PPAP Quality Engineer at Lear responsible for project quality assurance from prototype to post - launch phases. Review prototype manufacturing, coordinate PPAP, and track customer performance metrics.
About the role
- Digital Controls/Firmware Lead Engineer driving firmware architecture and verification for embedded systems in welding, plasma cutting, and EV charging applications. Providing technical leadership and mentorship while designing robust firmware interfaces.
Responsibilities
- Drive the architecture, development, and verification of firmware for embedded control systems used in welding, plasma cutting, and EV charging applications.
- Provide technical leadership across disciplines and influence system-level decisions.
- Serve as an expert in embedded firmware architecture for real-time industrial control systems.
- Lead cross-functional definitions of system behavior, establishing architectural partitions between hardware, firmware, and higher-level software.
- Recommends best-practice solutions for complex technical problems.
- Design and implement embedded firmware in C and/or C++ for microcontrollers and digital signal processors.
- Develop robust firmware interfaces to ADCs, DACs, PWM generators, sensors, and digital buses/communication protocols such as CAN, I2C, SPI, etc.
- Provide technical mentorship and guidance to less-experienced engineers.
- Lead and contribute to design reviews, championing architectural clarity, documentation quality, coding standards, and robust design methodologies.
- Influence the direction of platforms, development tools, and engineering best practices.
- Lead prototype bring-up and system-level debug efforts, working hands-on with meters, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, JTAG debuggers, packet sniffers, and other tools.
- Design and execute test plans.
- Work with hardware, power electronics, and manufacturing engineering to ensure smooth integration and reliable product release.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
- 8+ years of experience in embedded firmware design and development using C/C++ and real-time operating systems.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex technical efforts with minimal guidance.
- Strong proficiency with embedded development tools and electrical engineering lab equipment.
- Excellent problem-solving skills with proven ability to approach problems from a system-level perspective.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Preferred Requirements: Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
- Experience with power electronics, welding processes, and/or motor control systems.
- Strong understanding of control theory and signal processing concepts.
- Experience with model-based design tools for control systems.
- Familiarity with FPGA development, preferably with VHDL.
- Experience with Python for analysis, testing, or automation.
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Annual bonus program
- Student loan repayment program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Comprehensive medical/dental/vision coverage
- Paid time off
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