Senior Hardware Architect – RF & High‑Speed Electronics

LitePoint; Rosedale; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid birthday leave

Employee assistance programme

Great staff facilities

Walking distance from ConstellationBus

Flexible and supportive work env

Job summary

Quantifi Photonics, part of the Teradyne family, is seeking a Senior Hardware Engineer in Australia to lead design, verification and production release of high‑performance test instrumentation. You will own analogue, digital, embedded, RF and microwave subsystems from architecture through validation.

You will mentor junior engineers, collaborate across disciplines, and deliver robust products that meet customer needs. Strong hands-on capability and clear communication are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, RF/Microwave Engineering, Physics, or a related discipline.
• Significant experience in hardware product design and development.
• Experience with analogue, digital, embedded, RF, microwave, or high-speed electronic systems.
• Hands-on experience using oscilloscopes, VNAs, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, multimeters, LCR meters, and related laboratory equipment.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to document technical work clearly and communicate technical trade‑offs effectively.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop analogue, digital, embedded, RF, microwave, and high-speed electronic hardware and PCB assemblies.
• Define system and hardware architectures, detailed designs, verification plans, and validation criteria.
• Perform schematic capture, PCB layout oversight, BOM creation, bring-up, debugging, functional testing, and design validation.
• Contribute to the design and optimization of broadband RF front-end modules, amplifiers, attenuators, filters, sampler circuits, and related signal‑chain blocks.
• Develop prototypes and evaluate new technologies and product concepts.

Skills

Analytical skills

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD in Electrical/Electronic/RF-Microwave Physics

Tools

Oscilloscopes

VNAs

Spectrum analyzers

Signal generators

Multimeters

LCR meters

Job description

Quantifi Photonics, part of the Teradyne family, is seeking a Senior Hardware Engineer in Australia to lead design, verification and production release of high‑performance test instrumentation. You will own analogue, digital, embedded, RF and microwave subsystems from architecture through validation.

You will mentor junior engineers, collaborate across disciplines, and deliver robust products that meet customer needs. Strong hands-on capability and clear communication are essential for success.