Lead - Embedded Hardware

piersight.space; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

piersight.space seeks an experienced Lead for Embedded Hardware to drive the design, integration, and qualification of high-reliability electronic hardware for Earth observation satellite payloads and space applications.

You will lead a team of Embedded Hardware Engineers and PCB Layout Designers, guiding architecture, verification, and production release while collaborating with FPGA, RF, mechanical, and test teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional embedded hardware experience.
• Experience leading or mentoring a small hardware team (3–4 engineers).
• Proven ability to own hardware development from requirements through production release.
• Strong background in high-speed interfaces, signal integrity, and RF/isolation concepts.
• Experience with mixed-signal PCB design and multi-layer board layouts.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, integration, and qualification of embedded hardware for satellite payloads.
• Mentor and guide Embedded Hardware Engineers and PCB Layout Designers.
• Own HW development from system requirements to production release.
• Design and review boards with microcontrollers, microprocessors, FPGAs, RAM, RF, and power,

Skills

Embedded hardware

High-speed digital

FPGA

Microprocessor

PCB design

Signal integrity

Thermal management

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electronics/Embedded Systems

Tools

Altium Designer

Vivado

ModelSim

Job description

Role: Embedded Hardware Lead - Satellite Payload Electronics

Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Role Type: Full-time

Experience Requirement: 5-10 years

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced Lead - Embedded Hardware to lead the design, development, integration, and qualification of complex electronic hardware for Earth observation satellite payloads and other space applications.

The role requires strong technical expertise in highspeed digital, mixed signal, FPGA, microprocessor , and microcontroller-based hardware platforms. The selected candidate will provide technical leadership to a team of approximately Embedded Hardware Engineers and PCB Layout Designers, while working closely with FPGA, embedded software, RF, mechanical, systems, manufacturing, and test teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the architecture, design, development, integration, and validation of embedded hardware for satellite payload and high reliability applications.
• Manage, mentor, and technically guide a team of Embedded Hardware Engineers and PCB Layout Designers.
• Own hardware development activities from system requirements and architecture through schematic design, PCB development, bring up, qualification, and production release.
• Design and review hardware platforms based on microcontrollers, microprocessors, FPGAs, high-speed ADCs/DACs, memory devices, RF circuits, and power management components.
• Define and approve PCB stack ups, placement and routing constraints, controlled-impedance requirements, length matching, return paths, grounding, shielding, and analog/digital/RF isolation.
• Conduct schematic and PCB layout reviews for complex multilayer mixed-signal boards.
• Guide signal integrity, power integrity, thermal, EMI/EMC, timing, channel-loss, crosstalk, eye diagram, and power distribution network analyses.
• Lead component selection considering availability, lifecycle, derating, radiation tolerance, environmental capability, and long-term reliability.
• Establish component reliability and qualification requirements, including screening, derating, worst-case circuit analysis, FMEA, and failure investigations.
• Support hardware qualification and environmental testing, including vibration, thermal-vacuum, thermal cycling, EMI/EMC, and functional performance testing.
• Lead board bringup, debugging, root cause analysis, design optimization, and corrective action activities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve system-level electrical, mechanical, thermal, firmware, FPGA, and manufacturing issues.
• Prepare and review design specifications, interface control documents, design analysis reports, test plans, qualification procedures, and technical review documentation.
• Support project planning, task allocation, technical risk management, design reviews, and hardware development schedules.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Embedded Systems, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of professional experience in embedded hardware, high speed digital, or complex electronic-board design.
• Demonstrated experience leading or managing a hardware team of approximately 3-4 engineers and layout designers.
• Strong experience with microcontroller, microprocessor, and FPGA based hardware platforms.
• Proven experience designing and reviewing complex multilayer mixed signal PCBs.
• Strong knowledge of high speed interfaces, signal integrity, power integrity, clocking, power sequencing, and EMI/EMC design.
• Experience defining and reviewing PCB layout constraints for high-speed digital, analog, RF, memory, clock, and power circuits.
• Hands on experience with hardware bring up, debugging, laboratory testing, and root cause analysis.
• Experience working with cross functional engineering teams throughout the complete hardware development lifecycle.
• Understanding of component derating, reliability analysis, thermal design, qualification testing, and manufacturing considerations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience developing electronics for satellites, spacecraft payloads, aerospace, defence, or other high reliability applications.
• Knowledge of space grade, radiation tolerant, and high-reliability electronic components.
• Experience with vibration, thermal-vacuum, thermal cycling, EMI/EMC, and environmental qualification testing.
• Familiarity with radiation effects, component screening, FMEA, worst-case circuit analysis, and applicable space or military standards.
• Experience with RF integration, high-speed data converters, JESD204B/C, PCIe, high-speed SERDES, and SI/PI simulation tools.