Photonics Hardware Engineer: Design & Validate PCBAs

JobSpace; Auckland; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid birthday leave

Employee assistance programme

Great staff facilities

Walking distance from ConstellationBus

Flexible and supportive work

Job summary

Quantifi Photonics, part of Teradyne, Auckland, is seeking a Hardware Engineer to design, develop, integrate, and validate electronic hardware for advanced photonics test systems. You will apply analogue, digital, mixed-signal, and embedded design principles across full lifecycle from requirements through production release.

We expect a Bachelor’s in Electrical/Computer Engineering with 3+ years of hardware experience, hands-on lab skills, Altium Designer proficiency, and strong Python/MATLAB

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• Experience with analogue, digital, mixed-signal, and/or power electronic circuit design and verification.
• Hands-on with electronic lab equipment and hardware bring-up.
• Proficiency in e-CAD tools (Altium Designer) including schematic capture and PCB layout.
• Experience developing test scripts in Python or MATLAB for automation/analysis.
• Embedded systems knowledge with C/C++ programming.
• Version control experience (Git/SVN).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and cross-functional communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Own design and development of electronic circuits, PCBs, and hardware modules for photonics test systems.
• Translate requirements into hardware specifications, design decisions, and verification evidence.
• Perform schematic capture, component selection, and PCB layout using established processes.
• Plan and execute laboratory testing with oscilloscopes, power supplies, signal generators, and loads.
• Debug hardware and system issues using root-cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Develop automated test and data-analysis scripts to improve efficiency and traceability.
• Create and maintain design docs, verification records, BOMs, and release data in PLM systems.
• Collaborate with Systems, Firmware, Software, Mechanical, NPI, Test Systems, Production, and Supply Chain teams.
• Work with Production/NPI to establish manufacturing tests and acceptance criteria for PCBAs.
• Participate in technical reviews and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Analogue design

Digital design

Mixed-signal design

Firmware basics

Python/MATLAB

C/C++

PCB layout

Altium Designer

Test automation

Version control (Git/SVN)

Documentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Altium Designer

Git

MATLAB

Python

Job description

Quantifi Photonics, part of Teradyne, Auckland, is seeking a Hardware Engineer to design, develop, integrate, and validate electronic hardware for advanced photonics test systems. You will apply analogue, digital, mixed-signal, and embedded design principles across full lifecycle from requirements through production release.

We expect a Bachelor’s in Electrical/Computer Engineering with 3+ years of hardware experience, hands-on lab skills, Altium Designer proficiency, and strong Python/MATLAB