Senior R&D Hardware Engineer

Smart Energy LAB; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Smart Energy LAB, based in Lisbon, Portugal, invites a Senior R&D Hardware Engineer to join its team in creating advanced electronic and hardware solutions for energy and mobility systems. You will work on specifications, schematics, PCB layouts, and robust prototypes, ensuring successful validation and industrialisation.

The role requires 5–10 years hands-on experience, a degree in Electrical Engineering, and Portuguese tax number.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 5 - 10 years of hands-on experience in a relevant position.
• Portuguese tax number is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop electronic and hardware solutions from specification through validation.
• Design electrical schematics, PCB layouts, hardware architectures and diagrams.
• Select components and develop integrated hardware and firmware solutions for IoT, energy and mobility systems.
• Perform testing, diagnose faults and ensure robustness and industrialisation of solutions.
• Assemble and build hardware prototypes and ensure integration and testing readiness.
• Coordinate engineering projects and support prototype MVP development.
• Manage product certification and CE marking, including regulatory documentation and labs coordination.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams on new products and services.
• Mentor colleagues and promote engineering best practices.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

If you want to be part of the new decade on energy revolution, at Smart Energy LAB you will have the opportunity to have a real impact by creating new products and services that will contribute to energy transition, focusing on the 3Ds (Decarbonization, Decentralization and Digitalization).

Smart Energy LAB is a Collaborative Laboratory (CoLAB) held by EDP Comercial, Accenture, Instituto Superior Técnico, Faculty of Sciences of Lisbon, University of Coimbra, INESCTEC and INESC ID.

Smart Energy Lab has a unique combination of science, technology and industry in the energy sector, focused on creating new products and services for the downstream of the energy value chain.

"We are a green dream factory that will make tomorrow possible, improving life for everyone with new energy solutions through smart collaboration."

In order to create the future, we are looking for an Senior R&D Hardware Engineer.

As an Senior R&D Hardware Engineer you will perform tasks such as:

• Develop electronic and hardware solutions, from technical specification through to final product validation.
• Design electrical schematics, PCB layouts, hardware architectures and functional diagrams.
• Select components and develop integrated hardware and firmware solutions for IoT, energy and electric mobility systems.
• Perform testing, diagnose faults and ensure the robustness, quality and industrialisation of solutions.
• Assemble and build hardware prototypes, including electronic boards, wiring, components and mechanical structures, ensuring their integration, testing and readiness for validation.
• Technically coordinate engineering projects and support the development of prototypes and Minimum Viable Products (MVPs).
• Manage product certification and CE marking processes, including regulatory compliance, technical documentation, testing and coordination with laboratories and certification bodies.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary colleagues in the development of new products and services.
• Support and mentor colleagues, promoting engineering best practices and continuous improvement.
• Represent the organisation in technical discussions with clients, suppliers and partners.

What we are looking for:

• Strong alignment with our mission
• Focus on measuring and achieving positive impact on end-users, customers and the planet
• Stays on top of latest developments in the field
• Desire to work in a respectful, transparent, and collaborative work environment

Specific Skills Required

• Bachelor’s (or higher) degree in Electrical Engineering or the equivalent in experience
• 5 - 10 years of hands‑on experience in a relevant position
• Portuguese tax number required

Location

Lisbon, Portugal

Employees need to be able to be in the office/lab presential in Lisbon.