Electrical & Hardware Design Engineer - Senior

Smartbox Lockers; Navi Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Smartbox Lockers in Navi Mumbai seeks a Senior Electrical & Hardware Design Engineer to design, develop, test, and maintain electrical systems and hardware components, ensuring reliable and safe product performance.

The role requires 6+ years in hardware design (EEE/ECE) with strong circuit design fundamentals. You will lead power budgeting, PCB design, and thermal analysis while collaborating with firmware, mechanical, and quality teams to drive production releases.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in electrical/electronic hardware design and product development.
• Bachelor degree in EEE or ECE or equivalent.
• Strong fundamentals in electrical and electronic circuit design.
• Experience with power budgeting, component selection, and PCB design.
• Familiarity with circuit simulation and PCB tools.

Responsibilities

• Electrical Circuit Design: Design electrical and electronic circuits for embedded systems.
• Power calculations: Perform system-level and PCB-level power budgeting, voltage/current calculations, peak load analysis, power loss, efficiency, and thermal dissipation calculations.
• Power PCB Design: Develop schematics and PCB layouts for power boards using Altium Designer or equivalent tools.
• Component Selection: Select appropriate electrical and electronic components and maintain BOM.
• Power Supply Design: Design and validate power management circuits, protection circuits, ensuring stable and efficient operation.
• Hardware Testing and Debugging: Perform PCB bring-up, functional testing, and troubleshooting.
• Thermal and Reliability Analysis: Evaluate component temperature, PCB current capacity, voltage drops, power losses to ensure reliable operation.
• Product Development and Documentation: Own hardware development from requirements analysis to prototype validation and production release.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with embedded firmware, mechanical, manufacturing, and quality teams to resolve hardware issues.

Skills

Electrical circuit design

Power budgeting

Thermal analysis

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BE/B.Tech in EEE or ECE

Tools

Altium Designer

Circuit simulation software

Job description

Job Title - Electrical & Hardware Design Engineer - Senior

Department: Hardware Department

Location: Navi Mumbai

Experience: 6+ Years

Employment Type: Full-time, In Office

OUR HERITAGE AND JOURNEY:

A Legacy of Innovation, A Future of Solutions:

Founded with a vision to transform the package management industry, Smartbox has built a legacy of delivering innovative, reliable, and scalable locker solutions since 2015. Over the years, we have become a trusted partner for businesses across industries, offering secure, seamless, and data-driven logistics solutions.

Our expertise, backed by the deployment of over 14,000 lockers and a 98% customer satisfaction rate, stands as a testament to our commitment to excellence in customer service. Smartbox Lockers continues to lead the way in shaping the future of smart, efficient package management systems worldwide.

Over time, Smart box grew from a hardware manufacturer into an ISO 27001:2022 and PCI-DSS certified full platform business, pairing modular locker hardware with an enterprise-grade cloud-SaaS layer for access control, monitoring, analytics and system integration. Our partners include Morgan Stanley, HCL, GE Healthcare, Unisys, Bajaj Finance, ICICI Bank, and DXC Technology.

JOB SUMMARY:

We are seeking an Electrical & Hardware Design Engineer responsible for designing, developing, testing, and maintaining electrical systems, electronic circuits, and hardware components to ensure reliable, efficient, and safe product performance.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Electrical Circuit Design: Design electrical and electronic circuits for embedded systems.
• Power Calculations: Perform system-level and PCB-level power budgeting, voltage/current calculations, peak load analysis, power loss, efficiency, and thermal dissipation calculations.
• Power PCB Design: Develop schematics and PCB layouts for power boards using Altium Designer or equivalent tools.
• Component Selection: Select appropriate electrical and electronic components and maintain BOM.
• Power Supply Design: Design and validate power management circuits, protection circuits, ensuring stable and efficient operation.
• Hardware Testing and Debugging: Perform PCB bring-up, functional testing, and troubleshooting.
• Thermal and Reliability Analysis: Evaluate component temperature, PCB current capacity, voltage drops, power losses to ensure reliable operation.
• Product Development and Documentation: Own hardware development from requirements analysis to prototype validation and production release.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with embedded firmware, mechanical, manufacturing, and quality teams to resolve hardware issues.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum 6 years of relevant experience in electrical/electronic hardware design and product development.
• B.E./B.Tech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE), Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE), or equivalent.
• Strong fundamentals in electrical and electronic circuit design.
• Hands-on experience in power calculations, component selection, and power PCB design.
• Proficiency in at least one PCB design tool and familiarity with circuit simulation.
• Practical experience in hardware testing, debugging, and root-cause analysis.
• Knowledge of DC-DC converters, voltage regulators, protection circuits, thermal analysis, and EMI/EMC fundamentals.