Job Description

About Copperhead

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Copperhead is building the AI engineering agent for PCB design.

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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.

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The role

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

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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.

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

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What you will do

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

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



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

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

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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.

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

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How to apply

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Please send:

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

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