R&D Engineer - Digital Electronics Hardware Design

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The HVDC - High Voltage Direct Current technology has been on the market for the past 60 years and is used, among other things, to transmit power over long distances & integrate renewables into the grid with minimal losses, using overhead lines, underground and submarine cable systems. Please find out more about our world leading technology at https://www.hitachienergy.com/se/sv/offering/product-and-system/hvdc
In this role you will be part of MACH Control & Protection Platform R&D department that is accountable for the development of state-of-the-art control system for HVDC and FACTS applications.
Your responsibilities
You will be responsible for the development and maintenance of MACH products which constitute the brain of a HVDC – High Voltage Direct Current system.
The work requires deep understanding of digital electronics and embedded systems both theoretical as well as practical tasks. Requirement management, development of design specifications and documentation are part of the work tasks as well.
You will have the responsibility to create robust designs within the cost and time limits with a product lifecycle management perspective.
We work in a modern environment where both rapid prototyping and productification takes place. To our help we have tools and labs for the complete electronic hardware development cycle, from early prototype testing to final system verification. You will have the responsibility of your design in all these steps.
You will be living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background
You have already obtained a wide knowledge within the area from a university education, preferably in Electrical & Electronics engineering and/or embedded systems fields, Master’s or higher degree is a plus.
You have 8+ years’ experience on developing digital electronics hardware, you have 5+ years of experience with industry standard schematic capture and PCB layout tools, Altium Designer is preferred.
You have proven design experience on Digital electronics design based on MCUs, CPUs, FPGAs, DSPs, GPUs or SoCs; High speed communication interfaces, e.g. Ethernet, LVDS, USB, PCIe, DDRx, SATA; Standard communication interfaces, e.g. I2C, SPI, RS422/485, RS232, UART, CAN, MVB, HDLC; Mixed signal circuits (e.g. ADCs, DACs), timing and clock distribution (e.g. PLLs, buffers).
You have Theoretical knowledge on processor architectures, e.g. x86, ARM, RISC; Theoretical knowledge of signal/power integrity, experience on SI/PI simulations and measurement techniques with proven experience in making correlation between the theoretical and practical domains; Experience on thermal management, power and timing budget calculations Theoretical knowledge of signal/power integrity, experience on SI/PI simulations and measurement techniques with proven experience in making correlation between the theoretical and practical domains; Theoretical knowledge and practical experience on EMI, EMC, ESD, grounding and low noise design on board level.
Proficiency in board bring-up and debugging skills; Experience with lab equipment and test setups for signal measurements; Experience on product/system verification and environmental testing
Proven understanding and real-world application of DFx (DFM, DFA and DFT); Practical knowledge in manufacturing of PCBs and PCBAs; Experience on engineering best practices related to digital electronics design, test, and integration
Ability to prepare well organized documentation for designs, verification/production tests and manufacturing
Knowledge of electronic hardware development life cycle and obsolescence management; Experience on working with cross-functional hardware, software, and system architecture teams
Experience with 12+ layer and HDI PCBs is a plus; Experience on FPGA coding (Verilog/VHDL) is a plus; Ability to write test software for hardware verification is a plus; Experience with PLM tools is a plus; Experience from reliability analysis such as MTBF, FMEA and FTA is a plus


More about us
We are interested to learn more about you and what you can contribute with so don’t hesitate to apply even though you don’t meet all requirements. A team with great cooperation and with diverse backgrounds is waiting for you to join!
Welcome to apply before 8th of February! Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, so don’t delay – apply today!
 More information: Recruiting Manager Onur Aktop, +46 107-38 33 08, will answer your questions about the position. Union representatives - Sveriges Ingenjörer; Torbjörn Wilund, +46 107-38 25 73, or Mikael Hjort, +46 107-38 25 73; Ledarna: Christer Fridlund, +46 107-38 29 12; Unionen: Stefan Barkman, +46 107-38 33 04. All other questions can be directed to Talent Partner Hanna Kontsu, +46 107-38 53 25. 
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