Senior Electronic, RF Engineer

Manna Drone Delivery; Dublin; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Dublin is seeking an experienced hardware engineer to lead design and validation of advanced electronic systems. You will work across schematic, PCB development, RF integration, and sensor interfaces to deliver high-performance, manufacturable solutions.

We value hands-on debugging with tools like VNA, spectrum analyzers, and oscilloscopes, plus a strong grasp of EMI/EMC, signal integrity, and regulatory compliance to ensure reliable products from concept to production.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in electronic hardware design.
• Mixed-signal design with schematic capture and PCB layout.
• High-speed interfaces such as Ethernet, USB, CAN, or I2C.
• RF system design and integration for wireless systems.
• Signal integrity, power integrity, EMC/ESD, grounding.
• Power system design including BMS and regulators.
• Antenna integration and RF optimization.
• Sensor integration including GNSS and LiDAR.
• Hands-on hardware debugging with test equipment.
• DFM/DFA, certification and production support.

Responsibilities

• Design, validate, and integrate electronic hardware systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable solutions.
• Develop schematic, PCB, and test plans with manufacturability in mind.
• Support embedded, sensor, power, and wireless subsystems while meeting regulatory requirements.

Skills

Mixed-signal design

High-speed interfaces

RF system design

Signal integrity

Power system design

Antenna integration

Sensor integration

Hardware debugging

DFM/DFA

Regulatory compliance

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Spectrum analyzers

Vector network analyzers (VNA)

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Testing equipment

Job description

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the design, development, integration, and validation of electronic hardware systems.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, high-performance, and manufacturable electronic solutions.
• Apply strong electronic design and problem-solving skills across hardware development activities, including schematic design, PCB development, and testing.
• Support development of embedded, sensor, power, and wireless communication systems while ensuring designs meet performance, quality, and regulatory requirements.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience
• Mixed-signal electronic design, including schematic capture, PCB layout, and hardware validation across advanced PCB technologies such as HDI, rigid-flex, flex, and controlled-impedance designs.
• High-speed digital interface design and integration, including Ethernet, USB, DDR, CAN, I²C, RS-485, and embedded processing platforms.
• RF system design and integration for GNSS, LTE/5G, WLAN, telemetry, Remote ID, and other wireless communication systems.
• Strong understanding of signal integrity, power integrity, EMC/ESD design, grounding, shielding, impedance control, and RF coexistence.
• Power system design including battery-powered systems, battery management systems (BMS), LDOs, SMPS regulators, thermal considerations, and noise management.
• Antenna integration and RF optimization, including matching networks, S-parameter analysis, MIMO/diversity architectures, and mitigation of enclosure and environmental effects.
• Sensor integration and optimisation, including GNSS, inertial sensors, radar, LiDAR, machine vision, and other sensing technologies.
• Hands-on hardware debugging and characterisation using oscilloscopes, logic analysers, spectrum analysers, vector network analysers (VNA), and related test equipment.
• Design for manufacturability and assembly (DFM/DFA), certification, qualification testing, and production support.