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R&D Electrical Hardware Engineer

Nexteer Automotive

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Location
Saginaw, MI
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

Nexteer Automotive seeks a self-motivated, inquisitive engineer for a technology development and innovation role in its research and development group. The engineer designs, tests, and debugs electrical hardware for motion control applications, embedded systems, and sensors, and supports technology development from research through production. The role also involves component evaluation, validation, design reviews, supplier interaction, and cross-functional collaboration.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Attention to DetailCreativityTime ManagementInterpersonal SkillsElectrical Hardware DesignCircuit DesignLab Test EquipmentCircuit Design SoftwareECU ConstructionPackage Size ReductionPower Loss ReductionProblem SolvingDebuggingMicrosoft OfficeWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationTechnical WritingIndependent WorkCollaborationPCB LayoutAutomotive EngineeringChassis SystemsCAN CommunicationsVehicle MessagingDiagnostic ServicesAutomotive SubsystemsEmbedded Software LiteracySoftware Algorithm Design

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering2 Years Hardware Design Experience

Full job description

R&D Electrical Hardware Engineer

We are looking for a self-motivated and inquisitive individual for a technology development and innovation role. The candidate should possess good attention to detail, be creative, possess good time management skills and have strong interpersonal skills. This position is in research and development group, responsible for circuit design, board layout, testing and debug of new technologies for power electronics circuits, embedded systems, and sensors, and enforcing the technology development process for various technical projects from research through to production.

Description:

  • Evaluation, selection and optimization of electrical hardware components.

  • Developing electrical circuit and hardware designs for motion control applications.

  • Performing board layout design for complicated switching circuits and other embedded circuits.

  • Creating electrical designs that minimize package space and footprint.

  • Developing test plans, validation setup and verification criteria for electrical components and circuits.

  • Hands-on construction, testing and debug of new electrical hardware to demonstrate and evaluate new technologies for both bench level and vehicle level systems

  • Leading, participating and supporting design reviews and DFMEA activities for electrical hardware development.

  • Collaborating and leading the cross functional technology development activities related to electrical hardware employed in motion control applications.

  • Documenting processes for modelling, design, sizing, selection and analysis of electrical circuits.

  • Interface with suppliers to understand latest commercially available electrical hardware products and components.

Job Requirements:

  • Must have knowledge and practical experience with electrical hardware and circuit design

  • Experience with use of lab test equipment such as oscilloscopes, power supplies, multimeters, function generators.

  • Experience with application software used for electrical circuit design and simulation such as Mentor Graphics, PLECS etc.

  • Must be familiar with ECU construction methods and techniques to reduce package size and minimize power loss

  • Must have excellent problem solving and debug skills

  • Proficient with Microsoft office tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio).

  • Good written and verbal communication skills

  • Technical writing. Documenting and creating technical reports and evaluations and creating procedures and processes for design and system validation.

  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and with others

Preferred:

  • Experience with PCB layout techniques

  • Background in automotive engineering and chassis systems (steering, braking, etc)

  • Working knowledge of CAN serial communications, vehicle messaging and diagnostic service implementations

  • Mechanical and electrical knowledge of automotive subsystems.

  • Ability to read and understand embedded software.

  • Ability to create software algorithm designs (state machines, flow diagrams, etc)

Education:

Bachelor: Electrical Engineering (required), 2 years of professional experience in hardware design and development (preferred)

How this job compares

Set against the 2,947 open Hardware Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Michigan median$115–193K/yr23 salary ranges
  • US median$58–68/hr76 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 47 open Hardware Engineer jobs in Michigan and 2,947 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Hardware Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 2,467 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,751 of the 2,947 open Hardware Engineer jobs (59%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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