SENIOR TECHNICAL LEAD - High speed design

Happiest Minds Technologies; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Happiest Minds Technologies in Bengaluru is seeking a Senior Hardware Architect with 12+ years of hands-on experience in hardware design and embedded product development to lead end-to-end architecture and development.

You will drive requirements analysis, system architecture, schematic design, PCB layout review, prototyping, bring-up, testing, documentation, certification, and production support while mentoring a team of hardware engineers and coordinating with firmware, software, mechanical,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering or related discipline.
• 12+ years of hands-on experience in hardware design and embedded product development.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with customers, cross-functional teams and leadership.
• Extensive experience across the complete product development lifecycle from requirements analysis to production support.
• Proven experience leading new product development (NPD) programs from concept through production release.
• Strong expertise in hardware architecture definition, technology selection, trade-off analysis, and solution development for complex embedded systems.
• Expert in component selection and BOM optimization balancing cost, functionality, performance, reliability, and regulatory compliance.
• Hands-on experience designing MCUs, MPUs and FPGA-based systems.
• Strong knowledge of high-speed digital and mixed-signal interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware architecture definition and system design for embedded products.
• Drive end-to-end hardware development lifecycle from concept to production release.
• Review schematics, guide PCB layout, and oversee prototype bring-up and testing.
• Collaborate with firmware, software, mechanical, manufacturing and test teams.
• Mentor and lead a team of hardware engineers and manage project execution.
• Ensure EMI/EMC, safety and regulatory compliance through testing and documentation.

Skills

Hardware architecture

Embedded development

Schematic design

PCB layout

Prototyping & bring-up

NPD leadership

Component selection

MCU/MPU/FPGA systems

High-speed interfaces

Signal integrity & power integrity

Thermal design

EMI/EMC testing

Team mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Customer interaction

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electronics & Communication / EEE

Job description

Hardware Architect

• Bachelors degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 12+ years of hands-on experience in hardware design and embedded product development.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with customers, cross-functional teams, and leadership.
• Extensive experience across the complete product development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, system architecture, schematic design, PCB layout review, prototyping, bring-up, testing, documentation, certification, and production support.
• Proven experience leading new product development (NPD) programs from concept through production release.
• Strong expertise in hardware architecture definition, technology selection, trade-off analysis, and solution development for complex embedded systems.
• Expert in component selection and BOM optimization, balancing cost, functionality, performance, reliability, availability, regulatory compliance, and lifecycle considerations.
• Hands-on experience designing microcontroller-, microprocessor-, and FPGA-based systems.
• Strong knowledge of high-speed digital and mixed-signal design involving interfaces such as DDR, PCIe, Ethernet, USB, SATA, LCD/Display, Audio, ADC/DAC, Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth/BLE, CAN, RS-485, and similar peripherals.
• Ability to independently develop and review schematics, guide PCB layout activities, and resolve complex hardware design challenges.
• Experience leading board bring-up, debugging, functional validation, and system integration activities.
• Strong understanding of signal integrity, power integrity, thermal design, reliability, and manufacturability considerations.
• Experience planning and executing pre-compliance and compliance testing for EMI/EMC, Safety, Environmental, and Regulatory standards through accredited third-party laboratories.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor a team of hardware engineers, provide technical direction, and manage project execution.
• Experience working closely with firmware, FPGA, software, mechanical, manufacturing, and test engineering teams.
• Ability to engage with customers, understand requirements, define technical solutions, estimate effort, identify risks, and drive successful project delivery.