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# Senior / Lead Hardware Entwickler ECU

- **Company:** Vibracoustic
- **Location:** Hamburg, Germany
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Altium Designer, Cyber Security, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Hardware Design, ISO/IEC 15504, Strategies of Testing
- **Published:** June 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://de.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=330f3f9de7b0efd0

## About the Role

Do you have a Master's degree?, * Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering, mechatronics, control engineering, or a related field.

 * Profound experience in the hardware development of electronic control units (ECUs) in the automotive sector.
 * Strong knowledge of analog and digital circuit design (using Altium Designer or a similar tool).
 * Experience with common automotive standards and processes (e.g., A-SPICE, ISO 26262, ISO/SAE 21434).
 * You understand technical concepts, work in a structured manner, and maintain a clear overview.
 * Strong communication skills and a passion for working with internal teams and external partners.
 * Business-proficient language skills in German (minimum C1) and fluent in English (minimum B2), both spoken and written.

## Description

* You provide technical leadership to internal and external development partners for ECU hardware.
 * Based on customer and system specifications, you will define appropriate, innovative, and feasible hardware requirements.
 * You coordinate layout development and provide clear design guidelines for external partners.
 * You further develop our electronic circuits, create circuit diagrams, layouts, and documentation yourself, or review those created externally.
 * You define test strategies and test specifications (including EOL) and oversee the verification of the hardware.
 * You ensure electrical functionality and robustness through simulations and reviews.
 * You provide support for functional safety, cybersecurity, and FMEA analyses.


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