Hardware Design Engineer

Zentron Labs Pvt. Ltd.; Tiruchirappalli; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Zentron Labs Pvt. Ltd. in India is seeking a Senior Hardware Design Engineer to lead end-to-end hardware development for embedded and industrial systems.

You will define system architecture, design multi-layer PCBs, power and battery management, motor drives, and I/O interfaces, and validate with cross-functional teams from firmware to production. You will work with manufacturing, ensure EMI/CE readiness, and review designs in design reviews, risk analyses, and DFMEA processes to deliver

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of analog and digital electronics across mixed-signal designs.
• Experience with ARM-based microcontrollers and embedded hardware design for industrial systems.
• Familiarity with EMI/EMC design, testing, and compliance processes.

Responsibilities

• Define system architecture for embedded products including controllers, power electronics, sensors, actuators, and interfaces.
• Design multi-layer PCBs for embedded controllers, power supplies, motor drives, and I/O boards.
• Bring-up, validation, debugging, and root-cause analysis of power sequencing, signaling, thermal, EMI/EMC issues, and manufacturing.
• Support EMI/IEC/CE compliance activities and pre-compliance testing.
• Collaborate with firmware, software, mechanical, production, and sourcing teams through development and production release.
• Participate in design reviews, FMEA, risk analysis, and obsolescence management.

Skills

Analog electronics

Digital electronics

Mixed-signal

Power electronics

ARM-based MCUs

Embedded hardware design

Signal integrity

Thermal design

Grounding & shielding

EMI/EMC design

PCB design (Altium/Allegro/OrCAD)

Testing with oscilloscope/LA

Tools

Altium

Allegro

OrCAD

Job description

Role & responsibilities :

• Define system architecture for embedded products involving controllers, power electronics, industrial communicaXon, sensors, actuators, camera / lighXng interfaces, and safety circuits.
• Design schemaXc, BOM, and mulX-layer PCB for:
• Embedded controller boards
• Power supply, DC-DC, SMPS, and baYery management circuits
• Motor drive, relay, and industrial I/O circuits LighXng, sensor, and communicaXon interface boards
• Work on 8/16/32-bit and ARM-based designs involving mixed-signal electronics, high-current switching, distributed electronics, and field-deployable systems.
• Design and validate interfaces such as: UART, SPI, I2C, RS232 / RS422 / RS485, CAN / CAN FD, Ethernet and USB
• Develop field-ready circuits with isolaXon, ESD / surge protecXon, reverse polarity protecXon, grounding, and shielding.
• Perform board bring-up, prototype validaXon, debugging, and root-cause analysis for issues related to power sequencing, communicaXon, signal integrity, thermal, EMI/EMC, and manufacturing.
• Support EMI/EMC design, CE / IEC compliance acXviXes, environmental and pre-compliance tesXng.
• Work with firmware, sobware, mechanical, producXon, and sourcing teams during development, pilot builds, DFM / DFA reviews, and producXon release.
• ParXcipate in design reviews, FMEA, risk analysis, engineering changes, obsolescence management, and vendor interacXons

Job Requirements

• Strong knowledge of analog, digital, mixed-signal, and power electronics
• Experience with ARM-based microcontrollers / processors and embedded hardware design
• Good understanding of: Signal and power integrity , Thermal design and component deraXng , Grounding, shielding, and field reliability
• EMI/EMC design and debugging
• Hands-on experience in design and validaXon of: DC-DC converters, SMPS, and baYery-powered systems Sensor, actuator, motor drive, and relay circuits , Industrial communicaXon and distributed electronics systems, Camera, lighting, and motion-control-related electronics
• Experience with Flash, EEPROM, SRAM, SDRAM, and related interfaces
• Hands-on experience in PCB design and review using AlXum, Allegro, OrCAD, or similar tools
• Experience in board tesXng and debugging using oscilloscope, logic analyzer, DMM, and protocol analyzers
• Exposure to CE compliance, IEC / EN standards, industrial cerXficaXon, and manufacturing support is desirable

Preferred candidate profile :

We are looking for a Senior Hardware Design Engineer with 68 years of experience in electronic product development for industrial and embedded systems. The role involves end-to-end hardware design and development for products involving:

• Embedded controllers and distributed electronics
• Motor drives, actuators, and industrial I/O
• Camera, lighXng, and sensor interfaces
• BaYery-powered and power-conversion systems
• RoboXcs, automaXon, and field-deployed machinery

The ideal candidate should come from a product company environment and have experience owning hardware from concept through production. Candidates from design consultancy or pure service organizations are considered if they have significant product ownership experience.