HW Design Leader - Radar

Descrizione del lavoro:

Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent a greener and more secured mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies.

The HW Design Lead will be responsible for defining and leading the hardware development and integration for advanced automotive radar sensor platforms.
This role requires a strong electrical background with significant involvement in RF, thermal management, system architecture and ensuring compliance with stringent automotive functional safety and cyber security standards.

Key Responsibilities
* Lead the hardware design and architecture definition for the radar sensor platform
* Define the Block diagrams for the Hardware concepts specific to customer requirements
* Drive the design of critical electrical systems, including:
* The radar chipset
* Network components.
* Electrical Power concepts (Power supply architecture) for different modes
( normal operation, power reduction mode, power safe mode, …)
* Strong involvement in the thermal design of the radar system.
* Collaborate closely with the Antenna Design Lead on chipset and antenna design choices.
* Ensure compliance with Functional Safety (FuSa) requirements, specifically identifying and avoiding systematic faults that could lead to sensor unavailability, as required for ASIL B(D).
* Define the security architecture, including the type of Hardware Security Module (HSM),
* Support the overall system integration, Design Validation (DV), Process Validation (PV), and final production of the radar.
* Provide expert HW technical support during RFQ/RFI projects incl. costing.

Required Skills and Experience
* Proven experience as an HW Design Lead/ Senior HW design engineer or similar role in automotive electronics, preferably for radar sensing technology.
* Expertise in electrical design and strong knowledge of thermal design principles.
* Familiarity with automotive radar components and reference designs
* Radar chipset
* Power supply components
* communication interfaces
* Deep understanding of functional safety (ASIL) and cyber security standards in the automotive domain.
* Experience working with cross-functional teams on platform definition, including System and Mechatronic teams.

We offer:
* Work in a stable international company in a multinational team
* Work with cutting-edge technologies in Automotive
* Possibility to see the whole development process in one place - from an idea (customer requirement) to a product (e.g. automated parking ECU)
* 6 weeks of vacation per year
* Flexible working hours and home office possibility
* Variable remuneration - monthly and semester bonuses depending on team and company result
* Contribution to the pension insurance after the probation period, 5% from the gross salary
* Meal contribution and free time vouchers on Flexi Pass card
* Possibility of Multisport card
* Fitness room and external sports ground (football, basketball, volleyball) on site
* Mobility support for commuting, accommodation and moving services if you live over 20km away
* Company canteen offering a selection of international cuisine
* Easy access to work by Prague metro line A, car parking for all employees
* Personal development program through technical trainings and language courses
* Regular company team building events
* Outdoor relax zone with a barbecue space for team building

Job:Engineering Disciplines Management
Organization:Electronics
Schedule:Full time
Employee Status:Regular
Job Type:Main Employment (standard value)
Job Posting Date:2026-04-13
Join Us !
Being part of our team, you will join:
- one of the largest global innovative companies, with more than 20,000 engineers working in Research & Development
- a multi-cultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration
- more than 100,000 colleagues in 31 countries... which make a lot of opportunity for career growth
- a business highly committed to limiting the environmental impact if its activities and ranked by Corporate Knights as the number one company in the automotive sector in terms of sustainable development

More information on Valeo: https://www.valeo.com