Objective

• Responsible for translating system requirements into scalable hardware platform architectures with a focus on networking, connectivity, power distribution, and platform infrastructure.
• Drive hardware architecture definition, technology roadmap planning, component ecosystem development, and supplier technical evaluations for future cockpit, ADAS, and centralized computing platforms.
• Act as a key technical representative of the hardware organization in platform-level discussions with system architects, software architects, suppliers, and global development teams, while actively participating in hardware solution definition and critical technology decisions.

 Main tasks

1. Hardware Architecture & Solution Definition

• Analyze system requirements from a hardware perspective

• Translate system requirements into networking and power platform architectures

• Define platform-level connectivity and power concepts

• Support architecture discussions with global development teams

• Perform architecture trade-off studies and feasibility evaluations

• Support major platform-level technical decisions

2. Network & Power Domain Ownership

• Develop networking and power technology roadmaps

• Define preferred component and supplier strategies

• Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends

• Establish reusable platform-level hardware solutions

• Support future platform planning and architecture evolution

• Details:  

  Networking & Connectivity： Automotive Ethernet, Ethernet PHY, Switch Architecture, Gateway Architecture, PCIe, USB, SerDes, Camera Connectivity and Network Topology. 

  Power: Power Tree, PMIC Strategy, Power Sequencing, Power Monitoring, Power Distribution, Compute Platform Power Architecture

   

3. Hardware Development & Technical Leadership

• Participate in hardware architecture implementation activities

• Support component selection and technology evaluations

• Support schematic reviews and architecture reviews

• Support complex debugging and root cause analysis

• Drive networking and power related technical issue resolution

• Support validation activities and technical closure

4. Technical Reviews & Supplier Management

• Lead networking and power architecture reviews

• Review supplier technical solutions and component selections

• Challenge supplier assumptions and design decisions

• Evaluate technology risks and technical maturity

• Support issue escalation and technical governance

   

5. Capability Building & Knowledge Management

• Develop architecture guidelines and design best practices

• Build review methodologies and checklists

• Establish reusable technical knowledge databases

• Support capability development within the hardware team

• Drive continuous engineering improvement

Qualifications

Education

• Master degree in electronic/electro-technic, computer science or similar course of studies
• Fluent English and Chinese is mandatory; German language knowledge is an advantage

Experience

• Minimum 12 years of experience in hardware development, hardware architecture, system design, or related technical leadership roles.
• Extensive experience in automotive networking, high-speed connectivity, power architecture, domain controllers, cockpit, ADAS, centralized compute, or related platforms.
• Proven track record of leading architecture discussions, technical reviews, and platform-level solution evaluations.
• Experience translating product and system requirements into scalable hardware platform architectures.
• Strong experience driving technical trade-offs involving compute, networking, power, thermal, reliability, cost, scalability, and vehicle integration constraints.
• Experience working directly with OEMs, Tier1 suppliers, semiconductor vendors, and global engineering organizations.
• Experience defining technology roadmaps, preferred component ecosystems, and reusable platform architectures.
• Experience participating in executive-level technical discussions and influencing key architecture decisions.
• Experience mentoring engineers and driving technical capability development across organizations.
• Hands-on experience throughout the full product lifecycle from concept development to mass production