Senior Hardware Design Engineer

Location: Hyderabad

Experience: 6 – 8 Years

Role Overview:

We are looking for an experienced Senior Hardware Design Engineer to lead the design and

development of embedded hardware platforms for our IoT, automation, and electromechanical

products used in aquaculture and food processing industries.

The candidate will be responsible for end-to-end hardware development including circuit design,

PCB design, power electronics, system integration, validation, and productization.

Experience in complete product lifecycle ownership (concept to production) is

mandatory.

This role requires close collaboration with firmware, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to

deliver reliable, production-grade products.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Circuit Design & Development

● Design and develop analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits

● Create detailed schematics using tools like Altium, KiCad, OrCAD, Eagle, etc.

● Select components based on performance, cost, reliability, and availability

● Design subsystems including MCU, power supply, sensor interfaces, and communication

modules

2. PCB Design

● Design multi-layer PCB layouts (2–6 layers or higher as required)

● Define PCB stack-up and routing strategies (high-speed, differential pairs, impedance

control)

● Ensure EMI/EMC-compliant layout practices and proper grounding techniques

3. Prototyping & Testing

● Build and validate hardware prototypes

● Perform board bring-up, debugging, and troubleshooting

● Use lab equipment such as oscilloscope, multimeter, logic analyzer, and spectrum

analyzer

● Conduct functional testing, stress testing, and failure analysis

4. Hardware-Firmware Integration

● Collaborate with firmware engineers for hardware-software integration

● Support driver development, peripheral validation, and debugging

● Ensure seamless interaction between hardware and embedded firmware

5. Documentation

● Prepare design documents, schematics, BOM, test reports, and release notes

● Maintain proper version control and engineering change management (ECN/ECO)

6. Compliance & Reliability

● Ensure compliance with EMI/EMC, safety, and regulatory standards (CE, FCC, UL,

RoHS)

● Perform reliability testing including thermal, environmental, and stress testing

● Hands-on experience in debugging field failures and improving product reliability

is highly preferred

7. Production Support

● Support manufacturing teams during prototype, pilot, and mass production

● Work on design improvements for cost optimization, yield improvement, and reliability

● Coordinate with vendors and suppliers for sourcing and alternate components

Required Skills & Experience:

Technical Skills

● Strong knowledge of analog and digital circuit design

● Experience with microcontroller-based systems (ESP32 / ARM Cortex-M preferred)

● Strong understanding of power electronics (SMPS, LDOs, battery systems)

● Experience with communication interfaces: UART, SPI, I2C, RS485, CAN, Ethernet

● Hands-on experience with schematic design and PCB layout tools

● Knowledge of EMI/EMC design practices, grounding, and signal integrity

● Experience using debugging tools: oscilloscope, logic analyzer, DMM

● Experience with battery-powered and solar-powered systems (preferred)

● Familiarity with wireless technologies (Wi-Fi / BLE / LoRa) is a plus

Soft Skills

● Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

● Good communication and cross-team collaboration ability

● Ability to independently handle end-to-end hardware development

● Detail-oriented with strong documentation practices

Education:

• B.E / B.Tech / M.Tech in Electronics, Electrical, Embedded Systems, or related field