Senior Hardware Design Engineer

IoT | IIoT | AIoT | Embedded Systems | Industrial Automation

Location: Powai, Mumbai

Experience: 4–8+ years

Employment Type: Full-time

Work Model: On-site | 6 days a week

Mail: [email protected]

Position Overview

We are looking for a Senior Hardware Design Engineer to take end-to-end ownership of the hardware design and development of embedded electronic products, including IoT/IIoT/AIoT gateways, industrial automation controllers, edge-compute nodes, and related embedded systems.

The role involves translating system-level requirements or functional block diagrams into production-ready, manufacturable, certifiable, and field-reliable hardware products.

You will work closely with Firmware, Embedded Software, Mechanical, Product Management, Quality, and Manufacturing teams across the complete product lifecycle — from architecture and schematic design through PCB layout, prototyping, validation, certification, and production handover.

Key Responsibilities1. Circuit Design & Schematic Development

- Own circuit design from concept through final schematic, including component selection, topology decisions, power, analog, digital, RF/wireless, and protection circuits.
- Develop detailed schematics and PCB footprints in accordance with Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Test (DFT) principles.
- Manage and maintain component libraries, including symbols, footprints, and 3D models.
- Perform worst-case analysis, thermal calculations, power-budget analysis, and signal/power integrity checks before layout release.
- Ensure appropriate design margins, reliability, and component derating throughout the design.

2. End-to-End Product Design & Cross-Functional Delivery
- Own end-to-end hardware product development starting from a system block diagram or functional requirement provided by Architecture, Product, or Firmware teams.
- Translate system requirements into a detailed hardware design plan covering:
- Architecture partitioning
- Interface definition
- Connector and pinout strategy
- Design standards and guidelines
- Hardware testing and validation SOPs
- Collaborate closely with Firmware, Embedded Software, Product Management, Mechanical, Quality, and Manufacturing teams.
- Balance hardware decisions against product requirements, cost targets, reliability, manufacturability, and development timelines.
- Drive BOM optimization with a focus on cost, lead time, second sourcing, component availability, and long-term product lifecycle requirements.

3. Embedded Product Design — IoT / IIoT / AIoT / Automation

Design embedded hardware for IoT/IIoT/AIoT gateways, edge-computing nodes, and industrial automation products, including:

- Processor, MCU, SoC, and/or SoM selection
- Wi-Fi and BLE
- Cellular connectivity
- LoRa
- Ethernet
- RS-485 / Modbus
- Sensor and actuator interfaces
- Digital and analog interfaces
- Industrial communication interfaces





Consider mechanical and installation requirements as an integral part of the hardware design, including:

- Enclosure and mounting requirements
- IP-rating considerations
- DIN-rail and panel mounting
- Connector placement
- Cable entry and routing

Design products for long-term, unattended field operation, including appropriate consideration of:

- Component derating
- Thermal management
- Surge and ESD protection
- EMI/EMC protection
- Watchdog mechanisms
- Firmware-assisted fail-safe hardware features

4. System & Functional Block Diagrams
- Generate high-level system and functional block diagrams from product/system requirements when not already available.
- Define hardware architecture and interfaces clearly enough to align Architecture, Firmware, Product, Mechanical, and other stakeholders before detailed design begins.

5. Testing, Validation, Compliance & Certification
- Define and execute comprehensive hardware test plans covering:
- Functional testing
- Performance testing
- Environmental testing
- Temperature and humidity testing
- Vibration testing
- EMC/EMI testing
- Safety testing
- Long-duration burn-in and life testing
- Identify applicable regulatory, safety, and product standards based on the target product and market, including relevant standards such as:
- CE
- FCC
- BIS/CDSCO
- IEC 61000
- IEC 60950 / IEC 62368
- UL
- RoHS / REACH
- Plan and execute pre-compliance testing and formal certification activities.
- Coordinate with external testing and certification laboratories.
- Own closure of non-conformances and issues identified during certification.
- Validate individual hardware components as well as integrated systems and final products against defined specifications.

6. Sustaining Engineering & Technical Support
- Analyze field and system data to identify opportunities for hardware configuration, design, and revision improvements.
- Perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for hardware failures and defects.
- Define and implement Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) to minimize recurrence.
- Provide technical support to Production, Field Service, and Customers for hardware-related issues.
- Support initial board bring-up, debugging, and low-level hardware validation.
- Work with cross-functional teams to resolve production and field issues efficiently.

7. Documentation & Engineering Processes
- Create and maintain comprehensive engineering documentation for components, subsystems, and complete products.
- Maintain:
- Design specifications
- Schematics
- BOMs




- Test plans and reports
- DFM documentation
- DFMEA records
- Certification documentation
- Hardware revision records
- Establish and follow structured hardware design and validation processes.
- Stay updated with emerging components, design tools, connectivity technologies, and embedded hardware trends, and evaluate their applicability to current and future products.

Required Skills & Experience
- 4–8+ years of relevant experience in hardware design and embedded electronics product development.
- Strong hands-on experience with Altium Designer and/or OrCAD, including:
- Schematic capture
- PCB design/layout
- Library management
- Footprint creation
- Familiarity with SPICE-based circuit simulation and/or signal/power integrity analysis tools.
- Demonstrated experience across the complete hardware product lifecycle:

Concept → Architecture → Schematic → PCB Layout → Prototype → Bring-up → Validation → DFM → EMC/Safety Pre-Compliance → Certification → Production Handover

- Strong fundamentals in:
- Analog electronics
- Digital electronics
- Power electronics
- Embedded processors
- Microcontrollers
- Hardware interfaces
- Experience designing hardware for IoT, IIoT, AIoT, industrial automation, or other embedded products.
- Robust understanding of connectivity and communication interfaces such as Wi-Fi, BLE, Cellular, LoRa, Ethernet, RS-485, and Modbus.
- Good understanding of EMC/EMI, ESD, surge protection, thermal management, and hardware reliability.
- Working knowledge of relevant EMC, safety, and product certification standards.

Embedded Software / Low-Level Debugging
- Strong low-level software/debugging skills with the ability to perform initial board bring-up and hardware-software integration.
- Experience with:
- Register-level debugging
- Bootloader/BSP checks
- Hardware-software interface debugging
- Exposure to Embedded Linux is a strong plus, particularly:
- Device Tree
- Kernel drivers
- SoM/SoC bring-up
- Board-level Linux debugging

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in:

- Electronics Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Embedded Systems
- Electronics & Communication Engineering
- Or a related engineering discipline

What We're Looking For

We are looking for someone who is comfortable taking complete ownership of hardware, from the initial system requirement through design, debugging, testing, certification, and production.

The ideal candidate should be hands-on, technically strong, and comfortable working in a cross-functional product development environment, particularly where hardware needs to operate reliably in real-world industrial and field conditions.

If you are passionate about building reliable, connected embedded products and enjoy solving challenging hardware problems from concept to production, we'd love to hear from you.

Work Location

Powai, Mumbai

On-site | 6 days a week

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