Design

Electronics & Hardware Design Engineer

Pune, IndiaFull Time

What you'll own

- End-to-end hardware development: architecture, schematic capture, component selection, PCB layout guidance, prototyping, bring-up, validation, and production support
- Design of power management circuits, microcontroller-based systems, and communication interfaces
- Reliable, manufacturable, cost-optimized PCB designs that account for signal integrity, thermal performance, EMI/EMC,
- DFM, and DFT
- Board bring-up, debugging, and root-cause analysis using standard lab equipment
- Manufacturing support: prototype builds, NPI, production test development, supplier interactions, and field failure analysis
- Design reviews and engineering documentation, including calculations, test reports, and validation results

What you'll bring

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics, Electrical, or Electronics & Communication Engineering
- 3 to 5 years of experience in electronics hardware design and product development
- Strong foundation in analog and digital circuit design
- Hands-on schematic capture and PCB design experience with Altium Designer or Cadence
- At least one product taken from prototype through validation into manufacturing
- Strong debugging skills with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, function generators, spectrum analyzers, and power supplies
- Experience with embedded hardware and common interfaces: SPI, I²C, UART, CAN, USB, Ethernet, JTAG, or SDIO
- Solid understanding of PCB stack-up, signal integrity, thermal design, EMI/EMC, DFM, and DFT
- Power supply design experience: buck, boost, LDO, flyback, or other DC-DC topologies

Nice to have





- ARM-based processors, PMICs, or high-speed memory interfaces (DDR/LPDDR)
- Wireless technologies: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, LTE, GNSS, or RF systems
- MATLAB, Python, or LabVIEW for validation and test automation
- EMI/EMC compliance standards (FCC, CE, UL)
- Background in robotics, consumer electronics, automotive/EV, IoT, energy, or medical devices
- Rigid-flex or flexible PCB design

What makes you successful here

- Ownership mindset: you can independently drive a hardware project from idea to production
- Sharp debugging instincts and a bias for getting into the lab
- Ability to balance performance, manufacturability, reliability, and cost
- Clear communication across functions, and comfort in a fast-paced, unstructured startup environment

What We Offer

- The chance to design hardware that ships in real products used by thousands of families
- Autonomy to ideate, experiment, and execute your own design decisions
- Close collaboration and mentorship within a senior, cross-functional engineering team
- A fun, inclusive, learning-oriented culture with regular reviews to accelerate your growth
- Market-competitive salary

Quick facts

- Industry: Baby tech. The infant and childcare market is $136B annually
- Type: Privately held, VC-backed
- Founded: 2019
- Funding: $10M, with lead investors CRV and Footwork
- Location: Pune,, work from office
- Sounds like you? Are you excited to work collaboratively with design, product, and engineering? Do you thrive in fast-paced environments where you wear many hats and think on your feet? Are you an independent thinker, a fast learner, hungry to be part of a high-performing team?

📌 Electronics & Hardware Design Engineer (India)
🏢 Cradlewise
📍 India