Job Title: Lead Hardware Design Engineer
Experience: 8-12+ Years
Location: Bangalore
Employment Type: Full-Time - 5 Days Work from office
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Lead Hardware Design Engineer to lead the development of advanced embedded hardware solutions from concept to production. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in digital and analog circuit design, high-speed board design, power electronics, and product lifecycle management. This role requires technical leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and mentorship of engineering teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design and development of embedded hardware platforms for new and existing products.
- Define hardware architecture, component selection, and system-level design specifications.
- Design schematic circuits involving microprocessors, microcontrollers, FPGA/SoC, memory, interfaces, and power management circuits.
- Perform board bring-up, debugging, validation, and reliability testing.
- Work closely with Embedded Software, FPGA, Mechanical, SI/PI, and Manufacturing teams.
- Conduct design reviews, FMEA, root cause analysis, and failure investigations.
- Ensure compliance with EMI/EMC, safety, and regulatory standards.
- Interface with customers, suppliers, and stakeholders for technical discussions.
- Drive design optimization for cost, performance, manufacturability, and reliability.
- Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance across projects.
- Support prototype builds, qualification testing, and product commercialization.
Required Skills
- Strong knowledge of Analog, Digital, Mixed-Signal, and Power Electronics Design.
- Experience with ARM-based processors, Microcontrollers, FPGA-based systems, and peripheral interfaces.
- Expertise in high-speed interfaces such as DDR, PCIe, USB, Ethernet, CAN, SPI, I2C, UART, LVDS.
- Hands-on experience with schematic capture and PCB design tools such as Altium Designer, Cadence Allegro, or OrCAD.
- Knowledge of Signal Integrity (SI), Power Integrity (PI), EMI/EMC, and Thermal Analysis.
- Experience in hardware debugging using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, and lab instruments.
- Understanding of DFM, DFT, and manufacturing processes.
- Excellent problem-solving, leadership, and communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics, ECE, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
- Experience in Industrial, Automotive, Aerospace, Defense, Medical, or Consumer Electronics domains.
- Familiarity with certification standards such as CE, FCC, UL, IEC, ISO, or Automotive standards.
- Experience leading end-to-end product development programs.
Key Competencies
- Technical Leadership
- Hardware Architecture Design
- Team Mentoring and Project Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Risk Assessment and Mitigation
- Product Development Lifecycle Management
Notice Period: Immediate to 30 Days Preferred.