Power Electronics HW Eng Team Leader

Location: Guadajalara, Jalisco, mx

Company Description

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Job Description

The Hardware Team Leader will be responsible for leading a group of engineers focused on the development of Power Electronics solutions for Electrified Motion applications. This role combines technical leadership, people development, and project execution, ensuring high‑quality hardware designs that meet OEM requirements, Bosch design standards, and internal quality processes.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

• Provide technical guidance for hardware engineers in power electronics design (thermal, EMC, PCB layout, packaging, component selection, DFMEA/DRBFM, etc).
• Review and approve design concepts, schematics, layouts, and validation plans.
• Ensure alignment with Bosch core engineering, global design standards, and product roadmaps.
• Support technical proposals for new business acquisitions, defining feasible and competitive design solutions.

Team & Competency Development

• Recruit, hire, and onboard new team members.
• Conduct regular career development dialogues and performance evaluations.
• Own the competency strategy for the hardware team, driving continuous training and capability growth.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and quality.

Project & Customer Interface

• Serve as first-level escalation point for OEMs and internal stakeholders (Design, Manufacturing, etc).
• Participate in project planning, risk analysis, and technical reviews.
• Ensure realistic project schedules and transparent reporting of risks and issues.
• Support cross‑functional problem solving, cost‑reduction initiatives, and continuous improvement activities.

Operational & Administrative

• Ensure proper monthly billing (MCR) and staffing planning.
• Oversee compliance to Bosch processes (ECM, configuration management, requirement, etc.).
• Coordinate activities using Planisware, Promise, and other Bosch tools.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Electronics, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering or related field.

Experience

• 7+ years in hardware or mechanical product development, ideally for power electronics (inverters, converters, OBC, or similar).
• Proven experience with product design processes, including CAD, PCB layout definition, EMC, thermal design, and requirement engineering.
• Hands‑on experience supporting manufacturing plants and handling engineering changes (DFMEA, DRBFM, 8D).
• Understanding of production processes and ability to evaluate cost/benefit options.

Nice to have: background specifically in power electronics design (Si/SiC/MOSFETs, thermal interfaces, high‑voltage insulation, EMI/EMC mitigation).

Soft Skills & Additional Requirements

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills (internal & OEM).
• Ability to negotiate and manage escalations diplomatically.
• Crisis management and structured problem-solving skills.
• Ability to motivate and integrate cross-functional teams.
• High transparency, reliability, and a continuous improvement mindset.

Additional Information

Position requires time flexibility to work with Americas and India time zones. Availability to travel required.