Fortil is an engineering company founded in 2009. We support our partners in the success of their technical projects in various fields such as Industry, IT or Healthcare.
Today we are more than 2,700 employees spread over 13 countries. Working with us means working in an ambitious team, within a multicultural and international context!
Our ambition is to contribute to building a more responsible, communal and inclusive world for our employees and clients.
We are seeking a Senior Hardware Engineer with expertise in designing and developing PCBA solutions for automotive oil pumps and industrial motor control systems. The ideal candidate will take technical ownership of electronic hardware platforms, from architecture, schematic design and PCB layout to debugging for EMC and electrical compliance, while collaborating closely with firmware, validation, and mechanical teams.
This role involves platform-level thinking, modular hardware development, and a strong focus on documentation and regulatory compliance for high-reliability applications in the automotive and industrial domains.
Electronic Architecture & Modular Design:
- Own the platform electronic architecture for the product generation.
- Decompose the overall system into electronic modules, defining modular design architecture for reusability.
- Create and maintain the electronic engineering module catalogue and configure modules for different projects.
- Evaluate the maturity and reusability of hardware modules.
- Contribute to electronic requirement reviews, assessing feasibility and proposing optimizations or deviations when needed.
- Define internal component-level requirements and derive interface specifications.
- Lead and contribute to decisions on the creation of new modules or module variants.
Design & Development:
- Design, simulate, and develop PCBAs for oil pump controllers and industrial motor drives.
- Collaborate with suppliers on the development and simulation activities.
- Perform worst-case analysis, hardware calculation reports, and define electrical protections.
- Create and review all necessary hardware design outputs:
Validation & Debug:
- Debug and resolve issues related to EMC, signal integrity, power integrity, and thermal performance.
- Conduct and support hardware integration testing and generate Hardware Integration Test Reports.
- Collaborate with supplier team for realization of AOI, FCT, and ICT validation.
- Provide support for DFMEA and risk assessments for design robustness.
Cross-functional Collaboration:
- Work closely with firmware developers, mechanical engineers, and testing teams to ensure system compatibility and integration.
- Participate in project reviews, gate reviews, and design for manufacturing (DFM) activities.
- Support design reviews and audits for ASPICE, ISO 26262, and other relevant automotive standards.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electronics Engineering, or a related field.
- Minimum 5–8 years of experience in hardware design for automotive or industrial applications.
- Proven experience in designing and debugging motor control PCBAs and automotive electronic control units (ECUs).
- Strong understanding of EMC/EMI design principles and compliance testing.
- Proficiency in tools such as Candence OrCAD Tool chain, CAM 350 or equivalent.
- Familiar with industry standards: AEC-Q100, IPC standards, etc.
- Familiar with FMEA, WCA, thermal and electrical simulation tools.
- Strong Time Management and collaboration skills are essential
- Experience in automotive sector.
- Hands-on experience with DC-DC converters, gate drivers, current sensing, and sensor integration.
- Exposure to Model-Based Design, Simulink, or MATLAB for system-level modelling.
- Understanding of CAN, LIN, or other automotive communication protocols.
- Soft skills of Critical thinking, Attention to detail & Interpersonal communication
- Familiar with industry standards: ISO 26262
Next Steps
- Someone from the Talent Acquisition department will contact you to schedule an initial HR interview.
- If successful, a second interview will be conducted to validate your technical knowledge.
- In case of a positive outcome from the technical interview, there will be a last qualification meeting with the Client.
- If the final outcome is positive, we will discuss our proposal with you. Alternatively, if the outcome is negative, we will share our sincere feedback!
Why Fortil?
Although we currently find ourselves in a significant phase of expansion, the high standards of our projects and recruitments remain as demanding as ever. Quality will always take precedence over quantity, as we prefer excellence to ease!
We hope to become the largest independent engineering group in Europe, working to serve future generations. To do so, our operational model is based on four fundamental aspects:
- Profitable performance
- Expert engineers
- Efficient organisation
- Social responsibility
Apply and join us to become part of a model that is out of the ordinary!
