Electronics Hardware Design Senior Engineer

Overview

This position of Senior Electrical Hardware Engineer is focused on Electronic Controls and User Interfaces Development. The engineer will be a member of Whirlpool’s Electronics, Electrical Systems and Innovation Organization, a global team of close to 600 people developing cutting edge electronics for home appliances. The position reports to the Hardware Manager based in the USA, with peers in Latin America, Italy, India, China, Poland and Brazil. The primary role is to develop new electronics hardware with a global, cross category impact. 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 from requirements to production release. (Control boards and/or User Interfaces)
Select and integrate 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 
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.)
 
Minimum requirements
 

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or Electronics
6+ years of experience as a hardware design engineer
6+ years of experience in schematic capture, hardware circuit design in either digital or analog or both, circuit simulation, hardware debugging and embedded hardware solutions, from requirements capture to production release

 
Preferred skills and experiences
 

 

M.Sc. in Engineering degree 
Experience with test plans and test tracking
Knowledge in 6 sigma methodologies 
Great Electrical Engineering fundamentals
Experience with industry standards, hardware circuit design, PCB Layout and circuit simulation  tools.
Experience in working with both global and regional teams
Design for EMC & EMI 
Hands-on experience in prototype bring-up and debugging and functional verification
Effective communication, documentation and negotiating skills
Experience with 32 Bit microcontrollers selection, evaluation and design.
Desired experience in the following areas: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
Isolated and non isolated power supply design (AC-DC and DC-DC)
Experience developing projects in a stage-gate process
Technical coaching abilities
RSRWH
 
Additional information
 

Whirlpool’s Ways of Working
Our goal is to provide an environment that helps you bring your best to Whirlpool every day. We apply  ‘always on’ flexibility to all work days. You will have the autonomy to manage personal, family, and outside-of-work commitments as needed. Employees in this role work in person Monday through Thursday with the option to work remotely on Friday.

We offer other flexibility and industry-leading time-off benefits that will help you balance what’s important at work and at home, including:
Flexible Friday – Option to work extra hours Monday through Thursday to finish up work early on Friday.
Two-Week Work Remote from Anywhere – Minimum of one-week increments for a total of two weeks per year.
Sabbatical – Four weeks paid leave after every five years of service.