We're Hiring | Design Engineer – Electrical & Electronics /n Planys Technologies is looking for a hands-on Design Engineer – Electrical & Electronics to join our engineering team and contribute to the development of advanced AUVs (Autonomous Underwater Vehicles) and ROVs (Remotely Operated Vehicles). /n This role is ideal for an engineer with 2–5 years of experience who enjoys building, testing, debugging, and improving real-world hardware systems. You will work closely with mechanical, software, and systems teams to develop and integrate defence-grade underwater platforms. /n Key Responsibilities /n /n

- Translate system requirements into electrical specifications and designs.

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- Design and develop multilayer PCBs, including power, ESC, control, and communication boards.

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- Develop schematics, PCB layouts, BOMs, and engineering documentation.

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- Build prototypes and perform hardware bring-up, debugging, and validation.

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- Work with communication protocols such as CAN, RS485, RS232, UART, I2C, SPI, and Ethernet.

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- Support electrical architecture development, power distribution, sensor interfaces, and communication networks.

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- Perform PCB assembly, SMD/SMT soldering, module integration, and functional testing.

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- Support vehicle-level electrical assembly, harnessing, integration, and system validation.

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- Conduct root-cause analysis and troubleshoot hardware failures during testing and field trials.

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- Support EMI/EMC, thermal, endurance, and environmental testing.

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- Maintain design traceability, revision control, test reports,



and technical documentation.

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- Work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable and fully tested electrical systems.

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- Identify design issues and continuously improve designs based on test data and field feedback.

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- Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or a related discipline.

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- 2–5 years of experience in hardware design, prototyping, or system integration.

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- Hands-on experience with schematic capture and PCB design using Altium, KiCad, Eagle, or similar tools.

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- Strong understanding of analog and digital electronics.

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- Knowledge of embedded systems and microcontrollers such as ARM/AVR.

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- Familiarity with grounding, shielding, and EMI/EMC design principles.

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- Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and hardware debugging tools.

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- Ability to perform SMD soldering and hardware bring-up.

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- Knowledge of communication protocols used in robotics and embedded systems.

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- Solid problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills.

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- A hands-on, ownership-driven approach to engineering and product development.

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- Experience working on AUVs, ROVs, robotics, marine systems, or defence products.

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- Exposure to underwater or harsh-environment electronics.

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- Experience with EMI/EMC, environmental, thermal, or endurance testing.

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- Experience with electrical harness design and system-level integration.

/n /n Location /n Chennai, India

📌 Hardware Design Engineer (Madurai)
🏢 Planys Technologies
📍 Madurai