Hardware Design Engineer

Paradox Engineering, headquartered in Novazzano (CH) and part of MinebeaMitsumi Group, is a technology company with outstanding competencies in data collection systems, radio design, and wireless sensor networks. Acknowledged innovator and leading player in the Internet of Things domain, the Company offers a compelling portfolio of platforms delivering consolidated technological excellence for any kind of Smart City and IoT projects.

Paradox Engineering to support its growth path is looking for a :

HARDWARE DESIGN ENGINEER

HW Design Engineer, as part of the HW Team, follows the full product development lifecycle, from the requirements analysis to the design, testing, validation, certification (driven by the applicable regulations) and volume production ramp-up phases.

Main Responsibilities

Contribute to design requirements and technical specification starting from product requirements

Schematics design and PCB layout, following PCB manufacturers and Company's design rules (including components scouting and selection, libraries creation, BOM cost analysis, mechanical constraints evaluation and interaction with mechanical engineer, review of application and normative constraints)

Laboratory test planning (functional, characterization, reliability, and pre-compliancy test plans) and execution

Volume production Test-Bench specification and design, test time evaluation and optimization, – working with software engineers.

Support to the external labs for product certification

Work with FW / SW engineers, to properly specify HW interfaces and support product development phases from bring-up, validation, certification till the application test on field

Returned Material Analysis to identify the failure root cause and potential design / test improvements

Qualifications and experiences

University Master Degree in Electronics Engineering, or equivalent discipline

5+ years of proven working experience in relevant engineering environment

Electronic circuits design, components selection, schematics, and layout;

Digital embedded design (microcontroller, peripherals, communication interfaces)

Analogue signals conversion (ADC / DAC)

RF (Sub-GHz, LTE) and mixed signal design

Low power hardware design

Design for testability and manufacturability, DFMEA and MTBF design driven

Use of Altium Designer (schematic + PCB), PSpice, and / or similar CAE and CAD Tools

Signal Integrity, electromagnetic interference, and compatibility issues management

Use of the main laboratory electronic instrumentations (power supply, oscilloscope, spectrum analyser, signal generator, climatic chamber)

Testing and validation (up to industrial certification) of low power, RF, mixed signal, embedded systems

Knowledge of automated PCBA validation test techniques (LabView)

Knowledge of FPGA and HDL programming languages

Knowledge of firmware programming (C / C++) as plus

Proficient in English

Nice to have

Use of RF simulation tools like ANSYS HFSS, Genesys and similar

Required Soft Skills

Teamwork oriented, proven problem-solving attitudes and ability to manage pressure

Flexible, able to prioritise activities and managing time efficiently, meeting the deadlines

Ability to conjugate the product with the process and the solution perspective

Able to work cross-functionally in dynamic and international environments

Branche : Funktion :

Führungsperson : No

Anstellungsart : Contratto a tempo indeterminato

Karrierestufe : Impiegato

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