Senior Hardware Engineer – Photonics & RF Front‑End

QUANTIFI PHOTONICS; North Shore; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid birthday leave

Employee assistance programme

Great staff facilities

Walking distance from ConstellationBus

Job summary

Quantifi Photonics is seeking a Senior Hardware Engineer in Auckland to design, verify, integrate, and release advanced electronic hardware for high‑performance test instruments. You will contribute across analogue, digital, embedded, RF, microwave, and high‑speed subsystems, guiding architecture and validation from concept to production release.

The role combines hands‑on design with technical leadership, mentoring juniors, and cross‑functional collaboration to deliver robust, manufacturable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's, Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, RF/Microwave Engineering, Physics, or related discipline.
• Significant experience in hardware product design and development.
• Experience with analogue, digital, embedded, RF, microwave, or high‑speed electronic systems.
• Hands‑on experience using oscilloscopes, VNAs, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, multimeters, LCR meters, and related laboratory equipment.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to document technical work clearly and communicate technical trade‑offs effectively.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop analogue, digital, embedded, RF, microwave, and high‑speed electronic hardware and PCB assemblies.
• Define system and hardware architectures, detailed designs, verification plans, and validation criteria.
• Schematic capture, PCB layout oversight, BOM creation, bring‑up, debugging, functional testing, and design validation.
• Develop prototypes and evaluate new technologies and product concepts.

Skills

Hardware design

Analogue & digital

RF & microwave

High‑speed electronic systems

Signal integrity

Education

Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

Matlab

Python

C

Job description

Quantifi Photonics is seeking a Senior Hardware Engineer in Auckland to design, verify, integrate, and release advanced electronic hardware for high‑performance test instruments. You will contribute across analogue, digital, embedded, RF, microwave, and high‑speed subsystems, guiding architecture and validation from concept to production release.

The role combines hands‑on design with technical leadership, mentoring juniors, and cross‑functional collaboration to deliver robust, manufacturable