Lead Hardware Engineer, Wearable AI Capture Systems

CNTXT, Inc.; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

CNTXT, Inc. in Abu Dhabi on-site is seeking a hands-on hardware tech lead who will own hardware end-to-end for egocentric capture systems. You will spec the capture suite, manage vendors, and design hardware hands-on while developing CNTXT's hardware IP and guiding engineers and contractors.

The role requires leadership in setting up the hardware lab, BOM management, design reviews, and mentoring engineers. 7+ years in hardware, ODM experience, and strong systems integration are essential.

Qualifications

• Must have mixed-signal schematic design with power trees and signal integrity.
• PCB design with multi-layer layouts, DFM/DFT awareness, fab/assembly knowledge.
• Camera systems expertise: image sensors, MIPI CSI-2, ISP pipelines.
• IMU selection, sensor fusion basics, calibration and drift characterization.
• Hardware time synchronization and timestamping at source.
• Embedded C/C++ on MCUs/SoCs; RTOS or embedded Linux; hardware drivers.
• Low-power and wearable design with battery budgeting and thermal limits.
• Lab/debug skills: oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power analyzers.
• Wireless offload: Wi-Fi/BLE, storage, data transfer reliability.
• Biosignal sensing and electrode interfaces (EMG or similar).
• Mechanical enclosure design and CAD collaboration for wearables.
• Certification knowledge (CE/FCC/RoHS; UAE TDRA when applicable).
• Scripting for test automation and sensor characterization (Python).

Responsibilities

• Own the egocentric capture suite specification and architecture.
• Define hardware interfaces to data pipelines (e.g., MCAP) and ensure sync.
• Evaluate and manage ODMs/contract manufacturers with data-driven rationale.
• Review schematics/PCB layouts; write and debug firmware for sensors.
• Lead hardware lab setup, BOM control, and design reviews.
• Mentor engineers and contractors; participate in hiring hardware staff.

Skills

Electronics design

PCB design

Camera systems

Inertial sensing

Time synchronization

Embedded firmware

Low-power wearable

Lab and debug

Wireless offload

Biosignal sensing

Mechanical collaboration

Scripting for test automation

Education

Electrical/ Electronics Engineering degree

Tools

Altium

KiCad

PLM/BOM tool

Job description

CNTXT, Inc. in Abu Dhabi on-site is seeking a hands-on hardware tech lead who will own hardware end-to-end for egocentric capture systems. You will spec the capture suite, manage vendors, and design hardware hands-on while developing CNTXT's hardware IP and guiding engineers and contractors.

The role requires leadership in setting up the hardware lab, BOM management, design reviews, and mentoring engineers. 7+ years in hardware, ODM experience, and strong systems integration are essential.