Electronics Hardware Design Engineer - Automotive Powertrain

About the role

Bosch Engineering Center Cluj is looking for an Electronics Hardware Design Engineer for its Hardware Development and Testing Group. The engineer defines, designs, validates, documents and releases electronic hardware solutions for advanced powertrain applications, including electronic control units for passenger and commercial vehicles developed for leading OEMs worldwide.

Key responsibilities

• Design and develop automotive electronic hardware from concept through series production.
• Create hardware architectures and detailed circuit designs for powertrain-related systems.
• Select and evaluate components against cost, performance, reliability, availability and automotive qualification requirements.
• Design analog, digital, mixed-signal, power supply and communication circuits, using microcontrollers, gate drivers, power semiconductors and protection circuits.
• Define test cases, run design validation and collaborate with testing teams.
• Maintain hardware documentation according to Automotive SPICE processes.
• Support released designs in series production by handling supplier change notifications and component changes, discontinuations and obsolescence.

Required profile

• At least five years of experience in automotive electronics hardware design.
• Bachelor's degree in Electronics, Electrical Engineering or a comparable technical field.
• Proven experience developing automotive electronic control units (ECUs).
• Experience across the full product development lifecycle, from concept to series production.
• English proficiency required.
• Nice to have: high-voltage electronics hardware design and battery management systems experience.

Required skills

• Analog and digital circuit design, power electronics and microcontroller-based systems.
• Automotive communication interfaces (CAN, LIN, SPI, UART, I2C).
• Knowledge of Automotive SPICE, ISO 26262 and hardware quality processes.
• Tools: LTspice, PSpice, MATLAB, Simulink, Altium, Zuken, KiCad and laboratory instrumentation.

What we offer

• 25 days of annual leave and flexible working hours.
• Medical subscription, accident insurance and sport/well-being initiatives.
• Trainings, e-learning access, career development programs and conference attendance.
• Monthly benefit budget, annual bonus and lunch discounts.