Senior Hardware Engineer

Role Overview

• Translate system requirements into detailed hardware design specifications, ensuring alignment with firmware and software requirements.
• Design and develop hardware modules and systems for low-power, small-scale devices operating in challenging environments.
• Collaborate with Firmware and Software Engineers to ensure seamless integration of hardware with tracking and sensor telemetry applications for LPWAN or Cellular IoT networks.
• Develop and execute testing protocols to verify the end-to-end functionality of prototype devices, including hardware, firmware, and connectivity.
• Participate in technical design reviews, providing input on system architecture and deployment strategies to optimize hardware performance.
• Conduct simulations and prototyping to validate hardware designs and ensure compliance with system specifications and environmental constraints.
• Continuously explore and implement improvements to hardware development processes, enhancing performance, reliability, and efficiency.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance in hardware engineering, ensuring best practices in design, testing, and deployment across the team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 8+ years of experience in related fields.
• Strong knowledge of hardware system architecture, board-level design, and electronic component selection.
• Proficiency with OrCAD Capture for schematic design and PCB layout design tools.
• Knowledge of low-power hardware design techniques, including battery-powered system design and power optimization.
• Understanding of RF and wireless technologies used in IoT products, such as Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Wi-Fi, Thread, Zigbee, LoRa, or Cellular.
• Strong hardware debugging and troubleshooting skills using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and other laboratory equipment.
• Knowledge of hardware verification, validation, and product qualification methodologies.
• Ability to perform root-cause analysis and drive issue resolution in a structured and organized manner.
• Understanding design-for-manufacturing (DFM), design-for-test (DFT), and product lifecycle development processes.
• Desirable: MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field is preferred with 5+ years of experience.
• Advanced knowledge of RF system design, antenna integration, RF performance optimization, and wireless certification processes.
• Expertise in low-power system architecture for battery-operated and energy-constrained IoT devices.
• Familiarity with EMI/EMC mitigation, and compliance testing methodologies.
• Experience with embedded hardware design.
• Proficiency with PCB stack-up design, board layout reviews, and manufacturing design considerations.
• Knowledge of hardware reliability, environmental qualification, and product lifecycle management processes.
• Familiarity with ODM, CM, and global supply-chain development models.

Tech Stack

• IoT

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements
• Professional development opportunities