Embedded Hardware Design Engineer

HEX20; India; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

HEX20 is seeking an Embedded Hardware Design Engineer in India to own hardware development from requirements to board bring-up and production support.

You will design analog/digital/mixed-signal circuits, validate power supplies, and ensure EMI/EMC compliance while collaborating with firmware, software, and manufacturing teams. 3–5 years of relevant experience preferred.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in embedded hardware or electronic product development.
• Strong analytical, debugging, documentation, and problem-solving abilities.
• Good communication and collaboration skills in Agile/Scrum environments.

Responsibilities

• Analyze system/customer requirements and develop hardware architecture.
• Design analog, digital, mixed-signal, and embedded circuits using Altium Designer/Allegro.
• Select components considering performance, reliability, cost, availability, lifecycle, and compliance.
• Design and validate power supplies, including DC-DC converters and LDOs.
• Support PCB stack-up, layout reviews, SI/PI, grounding, thermal, DFM, and DFT activities.
• Apply EMI/EMC design practices and support pre-compliance and compliance testing.
• Perform board bring-up, debugging, validation, functional testing, and root-cause analysis.
• Manage hardware development through prototype, EVT/DVT/PVT, production, and sustaining phases.
• Collaborate with firmware, software, PCB layout, sourcing, manufacturing, quality, and customer teams.
• Maintain BOMs, design documentation, test procedures, validation reports, and engineering change records.

Skills

Embedded hardware design

Schematic capture

Component selection

Power integrity

PCB design

EMI/EMC

Tools

Altium Designer

Allegro

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Spectrum analyzers

Job description

• Looking for an Embedded Hardware Design Engineer with hands-on experience in electronic product development and embedded hardware design. The role involves end-to-end ownership of hardware development—from requirements, architecture, schematic and PCB design to board bring-up, validation, production support, and lifecycle management.
• The ideal candidate will have strong problem-solving skills, attention to engineering quality, and the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams to develop reliable, high-performance electronic systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze system/customer requirements and develop hardware architecture.
• Design analog, digital, mixed-signal, and embedded circuits using Altium Designer/Allegro.
• Select components considering performance, reliability, cost, availability, lifecycle, and compliance.
• Design and validate power supplies, including DC-DC converters and LDOs.
• Support PCB stack-up, layout reviews, SI/PI, grounding, thermal, DFM, and DFT activities.
• Apply EMI/EMC design practices and support pre-compliance and compliance testing.
• Perform board bring-up, debugging, validation, functional testing, and root-cause analysis.
• Manage hardware development through prototype, EVT/DVT/PVT, production, and sustaining phases.
• Collaborate with firmware, software, PCB layout, sourcing, manufacturing, quality, and customer teams.
• Maintain BOMs, design documentation, test procedures, validation reports, and engineering change records.

Required Skills

• Strong hands-on experience in embedded hardware design, schematic capture, component selection, and design reviews.
• Knowledge of microcontrollers, processors, FPGAs, sensors, memory, power components, connectors, protection circuits, and communication interfaces.
• Experience with BOM management, component lifecycle, alternate part identification, EOL/PCN assessment, and cost optimization.
• Understanding of power integrity, converter stability, sequencing, protection, thermal management, and efficiency optimization.
• Good knowledge of PCB design, SI/PI, EMI/EMC, grounding, shielding, DFM, and DFT.Hands-on experience with electronic test and debugging equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum/network analyzers, power analyzers, and multimeters.
• Familiarity with SPI, I²C, UART, CAN, RS485, RS422, LVDS, Ethernet, and USB.

Required Experience

• 3–5 years of relevant experience in embedded hardware or electronic product development.
• Strong analytical, debugging, documentation, and problem-solving abilities.
• Good communication and collaboration skills.Self-driven, accountable, adaptable, and comfortable working in Agile/Scrum environments.

Preferred Experience

• Experience in CubeSat or small-satellite hardware development will be an added advantage, particularly in OBC, EPS, RF/communication, payload interface, or avionics systems.
• Knowledge of low-power architectures, power budgeting, fault tolerance, latch-up protection, redundancy, radiation-aware component selection, derating, watchdog/safe-mode functionality, and mission reliability is preferred.
• Exposure to space hardware environmental testing, including thermal cycling, vibration, shock, vacuum/outgassing, conformal coating, qualification, and acceptance testing, will be an advantage.
• Familiarity with relevant standards such as CubeSat Design Specification, NASA GEVS, ECSS, IPC-A-610 Class 3, IPC-2221/2222, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-810, and EEE-INST-002 is desirable.