Technical lead- Firmware - Cognizant Technology Solutions

Principal Hardware Engineer

Qualification:

Responsibility:

Requirements Gathering and Analysis:

• • Participate in hardware requirement gathering workshops / sessions and support documentation wherever applicable.

• • Raise queries and seek resolution where unclear / ambiguous.

• review the technical aspect of documents and provide inputs / comments as required.

• • Gather necessary design requirements and understand transformation requirements.

Resource/ Efforts Estimation and Monitoring:

• • Understand how the estimation (effort size etc) is done at task level in the area of work concerned.

• study non functional requirements and design.

• • Measure and report the actual effort against the estimated effort and track task progress reporting in C20 (or any other applicable tool).

• understand and leverage the estimation templates for new and on going projects.

• • Keep a close track on any changes to Requirements and impact to cost and schedule.

Design:

• • Leverage technology expertise to create the LL (low level) Design and detailed design document.

• review all deliverables created by the hardwrae designer.

• understand the Interdependencies of various circuits in a complete board design that is being developed.

• • Create detailed design.

• provide input to the Project Manager / Tech Lead for revision of the project plan from a technical perspective or creating of plan for sub modules of the project.

• • Provide support in development of proof of concept as designed by Designer / Hardware Architect.

• initiate development environment setup.

• • Provide design files to customer for early feedback.

• create quality check points for all deliverables.

• create design documents with the support of the hardware architects for the assigned scope.

Testing:

• • Design a test jig to perform QTP (Qualification tets plan)and ATP (Acceptance test plan) based on the requirement.

• conduct comprehensive unit testing.

• • Prepare and support the preparation of unit test strategy.

• plan document and data requirements.

• automate unit testing and contribute to automation of unit testing with required hardware.

• • Conduct peer review of design.

• perform simulation by integrating all circuits of different modules.

• review test plan as prepared by the hardwrae designer.

• • Support all upstream and downstream hardware modules for integration and connectivity testing.

Defect Management:

• • Participate in defect triage meetings.

• conduct RCA for design defects identified.

• Perform DFMEA analysis for all designs and provide ideas for solution in the designBased on circuit simulations analyse the design defects and correct in the design.

Process Improvements and Adherence:

• • Participate in innovation sessions.

• implement process improvements to reduce manual intervention (eg automation).

• provide support for process audit activities.

• • Generate ideas to bring about any form of value add and share the same with Tech Lead.

• adhere to process and tools (usage of cognizant 20.

• awareness of quality management system IDE etc).

Knowledge Management:

• • Contribute towards updating knowledge assets design ideas Tools for circuit analysis.

• • Conduct knowledge transfer sessions for new hires in the project team.

• conduct training through academy (if approved).

• • Guide and mentor team members from a technical perspective to ensure quality improvement.

• contribute to / search / reuse all types of assets from repository.

People management:

• • Engage with the team.

• resolve / address conflict within the team.

• provide coaching to team members and develop their capability.

• • Conduct internal trainings for developers within team.