Hardware Design Engineer

• The Hardware Design Engineer is responsible for the design, development, validation, and optimization of electric motor control systems for 2-wheel and 3-wheel electric vehicles.

• This role focuses on ensuring high performance, reliability, safety, and compliance with automotive industry standards.

• The engineer will work closely with firmware, software, mechanical, testing, and manufacturing teams to develop products from concept through mass production.

• Key Responsibilities

• Motor Control System Development

• Design, simulate, and optimize motor control strategies, including:

• Field-Oriented Control (FOC)

• Direct Torque Control (DTC)

• Speed, torque, and regenerative braking control

• Support the development and verification of control algorithms for BLDC, PMSM, and induction motors using simulation tools such as MATLAB/Simulink.

• Collaboration with Embedded Software Team

• Collaborate with firmware engineers to implement and validate motor control algorithms on microcontrollers and DSP platforms such as STM32, TI C2000, NXP, or equivalent.

• Develop hardware platforms for motor controllers and inverters.

• Integrate position, speed, current, voltage, and temperature sensing circuits for motor control and system protection.

• Motor Controller Hardware Design

• Design, review, test, measure, and optimize power electronics and control circuits for motor controller applications.

• Select and evaluate key components including power MOSFETs, IGBTs, gate driver ICs, current sensing devices, protection circuits, and signal conditioning circuits.

• Support PCB design, schematic review, EMC/EMI optimization, and product reliability validation.

• Perform hardware debugging, failure analysis, and root cause investigation.

• System Performance Analysis and Optimization

• Analyze and improve system performance, including:

• Power conversion efficiency

• Control stability

• Noise, Vibration, and Harshness (NVH)

• Vehicle acceleration and hill-climbing performance

• Optimize energy consumption to maximize vehicle driving range.

• Product Integration and Validation

• Conduct laboratory and vehicle-level testing of motor control systems.

• Analyze system failures and develop corrective actions and design improvements.

• Support system integration activities with battery management systems (BMS), vehicle control units (VCU), and other vehicle subsystems.

• Testing and Certification

• Develop and execute functional, reliability, environmental, and safety test plans.

• Support product compliance with applicable electric vehicle and automotive standards.

• Conduct Design Validation (DV), Product Validation (PV), and support mass production launch activities.

• Education

• Bachelor’s degree in one of the following fields:

• Electrical Engineering

• Power Electronics

• Control & Automation Engineering

• Mechatronics Engineering

• Or other related disciplines

• Experience

• Minimum 2-3 years of experience in electric motor control system development or power electronics design.

• Experience in the following areas is highly preferred:

• Electric motorcycles

• Three-wheel electric vehicles

• Electric vehicles (EVs)

• Electric powertrain systems

• BLDC and PMSM motor controllers

• Technical Skills and Knowledge

• Familiarity with MATLAB/Simulink is an advantage.

• Experience with embedded C/C++ programming is preferred but not mandatory.

Understanding of

• PID Control

• State-Space Control

• Model Predictive Control (MPC)

• Sensorless Motor Control

Strong knowledge of

• Power Electronics

• Inverter Design

• Current and Voltage Sensing Circuits

• PCB Design and EMC/EMI Optimization

• Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Effective teamwork and cross-functional collaboration skills.

• Self-motivated with a proactive mindset and continuous improvement attitude.

• Language Skills

• Ability to read and understand technical documentation in English.

• Effective communication skills in an international working environment.

• Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in electric vehicle development projects.

• Experience with high-power electric drivetrain systems.

• Knowledge of automotive development processes and standards is an advantage.