Hardware Design Engineer (India)

Foss United; Vadodara; On-site; INR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Mecha is seeking a skilled Hardware Design Engineer with 3-7 years of experience to join our team in Vadodara. You will design and develop complex PCB layouts for microprocessor-based systems, review schematics, and bring boards up for testing with cross-functional collaboration across engineering functions.

The role emphasizes hardware debugging, documentation, and ensuring design integrity, using tools like Altium, Orcad, KiCad, and Git in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering required.
• 3–7 years hands-on PCB design and development experience.
• Proficiency in PCB design tools: Altium Designer, Orcad, KiCad or similar.
• Strong knowledge of analog and digital circuit design principles and hardware debugging techniques.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop complex PCB layouts for microprocessor-based systems.
• Create and review electrical schematics for analog and digital circuits.
• Perform board bring-up, testing, and hardware debugging.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure design requirements are met.
• Document design specifications, test procedures, and technical reports.

Skills

PCB design

System architecture

Hardware debugging

Analog & digital design

Microprocessor/Microcontroller systems

EMC/EMI

Signal integrity

Education

Bachelors in Electronics & Communication Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Orcad

KiCad

Git

Job description

Mecha builds computers, firmware and cloud software for building applications in the real world. These computers are programmable, powered by open ecosystem and primarily run open-source software, ensuring they are embeddable, multi-purpose and long-lasting. Our customers include K-12 students, hobbyists, creators and engineers. Our enterprise offerings target OEMs, ISVs in the IoT, Industrial Automation and Robotics.

Our first product that we have announced at CES this year is the Mecha Comet, you can check it out at https://mecha.so/comet.

We are seeking a skilled Hardware Design Engineer with 3-7 years of experience to join our team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in PCB design, system architecture, and hardware debugging.

Location: Work from Office (Vadodara), Work from Home, Hybrid - we're flexible

Responsibilities

• Design and develop complex PCB layouts for microprocessor-based systems
• Create and review electrical schematics for analog and digital circuits
• Perform board bring-up, testing, and hardware debugging
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure design requirements are met
• Document design specifications, test procedures, and technical reports

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering
  • 3-7 years of hands-on experience in PCB design and development
  • Proficiency in PCB design tools (e.g., Altium Designer, Orcad, KiCad, or similar)
  • Strong understanding of analog and digital circuit design principles
  • Experience with microprocessor and microcontroller-based systems.
  • Expertise in hardware debugging using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and other test equipment
  • Knowledge of industry standards (EMC, EMI, signal integrity)

Preferred Skills

• Experience with high-speed digital design
• Working knowledge with ARM-based processors, preferably NXP.
• Knowledge of manufacturing and DFM principles
• Experience with version control systems (Git)

We are small focused team with varied expertise making waves in building better hardware, this is your chance to be a pivotal part of the team behind the Mecha Comet.