Hardware Developer - Product Care

Company Description

MAKE THE DIFFERENCE! THINK CUSTOMER FIRST! EXPERIMENT! CARE! BE OPEN!

Do you want to make a difference? Our goal is to always put customers and people first! Our challenge is to experiment and innovate, being open to change and diversity. These are the pillars of the Carel Culture Code, the basis of our corporate culture and our platform for growth. If you can relate to these values or want to make them your own, join us and find out just how much we can achieve together!

We are world leaders in control solutions for air conditioning, refrigeration and heating, as well as systems for humidification and adiabatic cooling. Our products guarantee high performance, are energy efficient and environmentally sustainable.

Position

We are looking for a Hardware Developer to join our Product Care – Electronics team, in support of maintenance, improvement and development activities for our electronics product portfolio. In this role, you will work closely with cross-functional teams both internally and externally, helping to ensure the reliability and technical continuity of our products throughout their entire lifecycle. You will play a hands-on role in managing homologations, running validation tests, supporting certification activities, and resolving technical issues reported from the field.

As a Hardware Developer – Product Care, you will be responsible for:

• Managing technical and design requests from Product Management and Marketing teams

• Sourcing and qualifying 2nd source components following End of Life, shortage or cost-out objectives

• Performing laboratory tests on components and validation testing on products (basic HW and SW functionality)

• Supporting certification activities by coordinating tests at internal and external laboratories, with a focus on EMC and safety requirements

• Updating and maintaining project technical documentation (DFMEA, flammability analysis, Mean Time Between Failures, Useful Life, Cross Impact Analysis, etc.)

• Analyzing issues reported by Service and Production teams, using a structured, problem-solving-oriented approach

• Supporting prototyping and pre-production activities, coordinating updates to line tests and related documentation

Requirements

• Academic background in electronics

• Knowledge of analog and digital electronics, ability to read electrical schematics and hands-on use of bench instruments (oscilloscope, multimeter, signal generator)

• Familiarity with electronic CAD tools (e.g. Altium, Zuken) and simulation software (e.g. LTspice, PSpice)

• Ability to manage multiple tasks in parallel with shifting priorities

• Strong analytical mindset and a problem-solving attitude

• Good communication skills and ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders (internal and external)

• Knowledge of PLM and/or ERP systems is a plus

Other information

What we offer

• Work-life balance: remote working and flexitime

• On-boarding program and continuing training

• Company welfare: company canteen, life insurance, welfare platform, company bonus, contributions to school expenses

• Carel BoostCamp, a three-year training course for new hires under the age of 30, aimed at developing transversal skills, such as project management, cross cultural communication and problem solving

MAKE THE DIFFERENCE…ANYWAY: this position isn’t right for you? Check out our other job opportunities: https://www.carel.com/open-positions

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At Carel we are actively committed to achieving our sustainability objectives, outlined in our “Driven by the Future - Sustainability in Action” plan, available for reference at: https://www.carel.com/carel-and-sustainability. Every day we take concrete actions to help combat climate change, identifying and developing products and services that increase energy efficiency and allow us to drastically reduce environmental impact.

Our organisation aims to ensure the establishment of transparent and responsible governance and to foster a fair and inclusive workplace where diversity is recognised as an essential value for the innovation we strive to bring. Carel is committed to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination. In line with these objectives and values, all applications received will be given due consideration and will be exclusively valued based on competences, experiences, motivation and values alignment.

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