Hardware Development Engineer for Autonomous Mobility (Iasi)

at  Continental

Your tasks
Passionate about hardware but also interested in smart cars? Take a look at our Hardware Development Engineer in our Advance Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) project development team.
Do you still see future cars consisting in a driver and passengers? Do you still fear for car accidents? Well, we don’t anymore because we have a solution - Advance Driving Control Unit: advanced performance computing, high speed communication interfaces and overall cutting-edge technologies are all parts of our Electronic Control Unit (ECU) and challenges for you! The final goal of this kind of ECUs is to help protect the lives of passengers and pedestrians and contribute in bringing automated driving (self-driving) cars closer to present.
If you are an electronics enthusiast which enjoys developing all sorts of analog and digital circuits and work with physical components, PCBs and test equipment then this is the job for you!

Responsibilities

• Clarifying the requirements for Hardware modules;
• Designing the schematic, simulating & calculating components;
• Performing worst-case analyses;
• Reviewing with PCB design engineers the layout design;
• Supporting and/or creating the HW test documentation and involvement into the testing activity;
• Performing investigations and performance optimization;
• Planning Cable Harnesses & Supporting colleagues working on LifeTimeTesters;
• Supporting EMC performance investigations;
• Collaborating to create the HW/SW interface specifications;
• Collaborating with the IC Suppliers;

By working together, you will gain and increase your knowledge in the following areas

• Design of automotive electronics
• Understanding the entire development process
• Development and Testing philosophy

A mentor will support you to stepwise take over own responsibility after an initial training phase which will familiarize you with our products, tools, processes, and organization.
Your profile

You can be a perfect match if you have:

• University Degree or students in areas such as: Electronics, Telecommunication, Power Electronics and/or knowledge and previous experience of hardware development;
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in the Electronics Development area;

Knowledge of:

• Good Knowledge of Electronics design;
• Schematic design tools (e.g. Orcad Capture);
• Simulation software tools (e.g. Orcad PSpice);
• Interface between hardware and software;
• Experience with automotive bus systems (CAN, Flexray, LIN, automotive Ethernet) is desirable
• Basic knowledge in the programming language C / C ++
• Basic knowledge of μC programming
• In-depth knowledge of analogue and digital circuit technology as well as μC technology
• Test equipment (e.g. oscilloscopes, power supplies, signal generators);
• Function block definition;
• At least medium English level, for reading and creating technical documentation and to interact with colleagues from worldwide locations

If the above descriptions suit you, we would certainly like to meet you!
Our offer

Benefits:

• Annual Bonus – Paid once a year, in December.
• Meal tickets - With a value of 35 Ron.
• Flexible working time;
• Cross-Border Mobile Work in the EU according to internal regulations.
• Relocation Package for non-Iasi Residents.
• Referral bonuses
• Private Health Insurance – Health is the most important, so we offer you private medical insurance which offers a wide range of medical services.
• Discounts at our partners – We collaborate with different vendors, and we receive discounts for various products/ services like rubbers, restaurants, kindergartens etc.
• Tires discount - Purchase best Continental tires at a special price.
• System for Rewarding Improvement Ideas – We have an internal improvement program (Continental Idea Management) that gives you the opportunity to come with ideas and to be honored with an attractive bonus (this is established by the CIM team according to your improvement idea).
• Happy days – If you or your child is getting married, or you become a parent, you receive some extra free days.
• Life events celebration - If your family is growing, we praise your newborn with a bonus.
• Unfortunate events - In case of unhappy events in your life, we support you by offering you free days and financial support (handled on a case-by-case basis).
• Extra vacation days – You begin with 22 vacation days/year, and starting with the 3rd year with us, we offer you 1 more day of vacation and, afterwards from 2 to 2 years you’ll get one more extra day (the maximum you can achieve is 27).
• Sabbatical year - Take up to one year off and come back on the same position, according to our internal policies.
• Professional development - Many opportunities to develop yourself within the company.
• Diversity and multicultural mindset - We encourage you to join us no matter who, where, what you are. We have colleagues from different nations and a variety of languages are spoken in our company.
• In-house restaurant & coffee corner.

Ready to drive with Continental? Take the first step and fill in the online application
Ready to drive with Continental? Take the first step and fill in the online application.
About us
Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In 2022, Continental generated sales of €39.4 billion and currently employs around 200,000 people in 57 countries and markets.

• Clarifying the requirements for Hardware modules;
• Designing the schematic, simulating & calculating components;
• Performing worst-case analyses;
• Reviewing with PCB design engineers the layout design;
• Supporting and/or creating the HW test documentation and involvement into the testing activity;
• Performing investigations and performance optimization;
• Planning Cable Harnesses & Supporting colleagues working on LifeTimeTesters;
• Supporting EMC performance investigations;
• Collaborating to create the HW/SW interface specifications;
• Collaborating with the IC Suppliers