Underwater Dive Computer Hardware Engineer

Shearwater Group; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work site

Health & dental benefits

Life insurance

RRSP match

Personal days

Diving training

Job summary

Shearwater Research is seeking a hands-on Electronics Engineer to lead hardware development for dive computers and underwater electronics. You will own the hardware lifecycle from requirements and schematic design through PCB development, prototype bring-up, and production support in a collaborative R&D environment.

You’ll work with firmware, mechanical, manufacturing, quality, and regulatory teams to deliver robust hardware, tackle challenging problems, and ensure success across lab testing and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering.
• 3+ years of relevant electronics design experience; 5+ years preferred.
• Strong hands-on experience with schematic design, component selection, PCB development, board bring-up, debugging, and verification.
• Strong fundamentals in analog, digital, mixed-signal, and embedded hardware design.
• Experience with MCU-based embedded systems, low-power electronics, and compact wearable products.
• Experience with EMC/EMI and regulatory considerations in electronic design.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop electronic hardware for new and existing products from concept through production release.
• Create schematics, select components, and support PCB layout, stack-up definition, and design reviews.
• Contribute to NPI from prototype builds and design verification through manufacturing readiness and production release.
• Develop analog, digital, mixed-signal, power, sensor, RF/wireless, and embedded hardware.
• Design and review multi-layer and HDI PCBs, including fine-pitch components and complex layout constraints.
• Design electronics for reliable operation in harsh environments and support regulatory testing.
• Bring up, debug, test, and verify prototype and production hardware; collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Schematic design

PCB development

HDI PCBs

Analog/digital design

Embedded hardware

RF/wireless design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Shearwater Research is seeking a hands-on Electronics Engineer to lead hardware development for dive computers and underwater electronics. You will own the hardware lifecycle from requirements and schematic design through PCB development, prototype bring-up, and production support in a collaborative R&D environment.

You’ll work with firmware, mechanical, manufacturing, quality, and regulatory teams to deliver robust hardware, tackle challenging problems, and ensure success across lab testing and