Electronic /Hardware Design Engineer

Job Title: Electronic /Hardware Design Engineer

Location: Woodridge, IL

Employment Type: Contract

About Us
DMV IT Service LLC, founded in 2020, is a trusted IT consulting firm specializing in IT infrastructure optimization, cybersecurity, networking, and staffing solutions. We partner with clients to achieve technology goals through expert guidance, workforce support, and innovative solutions. With a client-focused approach, we also provide online training and job placements, ensuring long-term IT success.

Job Purpose
The Electronic /Hardware Design Engineer will be responsible for creating and maintaining electronic designs for control modules, supporting both new product development and current production improvements. You will work on analog, digital, and power supply circuits, embedded microcontrollers, and driver systems while ensuring quality, cost-effectiveness, and long-term reliability.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, document, and maintain technical requirements, specifications, test plans, and change notices.
• Design and troubleshoot electronic circuits for control modules (analog, digital, displays, drivers, power supplies, etc.).
• Create schematics and collaborate with PCB layout designers.
• Support production designs through quality improvements, cost reductions, and failure analysis.
• Evaluate and approve components based on performance, availability, and cost.
• Conduct root cause analysis and define corrective actions for component or system failures.
• Participate in design reviews and cross-functional product team activities.
• Collaborate with validation and manufacturing engineers to ensure robust testing and production readiness.
• Apply engineering methods such as DOE, FMEA, tolerance analysis, simulation, and DFM to enhance design quality and reliability.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5–8 years of professional electronic design experience.
• Strong schematic design experience with displays, sensors, microcontrollers, or engine control modules.
• Hands-on hardware design expertise in analog and digital electronics, including automotive I/O (injector, on/off, current drivers) and/or power supplies.
• Debugging experience with hardware and embedded software systems.
• Embedded software development skills in C and Assembly, or strong knowledge of embedded systems.
• Project leadership experience with the ability to manage project plans.
• Solid understanding of environmental and EMC testing requirements.
• Practical experience with root cause analysis and troubleshooting techniques.
• Strong knowledge of electronic components and circuits (µPs, µCs, op-amps, regulators, logic ICs, discrete semiconductors, etc.).
• Familiarity with operating systems such as WinCE or Linux.
• Proficiency with PCB design tools (e.g., Mentor) and multi-layer PCB development.
• Skilled in using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, DVMs, and power supplies.
• Strong documentation and presentation skills using MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of FMEA, electrical stress analysis, EMI/EMC layout practices.
• Familiarity with manufacturing processes.
• Experience with display and instrument cluster systems.

Education Requirement

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering.