About Copperhead

Copperhead is building the AI engineering agent for PCB design.

It works directly with native KiCad projects to design, document and verify real circuit boards, from requirements and datasheets to schematics, layout, ERC/DRC and manufacturing documentation.

The role

We are looking for an advanced PCB engineer who can own complex customer hardware projects from requirements through manufacturing and board bring-up.

You will work directly with customers, design production-grade boards in KiCad and use Copperhead throughout the engineering workflow. Your experience on real hardware projects will also directly shape the product.

This is a senior, execution-heavy role. It is not suitable for beginners or engineers whose experience is limited to basic microcontroller boards.

What you will do

Work directly with customers to understand product requirements, constraints and existing designs
Own system architecture, component selection, schematic design and PCB layout
Design and modify complex multilayer boards natively in KiCad
Use Copperhead to design, document and verify customer projects
Define stack-ups, impedance requirements, routing constraints and length-matching rules
Conduct schematic, layout, ERC, DRC, DFM and design reviews
Prepare BOMs, fabrication files, assembly files and production documentation
Coordinate prototype fabrication and assembly
Lead board bring-up, validation, debugging and design revisions
Translate field learnings into improvements for Copperhead’s tools and verification systems

Hard requirements

5+ years of professional electronics or PCB engineering experience
Advanced, production-level KiCad experience
Experience personally designing at least one Raspberry Pi CM4 or CM5 carrier board
Ability to share evidence of that carrier-board work,



with confidential details removed
Experience taking multilayer boards from requirements through fabrication, assembly and bring-up
Strong understanding of high-speed digital design, signal integrity and power integrity
Experience with controlled-impedance routing, differential pairs and length matching
Hands-on experience with MIPI CSI/DSI, USB, PCIe, Ethernet and microSD interfaces
Solid knowledge of power-tree design, protection, sequencing and component selection
Experience debugging boards using oscilloscopes, logic analysers and laboratory power supplies
Understanding of DFM, DFT, EMI/EMC and production test requirements
Ability to work independently and own engineering outcomes
Ability to work in person from Bengaluru throughout the engagement

Preferred experience

Raspberry Pi CM5 carrier-board design specifically
Compact, high-density four to eight-layer boards
Camera and vision hardware
Embedded Linux and device-tree configuration
Hardware designed for industrial temperature ranges
Prototype sourcing, assembly and manufacturing coordination in India
Customer-facing engineering or technical consulting

Engagement

This will begin as a paid 6–8 week contract around an active CM5 carrier-board project. Strong performance can lead to a longer-term or founding hardware role at Copperhead.

This is an in-person position in Bengaluru. Remote applications will not be considered.

How to apply

Please send:

A short introduction
Details of the CM4 or CM5 carrier board you personally designed
Native KiCad screenshots or project samples, with confidential information removed
Board specifications including layer count, interfaces and your exact contribution
Details of the bring-up and validation work you performed
Your availability and expected contract rate

Apply at: https://binary.so/3sX6dXu

📌 Forward Deployed Hardware Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 copperhead
📍 Bengaluru