Senior Hardware Engineer - RF & High-Speed Electronics

Teradyne; Otago; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; 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, a Teradyne company based in New Zealand, seeks a Senior Hardware Engineer to lead the design, verification, and release of high‑performance electronic hardware for test and measurement instruments. You will work across analogue, digital, embedded, RF, microwave, and high‑speed subsystems, from architecture through production release.

The role combines technical leadership, hands‑on design, cross‑functional collaboration, and mentoring of junior engineers to deliver robust,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, RF/Microwave Engineering, Physics, or a 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 lab equipment.

Responsibilities

• Design 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.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure manufacturability and customer satisfaction.

Skills

Hardware design

RF engineering

Signal integrity

Embedded systems

Labs equipment

Education

Bachelors in Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Masters in RF/Microwave Engineering

PhD in related field

Tools

Oscilloscopes

VNAs

Spectrum analyzers

Signal generators

LCR meters

Job description

Quantifi Photonics, a Teradyne company based in New Zealand, seeks a Senior Hardware Engineer to lead the design, verification, and release of high‑performance electronic hardware for test and measurement instruments. You will work across analogue, digital, embedded, RF, microwave, and high‑speed subsystems, from architecture through production release.

The role combines technical leadership, hands‑on design, cross‑functional collaboration, and mentoring of junior engineers to deliver robust,