Hardware Design Engineer

Quest Global; Thiruvananthapuram; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Quest Global in Trivandrum is seeking a Hardware Engineer to design and develop electronics for electromechanical medical devices. You will lead circuit design, schematic capture, and PCB layout while collaborating with software and mechanical teams.

The role emphasizes high-speed, low-power, and compact assemblies with hands-on lab testing. The candidate should have 3–6 years of experience in electronics, and a Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering.
• 3–6 years of experience in hardware design and development.
• Experience with analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits.

Responsibilities

• Understand hardware requirements and design hardware to meet them.
• Design processor and FPGA based boards.
• Execute hardware development activities independently as assigned.
• Technical ownership of hardware for the module/board.

Skills

Circuit Design & Development

Schematic & PCB Layout

Microcontrollers/Interfaces

FPGA

Analog/Digital Expertise

Lab Equipment

Tools (Altium/OrCAD/Cadence)

BOM Analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Cadence OrCAD

Job description

Job Requirements

• Circuit Design & Development: Design circuits to meet HW requirements. Components Selection and good in selection of the equivalent components, Create, simulate, and debug Power circuits, analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits for electromechanical medical devices.
• Schematic & PCB Layout: Perform schematic capture and guide PCB layout engineers, adhering to design rules for high-speed, high-density, and low-power, miniature, or wearable assemblies.
• Microcontrollers/Interfaces: Experience with ARM Cortex, TI, NXP, or STM32 microcontrollers. Deep knowledge of communication protocols: I2C, SPI, UART, CAN, USB, Ethernet. Etc.
• FPGA: Exposure to schematic design using Xilinx / Altera FPGAs
• Analog/Digital Expertise: Signal conditioning, noise reduction techniques, ADC/DAC interfacing, and power supply design.
• Lab Equipment: Hands-on experience with Oscilloscopes, Logic Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers, and Digital Multi meters for troubleshooting.
• Tools: High proficiency in Schematics, PCB design tools such as Altium Designer, Cadence OrCAD. Etc.
• BOM Analysis : Component optimization & Qualification, Cost & Lifecycle Optimization, Regulatory Documentation

Job Responsibilities

• Understand Hardware Requirement Specification and design hardware to meet the requirements
• Design processor and FPGA based boards
• Execute HW development activities independently as assigned
• Technical ownership of the hardware for the assigned module / board
• Schematic, PCB Design Support, Board bringup
• Provide HW support during system integration activities
• Redesign for cost optimisations
• Support team in identifying root cause and fixing issues
• Provide support during environmental testing and EMI/EMC testing

Would Be a Plus

• Exposure to high-speed interfaces
• Experience in power optimizations
• Experience implementing USB or Ethernet
• Experience developing HW for using FPGA
• Exposure to stepper motor control based designs

Communication

• Good and strong verbal and written communication to involved stakeholders
• Should be able to conduct fruitful discussion with hardware and software team

Preferred Qualification

• Bachelor degree in Engineering - Electronics Engineering
• Years of Experience : 3 - 6 Years

Job Location

• Trivandrum