Edge Hardware Engineer for Unmanned Systems

NestAI; Tampere; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

The NestAI ESOP program

Occupational healthcare (Mehiläinen)

Epassi Flex benefit

Holiday allowance

Phone benefit

Mac or PC of choice

Regular team lunches and company trips

Job summary

NestAI is seeking a Hardware Engineer to join our Edge HW team in Tampere. You will assemble, test, and prototype hardware for unmanned systems, working with design and software teams to take hardware from bench to deployment.

We value hands-on lab skills and collaboration in a fast-paced defence environment. English proficiency is required; Finnish language skills are a plus and relocation support may be considered.

Qualifications

• > Experience designing electronics, including reading and working from schematics.
• > Hands‑on experience building, assembling, and working directly with electronics hardware
• > Experience with electronics lab work, including using measurement instruments to test and validate hardware
• > Experience running electronics testing activities to confirm hardware meets requirements
• > Experience moving between hands‑on lab testing and field testing, adapting as priorities and requirements shift
• > Software experience is a plus
• > Professional fluency in English

Responsibilities

• > Assemble and test unmanned vehicle hardware (UxVs), from early prototypes through to field-ready builds
• > Source and specify electronics hardware for unmanned vehicle projects
• > Test electronics hardware in the lab, using measurement instruments, to confirm it performs as designed
• > Prototype new electronics hardware and unmanned vehicle components as the team's technical needs evolve
• > Take ownership of your own technical improvements, working directly with senior engineers to grow your skills and responsibilities over time
• > Collaborate with Hardware Design Engineers and Mechanical Engineers, software teams, and field deployment engineers to take hardware from the bench to deployment
• > Support the wider team's operations beyond your own project work

Skills

Electrical design

Hands-on hardware

Lab testing

English fluency

Tools

Measurement instruments

PCB layout

Job description

NestAI is seeking a Hardware Engineer to join our Edge HW team in Tampere. You will assemble, test, and prototype hardware for unmanned systems, working with design and software teams to take hardware from bench to deployment.

We value hands-on lab skills and collaboration in a fast-paced defence environment. English proficiency is required; Finnish language skills are a plus and relocation support may be considered.