Sr. Hardware Engineer

Elecbits; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Elecbits, a tech-enabled electronics design and manufacturing company in Bengaluru, seeks an experienced Hardware Engineer to lead power electronics, RF, and high-frequency PCB work. You will design SMPS, BMS, RF front-ends and manage full prototype bring-up while collaborating with firmware and mechanical teams.

The role emphasizes hands-on PCB design, EMI/EMC testing, and regulatory pre-compliance, with a path toward mentoring engineers and delivering production-ready boards.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years in hardware engineering with power electronics and RF/high-frequency PCB design.
• Hands-on experience with motherboard/daughter cards and multi-layer boards.
• Proficiency in schematic and PCB tools (Altium, Cadence, KiCad).
• Experience with GaN/SiC high-efficiency designs and RF simulations.

Responsibilities

• Define hardware and power architecture; design SMPS and AC-DC/DC-DC converters.
• Design RF front-ends and wireless interfaces; perform impedance and link-budget analyses.
• Lead schematic capture and PCB layout for high-end boards; ensure controlled impedance and routing quality.
• Drive EMI/EMC design, regulatory pre-compliance, and risk mitigation; mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Hardware design

Power electronics

RF/mixed-signal

Schematic/PCB tools

3D/thermal analysis

Prototype bring-up

Regulatory compliance

EMI/EMC testing

Tools

Altium Designer

Cadence OrCAD/Allegro

KiCad

LTspice

HFSS

Job description

Elecbits is a tech-enabled, full-stack electronics design and manufacturing company that helps global enterprises go from an idea to a shelf-ready, commercial product - covering the end-to-end product development and manufacturing lifecycle via 25+ micro-services on our platform.

Trusted by global enterprises including Panasonic, Schneider Electric, Tesla, Maruti Suzuki, Bosch, V-guard, Ola Electric, Urban Company, Luminous, PhonePe, Escorts Kubota and Napino, we are the largest B2B electronics development and manufacturing platform of its kind, with 3000+ global manufacturers on our platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Define hardware and power architecture; design SMPS, AC-DC and DC-DC converters across topologies (buck, boost, buck-boost, SEPIC, flyback, forward, LLC, push-pull).
• Add soft-start, current limiting, synchronous rectification, snubbers and EMI filters; select magnetics, MOSFETs, GaN/SiC devices and gate drivers.
• Design battery systems - BMS, cell balancing, fuel gauging, USB-PD and Qi wireless charging.
• Perform loop compensation, Bode/stability analysis, transient response and thermal optimization.

RF & Wireless Design:

• Design RF front-ends - LNAs, PAs, mixers, VCO/PLL and SAW/BAW/LC filters.
• Perform impedance matching, Smith chart / S-parameter analysis, link budget, sensitivity and phase-noise analysis.
• Integrate wireless technologies - BLE, Wi-Fi 6/6E/7, LoRa, NB-IoT/LTE-M, 5G, GNSS, UWB and NFC; design and tune PCB / chip antennas for return loss, radiation pattern and MIMO/diversity.

Schematic Capture & PCB Layout:

• Lead schematic capture and PCB layout for motherboards, daughter cards and high-end multi-layer boards with semi-complex routing.
• Own controlled impedance, microstrip/stripline, via stitching, copper pour, switching-node minimization, return-path optimization and plane partitioning.
• Specify high-frequency laminates (Rogers, Taconic), stackups, isolation, creepage/clearance and surge/ESD protection.

Compliance, Validation & Production:

• Drive EMI/EMC design per CISPR, FCC Part 15, IEC 61000, IEC 62368; ensure SAR and energy-efficiency compliance (DOE Level VI, CoC Tier 2).
• Lead regulatory pre-compliance for FCC, CE/RED, IC, TELEC, BIS, WPC and UL.
• Conduct RF bench testing (VNA, spectrum analyzer, signal generator, anechoic chamber) and OTA/conducted RF testing (EVM, ACPR).
• Perform power validation with oscilloscopes, electronic loads, power analyzers, LCR meters, EMI receivers/LISN and thermal imaging.
• Manage component selection, BOM optimization and sourcing with DFM/DFMA awareness; support DVT/EVT/PVT and NPI.
• Collaborate with firmware and mechanical teams on prototype bring-up; lead design reviews, own documentation and mentor junior engineers.

Preferred Skills

• 5-10 years in hardware engineering with power electronics, RF and mixed-signal high-frequency PCB design experience
• Hands-on with motherboards, daughter cards and high-end multi-layer boards involving semi-complex routing
• Proficiency in schematic and PCB tools - Altium Designer, Cadence OrCAD/Allegro or KiCad
• Power simulation - LTspice, PSpice, Simetrix or PLECS; experience with GaN/SiC-based high-efficiency designs
• RF simulation - Keysight ADS, Ansys HFSS, CST Studio or AWR Microwave Office; exposure to 5G mmWave or UWB design
• Working knowledge of MATLAB/Simulink for RF/system modeling and thermal simulators (Ansys Icepak or equivalent)
• Experience taking wireless products through full certification cycles; familiarity with EMC standards (FCC/CE) and regulatory workflows
• Prior work on USB-PD, fast-charging or wireless power products; NPI experience in high-volume consumer, industrial or automotive products
• Hands-on bring-up, bench debug, RF and high-current measurement experience