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.