Audio & Cockpit Domain HW Architect
Objective
- Responsible for translating Audio and Cockpit related system requirements into hardware platform architectures and technical solutions.
- Act as the technical owner for Audio-related hardware technologies, driving component strategy, architecture planning, hardware design, supplier technical reviews, and technology roadmap development.
Represent the hardware organization in platform-level discussions with system teams, software teams, suppliers, and global development teams, while actively contributing to hardware development projects and technical decision making.
Main tasks
1. Hardware Architecture & Solution Definition
Analyze system requirements from a hardware perspective
Translate requirements into hardware platform solutions
Define Audio-related hardware architectures and implementation concepts
Support hardware architecture discussions with global teams
Perform architecture trade-off analysis and technical feasibility assessments
Support platform-level technical decisions
2. Audio Domain Ownership & Technology Roadmap
Develop Audio domain technology roadmaps
Define preferred Audio component strategies
Evaluate emerging Audio technologies and industry trends
Establish reusable Audio hardware solutions
Build preferred supplier and component ecosystems
3. Hardware Design & Development
Lead Audio-related hardware development activities
Participate in schematic design and architecture implementation
Drive component selection activities
Support board bring-up and debugging
Support Audio performance optimization and troubleshooting
Support validation and issue resolution
4. Technical Reviews & Supplier Management
Lead Audio architecture reviews
Review supplier hardware solutions and design proposals
Challenge supplier technical assumptions and design decisions
Support complex technical issue escalations
Participate in cross-functional technical reviews
5. Capability Building & Knowledge Management
Develop Audio design guidelines
Build review checklists and best practices
Establish reusable design knowledge and lessons learned
Support capability development within the hardware organization
Drive continuous improvement activities