Senior Electronics Engineer (Fixed-Term) – Sports Ball & Tag

Sportable Ltd; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Sportable Ltd in Cape Town develops advanced sports hardware, embedding electronics inside balls and player tags. The Senior Electronics Engineer will drive the electronics architecture for a new generation of instrumented products, focusing on power, radio, charging, and sensing, from concept through production.

This hands-on role requires delivering low‑power, space‑constrained designs, leading schematic/PCB work in Altium, and coordinating EMC and certification activities with a small

Qualifications

• Degree in Electronic/Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 6+ years in electronics design for low-power embedded MCU-based products (experience not in education list).
• At least two products taken from concept through to volume production.
• Schematic design and PCB layout proven in Altium.
• Mixed-signal design under severe space, mass, power, and cost constraints.
• Strong hardware debugging and analysis, distinguishing measured vs. expected outcomes.
• Design-for-manufacture handover to contract manufacturer with fab and assembly pack.

Responsibilities

• Architecture & Design for sealed, battery-powered product: power budget, charging, radio/antenna strategy, sensing and data-offload.
• Lead schematic design and PCB layout for high-performance embedded systems (Altium).
• Lead wireless & EMC: charging, radio integration, and certification planning at concept stage.
• Validation & Bring-Up: on-site lab and field validation, report deviations from design intent.
• Design Records & Review: capture design intent, alternatives, and rationale; participate in design reviews.
• Manufacturing & Lifecycle: design for manufacture and test, BOM lifecycle, and handover to contract manufacturer.

Skills

Low-power embedded MCU design

Schematic design and PCB layout

Mixed-signal design under space/mass/p

Design-for-manufacture handover

Hardware debugging and analysis

Education

Degree in Electronic/Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

Job description

Sportable Ltd in Cape Town develops advanced sports hardware, embedding electronics inside balls and player tags. The Senior Electronics Engineer will drive the electronics architecture for a new generation of instrumented products, focusing on power, radio, charging, and sensing, from concept through production.

This hands-on role requires delivering low‑power, space‑constrained designs, leading schematic/PCB work in Altium, and coordinating EMC and certification activities with a small