Job Description

Responsibilities:

System Architecture: Define hardware requirements and select key components (MCUs, sensors, actuators, power regulators).

Schematic & Layout: Design multi-layer PCBs using industry-standard EDA tools like Altium and KiCad, ensuring signal integrity and proper thermal management.

Prototyping & Bring-up: Perform initial board bring-up, debugging, and hardware-level troubleshooting using multimeters, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers.

Competitive Analysis: Perform teardowns and technical benchmarking of competitor products to identify design trends, cost-saving opportunities, and performance gaps.

Reverse Engineering: Analyze existing hardware to reconstruct schematics, identify component functions, and understand system logic when original documentation is unavailable.

Failure & Obsolescence Analysis: Lead the reverse engineering of obsolete or failing components to develop modern, compatible replacements.

Design for Excellence (DFX): Optimize designs for manufacturability (DFM), test (DFT), and cost (DFC).

Compliance & Certification: Prepare designs for EMI/EMC testing and ensure compliance with relevant standards (CE, FCC, UL, etc.).

Documentation: Maintain clear design documentation, including BOMs (Bill of Materials), assembly drawings, and test reports.

Required Skills

Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electronics Engineering or a related field

Circuit Design: Deep understanding of analog and digital circuit design, power electronics, and high-speed interfaces.

Embedded Systems: Experience interfacing with microcontrollers (ARM, ESP32, STM32) and communication protocols (I2C, SPI, UART, CAN).

PCB Deconstruction: Proven ability to map out PCB traces and identify integrated circuit (IC) functions from physical boards.

Analytical Mindset: Proficiency in using lab tools (X-ray, microscopic inspection, and logic analyzers) to "work backward" from a finished product to a design file.

Hands-on Lab Skills: Proficient in soldering (SMD components) and using standard lab equipment for validation.

Problem Solving: Ability to identify and resolve complex hardware issues, from signal noise to power distribution failures.