Lead Engineer – Electronics

SFO Technologies Pvt. Ltd.; Chennai District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

SFO Technologies Pvt. Ltd. in Chennai seeks an experienced hardware design engineer to lead electronic circuit design and hardware development efforts.

You will tackle analog and high-speed digital designs and drive key interfaces such as DDRx, USB, PCIe, HDMI, and DisplayPort with cross-functional teams. Responsibilities include board bring-up, debugging, and comprehensive design documentation, including power estimation, test plans, and reliability reports.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on experience in electronic circuit design and hardware development.
• Graduation or higher in Electronics / Electrical & Electronics / Electronics & Communication Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience with high-speed interfaces (e.g., DDRx, USB, PCIe, HDMI) and EMI/EMC resolution.

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware design activities across analog and high-speed digital domains.
• Prepare and review design documentation including power estimation, test plans, and FMEA.
• Perform board bring-up, debugging, and functional testing in cross-functional teams.

Skills

Analog design

High-speed digital

Schematic capture

PCB layout

DFX (DfT/DFM/DFA)

EMI/EMC

Signal Integrity (SI)

Power Integrity (PI)

Documentation

Team leadership

Education

Graduation/Post graduation in Electronics / Electrical & Electronics / Electronics & Communication Engineering

Tools

Xpedition

Allegro

OrCAD

PADS

Job description

• 7+ years of hands-on experience in electronic circuit design and hardware development.
• Strong expertise in analog and high-speed digital design.
• Proven experience with high-speed interfaces such as DDRx, USB, Ethernet, PCIe, SATA, HDMI, DisplayPort, etc.
• Proficiency in board bring-up, debugging, and functional testing.
• Hands-on experience with schematic capture and PCB layout tools such as Xpedition, Allegro, OrCAD, PADS, etc.
• Good understanding of Signal Integrity (SI) and Power Integrity (PI) simulations.
• Experience in pre-compliance validation and resolving EMI/EMC issues.
• Ability to prepare comprehensive design documentation, including power estimation, test plans, detailed design specifications, derating analysis, FMEA, and reliability reports.
• Exposure to hardware tools such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, function generators, TDR, VNAs, and similar test equipment.
• Strong understanding of Design for Excellence (DfX) principles, including DFT, DFM, DFA.
• Ability to lead technical activities, work in cross-functional teams, and guide junior engineers.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Qualification

Graduation/Post graduation in Electronics / Electrical & Electronics / Electronics & Communication Engineering or equivalent