impact on product cost and quality.

• Understanding of EMC requirements and building reliable products for the automotive domain.

• Appreciation for DFM, DFT, DFMEA, Built-in-quality.

• Able to guide the team in delivering successful product development with optimized resource utilization.

• Strong skills in Change Management, Strategic Planning, Business Acumen, Decision Making, Influencing others, Good listening skills, and Cross-cultural communications and presentation.