(Senior) Hardware Engineer_HC

Job Description

Job Summary

The Senior Hardware Engineer is responsible for defining, developing, and validating the electronic hardware of wall-hung boiler control systems. This role translates customer and market requirements into hardware technical specifications, works closely with external suppliers to develop electronic control solutions, and ensures compliance with performance, reliability, EMC, and regulatory standards throughout the product development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze customer, market, and product requirements and translate them into detailed electronic hardware functional and technical specifications.
• Lead the technical definition and development of electronic controller hardware, ensuring alignment with product performance, cost, quality, and schedule targets.
• Collaborate with external electronic hardware suppliers to define hardware architecture, review technical solutions, resolve design issues, and deliver complete hardware specifications.
• Define Human-Machine Interface (HMI) requirements by working closely with customers, product management, UX teams, and suppliers to develop user-friendly and compliant interface solutions.
• Own the electronic hardware technical specification documents, ensuring all customer requirements are fully captured and implemented.
• Ensure electronic hardware designs comply with EMC, electrical safety, environmental, and applicable international/regional regulatory standards.
• Define hardware reliability, durability, and lifetime requirements, develop validation plans, and ensure successful execution of verification and validation (V&V) testing.
• Review and approve hardware design documentation, schematics, component selection, design reports, test reports, and supplier deliverables.
• Coordinate cross-functional activities with software, mechanical, system engineering, quality, purchasing, and manufacturing teams to ensure successful product integration.
• Support product issue analysis, root cause investigation, corrective actions, and continuous product improvement during development and production.
• Drive technical risk assessment and mitigation activities throughout the product development process.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in electronic hardware development, preferably in HVAC, home appliances, industrial control, or embedded systems.
• Strong knowledge of analog and digital circuit design, power electronics, microcontroller-based control systems, and electronic component selection.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in gas appliances, wall-hung boilers, heat pumps, or HVAC electronic control systems.
• Knowledge of HMI design principles and user interface development.
• Familiarity with IEC/EN standards related to household appliances and electronic control systems.
• Experience with laboratory testing, EMC certification, and regulatory approval processes.

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• Good understanding of EMC/EMI design principles, electrical safety standards, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience working with external design suppliers or EMS partners throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Familiarity with reliability engineering, DFMEA, design verification, validation testing, and product certification.
• Strong communication and technical leadership skills with the ability to collaborate across international and cross-functional teams.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

Additional Information

By choice, we are committed to a diverse workforce and are an equal opportunity employer. Robert Bosch welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in the selection process.