Analog Hardware Engineer

HBK - Hottinger Brüel & Kjær; Darmstadt; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

HBK (Hottinger Brüel & Kjær) seeks an experienced Analog Hardware Engineer (m/w/d) at our Darmstadt site to develop high‑performance analog circuits for state‑of‑the‑art power testing DAQ solutions. You will design, simulate, and verify circuits, while collaborating with international teams to ensure precision and reliability.

The role requires medi or/senior-level expertise, hands-on PCB design, and strong English communication.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of analog circuit design experience.
• Strong knowledge of op-amps, analog filters, and ADCs.
• PCB design quality impacts on noise and crosstalk; layout best practices.
• EMC and grounding design awareness.
• Experience with Altium Designer and Spice simulations.
• Good cross-functional communication with ECAD, firmware, QA, production.

Responsibilities

• Develop and sustain analog designs for data acquisition systems.
• Conduct simulations with LTSpice to verify performance.
• Design PCB schematics and layouts for analog modules.
• Set specifications and verify against production tests.
• Collaborate with manufacturers and support EMC and low voltage certification.

Skills

Analog design

PCB design principles

Op-amps/ADCs

Spice simulation

Altium Designer

LTSpice

EMC/ grounding

English communication

Tools

Altium Designer

LTSpice

Spice simulations

Job description

Contribute to advanced analog development for cutting‑edge electric power testing systems trusted worldwide! This job will provide you with an opportunity to further your career alongside some of the best and most passionate technology experts from around the world in a leading company within the test, measurement and data analytics industry. You will be a strong contributor, collaborating closely with colleagues from various business functions.

In this medior/senior position, you’ll play a key role in developing high‑performance circuits that power precision measurement technologies used by leading companies worldwide. Your expertise will help drive innovation and ensure our products continue to set the standard for accuracy and reliability.

Primary responsibilities

You will, as a Analog Hardware Engineer (m/w/d) be responsible for developing and sustaining our state‑of-the-art electric power testing DAQ solutions at our site in Darmstadt.

Your development activities

• Develop and maintain analog designs for different data acquisition systems.
• Research new analog designs with the help of simulation (e.g. LTSpice).
• Schematics design and layout of PCBs for analog systems.
• Set and verify specifications for data acquisition products.
• Define tests for production to (automatically) validate analog hardware.
• Keep in contact with (major) manufacturers to monitor trends in analog product development.
• Assist in the CE certification process and support during external certification, both for EMC as well as low voltage safety.

Professional qualifications

• Min 5 – 10 years’ experience in analog design.
• Excellent understanding of analog components and design principles, for example circuits including Op-Amps, analog filters, A/D converters, etc.
• A good knowledge of PCB design’s influence on noise, crosstalk etc. Optimum component placement and routing.
• Grounding and EMC design
• Knowledge of design-to-cost
• Experience in circuit design using Altium Designer
• Usage of Spice‑simulation during the design phase
• Good communication skills with other involved parties such as: ECAD, firmware, test department, QA, production, etc.

Personal skills

• Good communication skills in English, both verbally and in writing.
• Good interpersonal skills
• Team player, but also able to solve problems individually.
• Hands on, able to or used to work from prototype to production phase.
• Accurate, practical and result driven personality.
• Experience in working in international located development team is a plus.

We Offer

Freedom with responsibility is the framework for HBK’s employees. This allows for a good balance between work and family life and for constant development of professional and personal skills in an international and enjoyable working environment.

One company – HBK

On 1 January 2019, Brüel & Kjær and HBM merged their activities into a new company called HBK (Hottinger Brüel & Kjær). With more than 3,500 employees worldwide and production facilities in Denmark, Germany, the UK, the USA, China and Portugal and presence in 80 countries, HBK is a leading player in the test and measurement area. For further info please visit www.hbkworld.com.